February 27, 2014
TO:
Investor Relations Department
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399
To Whom It May Concern,
I, Marshall Saunders, am the beneficial owner of 208 shares of stock in Microsoft Corporation. Enclosed
is verification of beneficial ownership by Wells Fargo.
The enclosed resolution is being submitted for action at the next stockholder meeting. It is sent for
inclusion in the proxy statement under Rule 14 a-8 of the general rules and regulations of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
I would appreciate your indicating in the proxy statement that I am the sponsor of this resolution. I or my
representative will attend the stockholders meeting to move the resolution as required by the SEC rules. I
will continue to hold shares in the company through the stockholders meeting.
Please feel free to call 619-435-7980 if you have any questions about this resolution.
Sincerely,
Marshall Saunders
1330 Orange Ave. #300
Coronado, CA 92118
Encl. Shareholder Resolution
Cc:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of the Chief Counsel
Division of Corporation Finance
MS 3-3
450 Fifth St. N.W.
WA D.C. 20549
SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION
WHEREAS: In “Headline Statements from the Summary for Policymakers” the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) produced a series of major findings about
the serious dangers of Climate Change.
http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/uploads/WG1AR5_Headlines.pdf
These impacts include:
 "...unequivocal warming since the 1950s"
 "atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide have
increased to levels unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years"
 "It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed
warming since the mid-20th century"
 "Further uptake of carbon by the ocean will increase ocean acidification." and
 Most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions of CO2
are stopped. This represents a substantial multi-century climate change commitment
created by past, present and future emissions of CO2.
WHEREAS: Microsoft has repeatedly demonstrated good global citizenship and awareness of
climate change and the need for it to be addressed and that “Microsoft established the carbon fee
program in May of 2012 as part of the company's efforts to become carbon neutral.”
WHEREAS: Microsoft has signed the BICEP Climate Declaration, stating that “Climate
Change is one of America’s biggest economic opportunities of the 21st Century (and it’s simply
the right thing to do)”,
WHEREAS: a national revenue-neutral carbon tax would provide a comprehensive,
economically efficient and equitable response to the above statements,
It is RESOLVED that:
1. Microsoft Corporation will send a letter within 30 days to the leadership of the US
Congress, House and Senate requesting a revenue neutral carbon tax to address
climate change. The letter is to request that Congress hold hearings as soon as
possible on the merits of a tax and dividend law.
2. Microsoft Corporation will announce support of a steadily increasing, revenueneutral, carbon tax with revenues distributed equally to households, to all levels of
management within the corporation.
Very truly yours,
Marshall Saunders, February 27, 2014