Microsoft Increases Quarterly Dividend

Microsoft Corp. today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, reflecting a one cent increase over the previous quarter’s dividend. The dividend is payable December 13, 2007 to shareholders of record on November 15, 2007. The ex-dividend date will be November 13, 2007.

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