Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

MARKET AND STOCKHOLDERS

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol MSFT. On July 24, 2023, there were 83,883 registered holders of record of our common stock.

SHARE REPURCHASES AND DIVIDENDS

Following are our monthly share repurchases for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share			Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs


	(In millions)

April 1, 2023 – April 30, 2023		5,007,656		$	287.97		5,007,656	$	25,467
May 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023		5,355,638			314.26		5,355,638		23,784
June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023		4,413,960			334.15		4,413,960		22,309


		14,777,254					14,777,254

All share repurchases were made using cash resources. Our share repurchases may occur through open market purchases or pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The above table excludes shares repurchased to settle employee tax withholding related to the vesting of stock awards.

Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023:


Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date		Dividend Per Share		Amount


						(In millions)

June 13, 2023	August 17, 2023	September 14, 2023	$	0.68	$	5,054

We returned $9.7 billion to shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. Refer to Note 16 – Stockholders’ Equity of the Notes to Financial Statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K) for further discussion regarding share repurchases and dividends.

PART II

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