Microsoft EVP Takeshi Numoto Receives 11,569-Share Award

What Happened

• Takeshi Numoto, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Microsoft (MSFT), received a stock award of 11,569 shares on 2026-09-15. The Form 4 reports an acquisition price of $0 (code A = award/grant).
• This was a compensation grant (not a purchase or sale) and does not represent an open-market buy or disposition of stock.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-15; Form 4 filed: 2026-09-17 (within the typical two-business-day reporting window).
• Shares granted: 11,569; reported acquisition price: $0. Shares owned after the transaction are not specified in this filing.
• Footnote: The award is granted under the Executive Incentive Plan and vests over four years — 25% vests on August 31, 2027, then 6.25% vests every three months thereafter, subject to continued employment.
• Transaction type code: A (award/grant). No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or sale details were reported.

Context

• Stock awards are a form of compensation and typically vest over time; they are different from open-market purchases (which may signal confidence) or sales (which may signal liquidity needs). This grant increases Numoto’s potential future holdings subject to vesting and continued employment.