Announced Cash Distribution Plan

Today’s announcement consists of two

components:

•

Tender offer: Repurchase up to $20 billion of

common stock at a price per share not greater

than $24.75 and not less than $22.50

•

Authorization for a $20 billion stock repurchase

plan

1

The

contents

of

this

slide

is

for

informational

purpose

only

and

is

not

an

offer

to

buy

or

the

solicitation

of

an

offer

to

sell

any

shares

of

the

Company’s

common

stock.

The

solicitation

of

offers

to

buy

the

Company’s

common

stock

will

only

be

made

pursuant

to

the

Offer

to

Purchase

and

related

materials

that

the

Company

will

send

to

its

shareholders.

Shareholders

should

read

those

materials

carefully

because

they

will

contain

important

information,

including

the

various

terms

and

conditions

of

the

tender

offer.

Shareholders

will

be

able

to

obtain

copies

of

the

Offer

to

Purchase,

related

materials

filed

by

the

Company

as

part

of

the

statement

on

Schedule

“TO”

and

other

documents

filed

with

the

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

through

the

Commission’s

internet

address

at

http://www.sec.gov

without

charge

when

these

documents

become

available.

Shareholders

and

investors

may

also

obtain

a

copy

of

these

documents,

as

well

as

any

other

documents

the

Company

has

filed

with

the

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission,

without

charge,

from

the

Company

or

at

the

Investor

Relations

section

of

the

Company’s

Web

site:

www.microsoft.com.

Shareholders

are

urged

to

carefully

read

these

materials

prior

to

making

any

decision

with

respect

to

the

offer.

Shareholders

and

investors

who

have

questions

or

need

assistance

may

call

Georgeson

Shareholder

Communications,

Inc.

at

(800)

868-1366.

Exhibit 99.6