Nadella Vests in 178K Microsoft Shares After Three-Year Performance Period

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has recently vested in a significant number of shares from a performance stock award granted in September 2023. On August 31, 2026, Nadella's 178,622 shares fully vested, bringing the total to 573,287.534 shares directly held by him. This development comes after a three-year performance period that ended on June 30, 2026.

The vesting of these shares is part of Microsoft's Executive Incentive Plan, which aims to motivate key executives like Nadella through equity-based compensation. The plan's structure allows for the award of performance stock units (PSUs) tied to specific performance metrics over a three-year period. In this case, Nadella earned 178,622 PSUs under this plan.

On the same date, Nadella also had 70,465.844 shares delivered or withheld at $513.53 per share for payment of exercise price or tax liability. This transaction represents a significant portion of the vested shares and highlights the complexity of executive compensation structures in large corporations like Microsoft.