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Dividends and Stock History
Dividend Information
Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
American Stock Transfer, Microsoft's transfer agent, administers a direct stock purchase plan and a dividend reinvestment program for the company. To find out more about these programs you may contact AST directly at (800) 285-7772, Option 1, between the hours of 5 A.M. and 5 P.M. Pacific Time, Monday through Fridays. Alternatively, you can the view program online by going to AST’s Web site.
Quarterly Dividend
Microsoft pays a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. Read the press release.
Microsoft's Dividend History
This table lists the dividend payments, amounts, and key dates:

Quarterly Dividend
Dividend
Period
Amount
Announcement
Date
Ex-Dividend
Date
Record Date
Payable Date
FY2013 Q3
$0.23
Mar 11, 2013
May 14, 2013
May 16, 2013
June 13, 2013
FY2013 Q2
$0.23
Nov 28, 2012
Feb 19, 2013
Feb 21, 2013
Mar 14, 2013
FY2013 Q1
$0.23
Sept 18, 2012
Nov 13, 2012
Nov 15, 2012
Dec 13, 2012
FY2012 Q4$0.20Jun 13, 2012Aug 14, 2012Aug 16, 2012Sept 13, 2012
FY2012 Q3$0.20Mar 13, 2012May 15, 2012May 17, 2012Jun 14, 2012
FY2012 Q2$0.20Dec 14, 2011Feb 14, 2012Feb 16, 2012Mar 8, 2012
FY2012 Q1$0.20 Sept 20, 2011 Nov 15, 2011Nov 17, 2011Dec 8, 2011
FY2011 Q4$0.16 Jun 15, 2011 Aug 16, 2011Aug 18, 2011Sept 8, 2011
FY2011 Q3$0.16 Mar 14, 2011 May 17, 2011May 19, 2011Jun 9, 2011
FY2011 Q2$0.16 Dec 15, 2010 Feb 15, 2011Feb 17, 2011Mar 10, 2011
FY2011 Q1 $0.16 Sep 21, 2010 Nov 16, 2010Nov 18, 2010Dec 9, 2010
FY2010 Q4 $0.13 Jun 16, 2010 Aug 17, 2010 Aug 19, 2010Sept 9, 2010
FY2010 Q3 $0.13 Mar 8, 2010 May 18, 2010 May 20, 2010 Jun 10, 2010
FY2010 Q2 $0.13 Dec 9, 2009 Feb 16, 2010 Feb 18, 2010 Mar 11, 2010
FY2010 Q1 $0.13 Sep 18, 2009 Nov 17, 2009 Nov 19, 2009 Dec 10, 2009
FY2009 Q4 $0.13 Jun 10, 2009 Aug 18, 2009 Aug 20, 2009 Sep 10, 2009
FY2009 Q3 $0.13 Mar 9, 2009 May 19, 2009 May 21, 2009 Jun 18, 2009
FY2009 Q2 $0.13 Dec 10, 2008 Feb 17, 2009 Feb 19, 2009 Mar 12, 2009
FY2009 Q1 $0.13 Sep 22, 2008 Nov 18, 2008 Nov 20, 2008 Dec 11, 2008
FY2008 Q4 $0.11 Jun 11, 2008 Aug 19, 2008 Aug 21, 2008 Sep 11, 2008
FY2008 Q3 $0.11 Mar 17, 2008 May 13, 2008 May 15, 2008 Jun 12, 2008
FY2008 Q2 $0.11 Dec 19, 2007 Feb 19, 2008 Feb 21, 2008 Mar 13, 2008
FY2008 Q1 $0.11 Sep 12, 2007 Nov 13, 2007 Nov 15, 2007 Dec 13, 2007
FY2007 Q4 $0.10 Jun 27, 2007 Aug 14, 2007 Aug 16, 2007 Sep 13, 2007
FY2007 Q3 $0.10 Mar 26, 2007 May 15, 2007 May 17, 2007 Jun 14, 2007
FY2007 Q2 $0.10 Dec 20, 2006 Feb 13, 2007 Feb 15, 2007 Mar 8, 2007
FY2007 Q1 $0.10 Sep 13, 2006 Nov 14, 2006 Nov 16, 2006 Dec 14, 2006
FY2006 Q4 $0.09 Jun 21, 2006 Aug 15, 2006 Aug 17, 2006 Sep 14, 2006
FY2006 Q3 $0.09 Mar 27, 2006 May 15, 2006 May 17, 2006 Jun 8, 2006
FY2006 Q2 $0.09 Dec 14, 2005 Feb 15, 2006 Feb 17, 2006 Mar 9, 2006
FY2006 Q1 $0.08 Sep 22, 2005 Nov 15, 2005 Nov 17, 2005 Dec 8, 2005
FY2005 Q4 $0.08 Jun 15, 2005 Aug 15, 2005 Aug 17, 2005 Sep 08, 2005
FY2005 Q3 $0.08 Mar 23, 2005 May 16, 2005 May 18, 2005 Jun 09, 2005
FY2005 Q2 $0.08 Dec 08, 2004 Feb 15, 2005 Feb 17, 2005 Mar 10, 2005
FY2005 Q1 $0.08 Sep 15, 2004 Nov 15, 2004 Nov 17, 2004 Dec 02, 2004
Special $3.00 Jul 20, 2004 Nov 15, 2004 Nov 17, 2004 Dec 02, 2004
FY2004 Q4 $0.08 Jul 20, 2004 Aug 23, 2004 Aug 25, 2004 Sep 14, 2004

Annual Dividend
Dividend
Period
Amount
Announcement
Date
Ex-dividend
Date
Record Date
Payable Date
2003 $0.08 Jan 16, 2003 Feb 19, 2003 Feb 21, 2003 Mar 7, 2003
2004 $0.16 Sep 12, 2003 Oct 15, 2003 Oct 17, 2003 Nov 7, 2003
Stock Information
Microsoft stock
Microsoft Stock Split Information
Microsoft Pre-Split and Post-Split Closing Stock Prices
(472 KB Microsoft Excel file)
View the history of closing stock prices by week, both adjusted for all stock splits (the post-split price) and not adjusted for any stock splits (the pre-split price).
 
 
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the ninth common stock split effective February 18, 2003.
 
Microsoft Monthly Closing Stock Price: five-year view
Other views available as well as more Microsoft stock information.
IPO Investment Results
Interested in the value of your investment in Microsoft's initial public offering? Here are 3 Microsoft Office Excel tools you can download to help you find out.
Total return on dollar amount invested in the initial public offering (Excel - 23 KB)
Value of Microsoft shares today based on number of shares purchased in the initial public offering (Excel - 32 KB)
Value of Microsoft shares today based on dollar amount invested in the initial public offering (Excel - 23 KB)
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Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Program
American Stock Transfer, Microsoft's transfer agent, administers a DSPP and DRIP for the company. View the programs online by going to AST's Web site.
 
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