Insider trade

Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer sold about $2.39M in shares automatically

Traded Aug 4, 2026 · Filed Aug 5, 2026

MicrosoftMSFT

~$2.39M
Reported value · 4,810.35 sh @ $496.48: 43K
Holds after · shares reported: +4.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.9%, $492.81 → $512.80 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer sold $2.39M of Microsoft shares. It happened by itself, for taxes or pay.

An automatic sale tied to taxes or pay, not a fresh decision
Sold 10% of their holdings
3 insiders at Microsoft sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 4, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 5, 2026

Officer$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$2,388,244

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

6 days after results of Jul 29, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $492.81 on Aug 4, 2026, 40% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, after a 34% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $352.83 (Jun 25, 2026) to $542.07 (Oct 28, 2025), 74% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $367.34 on Jun 22, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 605 workers was filed in Washington on July 6, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 29 days before the trade; 1 more notice by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references an employee stock purchase plan

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Jun 12, 2026 in the U.S. District Court, W.D. Washington. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

In Re: Microsoft Corporation Securities Litigation, docket 2:26-cv-02071, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-0.6%	+1.2%	-1.8%
30 days	-1.2%	-0.3%	-0.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000789019-26-000141
Filed / recorded: Aug 5, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: MICROSOFT CORP
Issuer CIK: 789019
Ticker: MSFT
Reporting person: Takeshi Numoto
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 4, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 4,810.353
Price per share: $496.48
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 42,677.4483
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $496.48 to $496.50. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.
Includes 20.0418 shares acquired on June 30, 2026 under the Microsoft Employee Stock Purchase Plan.