Microsoft Directors and Executives Engage in Mixed Stock Transactions Worth Billions

John W. Stanton, a director at Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market on February 18 at $397.35 per share, injecting approximately $1.99 million (about KRW 2.7 billion) of new capital. After the purchase, his direct holdings rose to 83,905 shares, and he also disclosed indirect ownership of 3,622 shares held through a family trust.

On March 6, Kathleen T. Hogan, Executive Vice President of Strategy, sold roughly 12,000 shares on the open market at an average price of $409.52 per share, realizing about $5 million (approximately KRW 6.8 billion) in cash. She continues to hold around 137,000 shares.

On March 2, Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, had approximately 3,400 shares withheld by the company to cover tax withholding obligations related to his equity compensation. The transaction amounted to about $1.34 million (around KRW 1.8 billion). Following this transaction, he still holds roughly 126,000 shares, with a market value of about $49.5 million (approximately KRW 66.8 billion).

Recently, Microsoft announced plans— in collaboration with ASUS and Dell—to launch new Cloud PC devices optimized for Windows 365 cloud PC access, further expanding its cloud- and AI-centered hardware and services ecosystem.

On March 9, Microsoft’s stock traded slightly lower at around $408 per share in the U.S. market, a level roughly in line with the prices at which the executives’ and directors’ transactions occurred.

Microsoft is a leading U.S. big-tech company providing productivity and AI services such as Windows, Office, Azure Cloud and Copilot. Its most recent quarterly results continued to show revenue growth driven by its cloud and AI offerings.

The directors and executives mentioned are key leadership figures overseeing the board as well as the commercial and strategy divisions, and they are responsible for executing Microsoft’s medium- to long-term cloud and AI business strategies.