Microsoft EVP Amy Coleman Withholds 1,364 Shares for Taxes

What Happened
Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer at Microsoft (MSFT), had 1,363.733 shares disposed on April 15, 2026 as payment of an exercise price or to satisfy tax liability. The shares were valued at $393.11 each for a total of about $536,097. This was a withholding/disposition to cover tax obligations—not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-15; price reported: $393.11 per share.
• Shares disposed/withheld: 1,363.733; total value ≈ $536,097.
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability).
• Footnote: Includes 52.8608 shares acquired on March 31, 2026 under the Microsoft Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Filing: Reported April 15, 2026 (same day as the transaction per the report), so not flagged as late in the provided data.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the excerpt provided.

Context
Code F transactions typically reflect company withholding of shares to cover taxes or exercise costs (a routine administrative step), not a directional trading signal like an open-market sale or purchase. The inclusion of ESPP-acquired shares in the withholding simply indicates recently acquired shares were used to satisfy the tax obligation.