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Nadella's $91 Million Microsoft Stock Vesting and Tax Withholding
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has disclosed two transactions related to his stock vesting and tax withholding in a recent Form 4 filing. On August 31, 2026, Nadella received 178,622 shares of Microsoft common stock through the vesting of a performance stock award granted in September 2023.
The performance stock award was part of the Microsoft Corporation Executive Incentive Plan covering a 3-year performance period ending June 30, 2026. The full vesting of this award resulted in Nadella acquiring the shares at zero cost.
In addition to receiving new shares, Nadella also had 70,465.844 shares withheld to cover tax liabilities associated with the vesting event. This transaction involved selling the shares at $513.53 each.