QUARTERLY STOCK PRICE INFORMATION AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol MSFT. On August 15, 2005, there were 149,668 registered holders of record of our common stock. The high and low common stock prices per share were as follows:

Quarter Ended	Sep. 30		Dec. 31		Mar. 31		June 30		Year
Fiscal year 2004
Common stock price per share:
High	$29.96		$29.35		$28.80		$28.57		$29.96
Low	25.54		25.10		24.15		25.08		24.15
Fiscal year 2005
Common stock price per share:
High	$29.00		$29.98		$26.84		$26.07		$29.98
Low	26.88		26.53		23.92		24.12		23.92

In September 2003, our Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of $0.16 per share, which was paid in November 2003. That was the only dividend declared or paid in fiscal year 2004. See Note 12 – Stockholders’ Equity of the Notes to Financial Statements for information regarding dividends approved by our Board of Directors in fiscal year 2005.

On July 20, 2004, our Board of Directors approved a plan to buy back up to $30 billion in Microsoft common stock over four years. The specific timing and amount of repurchases will vary based on market conditions, securities law limitations, and other factors. The repurchases will be made using our cash resources. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. We repurchased common stock in each quarter of fiscal year 2005 as follows:

Period	Total number of shares purchased		Average price paid per share
July 1, 2004 – September 30, 2004	22,826,608		$27.38
October 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004	23,595,280		27.75
January 1, 2005 – March 31, 2005	95,122,446		25.44
April 1, 2005 – June 30, 2005	170,656,770		25.21

Common stock repurchases in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005 were as follows: