X0201 4 2004-02-09 0000789019 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 0000902012 GATES WILLIAM H III ONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052 1 1 1 0 Chairman of the Board Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 45000 27.151 D 1140454336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 1150 27.150 D 1140453186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.146 D 1140448186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 8000 27.145 D 1140440186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.143 D 1140435186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 10000 27.142 D 1140425186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 10000 27.140 D 1140415186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.139 D 1140410186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 40000 27.130 D 1140370186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.128 D 1140365186 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 65850 27.120 D 1140299336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 10000 27.110 D 1140289336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 10000 27.106 D 1140279336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.102 D 1140274336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 32500 27.100 D 1140241836 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 62500 27.090 D 1140179336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.089 D 1140174336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 15000 27.080 D 1140159336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 15000 27.070 D 1140144336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.067 D 1140139336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.062 D 1140134336 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 45600 27.060 D 1140088736 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.052 D 1140083736 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 200000 27.050 D 1139883736 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.047 D 1139878736 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 15000 27.045 D 1139863736 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 5000 27.044 D 1139858736 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 125272 27.040 D 1139733464 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 200 27.035 D 1139733264 D Common Stock 2004-02-09 4 S 0 297201 27.030 D 1139436063 D In addition, there are 428,520 shares owned by reporting person's spouse. 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 purpose of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Michael Larson, on behalf of William H. Gates III. Authorized under power of attorney dated 3/14/2001 by William H. Gates III, filed on 3/19/2001 with Cascade Investment's Schedule 13D, SEC File No. 005-52919. 2004-02-11