8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 1, 2008
Microsoft Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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91-1144442 |
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| One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington
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98052-6399 |
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(425) 882-8080
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 1, 2008, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) issued a press release
announcing its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo!”). The proposal was communicated on
January 31, 2008 in a letter from Steven Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive officer, to Roy
Bostock, chairman of the board of Yahoo!, and Jerry Yang, Yahoo!’s chief executive officer. The
press release announcing the proposal, including the full text of the proposal letter delivered to
Mr. Bostock and Mr. Yang, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated
herein by this reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Microsoft Corporation press release, dated February 1, 2008.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MICROSOFT
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
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| Date: February 1, 2008 |
/s/ Keith R. Dolliver
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Keith R. Dolliver |
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Assistant Secretary |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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99.1
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Microsoft Corporation press release, dated February 1, 2008. |
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