Account questions
Our transfer agent can help you with a variety of shareholder-related services, including:

• Change of address

• Lost stock certificates

• Transfer of stock to another person

• Additional administrative services

You can call our transfer agent toll-free at (800) 285-7772.

You can also write them at:

ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 3315
South Hackensack, NJ
07606-1915

Or you can e-mail our transfer agent at: msft@chasemellon.com

Shareholders of record who receive more than one copy of this annual report can contact our transfer agent and arrange to have their accounts consolidated. Shareholders who own Microsoft stock through a brokerage can contact their broker to request consolidation of their accounts.

Investor relations
You can contact Microsoft’s Investor Relations group any time to order financial documents such as this annual report and the Form 10-K. Call us toll-free at (800) 285-7772. [Outside the United States, call (425) 936-4400.] Or send a fax to (425) 936-8000. We can be contacted during West Coast business hours to answer investment-oriented questions about Microsoft. In addition, you can write us at:

Investor Relations Department
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington
98052-6399

Or better yet, send us an e-mail at msft@microsoft.com

Annual meeting
Microsoft shareholders are invited to attend our annual meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 1998 from 8 to 9 A.M. at the Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th Street, Bellevue, Washington. Parking at the Center is limited; please plan ahead if you are driving to the meeting.