Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Gates III William H.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICROSOFT CORPORATION (MSFT)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director                                   X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)

Chairman of the Board; Chief Software Architect   

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

One Microsoft Way
 

3. I.R.S. Identification Number
of Reporting Person,
if an entity (voluntary)

 

4. Statement for
Month/Day/Year
4/24/03

(Street)

Redmond, WA 98052-6399

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
 		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
    Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action
Date
(Month/ Day/
Year)

2A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
action Code
(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned Follow-
ing Reported Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3 & 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

75000

D

25.40

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

150000

D

25.42

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

20000

D

25.43

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

165000

D

25.44

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

225000

D

25.45

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

145000

D

25.46

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

125000

D

25.47

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

375000

D

25.48

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

250000

D

25.49

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

275000

D

25.50

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

175000

D

25.51

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

99300

D

25.52

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

25700

D

25.53

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

25000

D

25.54

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

75000

D

25.55

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

25000

D

25.56

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

375000

D

25.60

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

175000

D

25.61

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

75000

D

25.62

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

70000

D

25.64

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

25000

D

25.65

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

25000

D

25.66

 

 

 

Common Stock

4/24/03

 

S

 

25000

D

25.67

1196499336

D

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans-
action Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

3A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code

(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship Form
of Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of
Shares

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

  By: /s/ Michael Larson
             Attorney-in-fact. Duly authorized under Special Power of Attorney appointing Michael Larson attorney-in-fact, dated March 14, 2001, by and on behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit B to Cascade Investment's Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D with respect to Pan American Silver Corp. on March 19, 2001, SEC File No. 005-52919, and incorporated by reference herein.
**Signature of Reporting Person		 4/24/03
Date

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