REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on
Tuesday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly
dividend of $0.56 per share,
reflecting a five cent or 10%
increase over the previous quarter's dividend. The dividend is
payable Dec. 10, 2020, to
shareholders of record on Nov. 19,
2020. The ex-dividend date will be Nov. 18, 2020.
In addition, the company announced the date for the 2020 Annual
Shareholders Meeting, to be held Dec. 2,
2020. Shareholders at the close of business on Oct. 8, 2020, the record date, will be entitled
to vote their shares.
This year's annual shareholders meeting will be held virtually
and hosted by Satya Nadella, chief
executive officer; Amy Hood, chief
financial officer; Brad Smith,
president and chief legal officer; and John
W. Thompson, Microsoft independent board chair.
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital
transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an
intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every
organization on the planet to achieve more.
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