Microsoft to offer $32 billion dividend

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Microsoft Outlines Quarterly Dividend,
Four-Year Stock Buyback Plan, And
Special Dividend to Shareholders

Microsoft Outlines Quarterly Dividend,
Four-Year Stock Buyback Plan, And
Special Dividend to Shareholders 07/20/2004 11:16 PM
"We are confident in our long-term ability to grow revenue, profits and shareholder value through our innovation and execution. We have been successful in addressing a significant portion of our ongoing legal exposure, and all seven of our businesses are growing," said Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive officer. "We will continue to make major investments across all our businesses and maintain our position as a leading innovator in the industry, but we can now also provide up to $75 billion in total value to shareholders over the next four years."

A Dividend Only Microsoft Could Pay

A Dividend Only Microsoft Could Pay 07/24/2004 11:08 PM
Washington Post Jul 25 2004 2:23AM GMT

Microsoft to pay record dividend

Microsoft to pay record dividend 07/21/2004 12:47 PM
Big News Network Jul 21 2004 5:15PM GMT

Microsoft to pay $32bn dividend

Microsoft to pay $32bn dividend 07/20/2004 08:01 PM
BBC Jul 20 2004 11:56PM GMT

Qwest ups MCI offer to $8.9 billion

Qwest ups MCI offer to $8.9 billion 04/01/2005 02:15 PM
TechWorld Apr 1 2005 6:47PM GMT

Microsoft declares quarterly dividend

Microsoft declares quarterly dividend 03/24/2005 12:16 PM
Investors Business Daily Mar 24 2005 3:40PM GMT

Microsoft Dividend is Good for Linux

Microsoft Dividend is Good for Linux 07/26/2004 02:19 AM
osOpinion Jul 26 2004 6:16AM GMT

Microsoft: Dividend Policy Won't Change

Microsoft: Dividend Policy Won't Change 11/11/2003 06:48 PM
Miami Herald Nov 11 2003 5:16PM ET

Microsoft to Pay Special Dividend to
Stockholders

Microsoft to Pay Special Dividend to
Stockholders 07/20/2004 10:59 PM
Microsoft announced plans to pay shareholders a special dividend of $3 a share, a gift worth $32 billion.

Microsoft says dividend policy is not
changing

Microsoft says dividend policy is not
changing 11/11/2003 06:48 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Nov 11 2003 4:53PM ET

MCI Rejects Qwest's $8.9 Billion
Offer (AP)

MCI Rejects Qwest's $8.9 Billion
Offer (AP) 04/06/2005 02:27 AM
AP - The board of MCI Inc. late Tuesday rejected an $8.9 billion buyout proposal from Qwest Communications, opting instead to stick with a $7.5 billion offer from Verizon Communications Inc., a Qwest spokesman said.

MCI Rejects Qwest's $8.9 Billion Offer

MCI Rejects Qwest's $8.9 Billion Offer 04/06/2005 06:23 PM
Red Nova Apr 6 2005 9:33PM GMT

Qwest increases offer for MCI to $8.9
billion

Qwest increases offer for MCI to $8.9
billion 03/31/2005 07:26 PM
Two days after MCI  accepted a cash-and-stock buyout offer from Verizon Communications valued at $7.6 billion, rival bidder Qwest Communications International once again sweetened its offer, raising it to around $8.9 billion.

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MCI Accepts Verizon's $7.6 Billion Offer

MCI Accepts Verizon's $7.6 Billion Offer 03/29/2005 01:55 PM
MCI accepts a sweetened takeover offer of $7.6 billion from Verizon, citing Verizon's scale and growth prospects in rejecting Qwest Communications larger bid.

Microsoft dividend, earnings lift stocks

Microsoft dividend, earnings lift stocks 07/21/2004 10:59 AM
MSNBC Jul 21 2004 3:22PM GMT

Microsoft to Pay Stockholders Special
One-Time Dividend

Microsoft to Pay Stockholders Special
One-Time Dividend 07/20/2004 11:06 PM
Microsoft announced plans to pay shareholders a special dividend of $3 a share, a payout worth $32 billion.

Microsoft Declares Regular Quarterly
Dividend

Microsoft Declares Regular Quarterly
Dividend 09/15/2004 10:58 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 16 2004 2:33AM GMT

Oracle Is Lowering Its Offer for
PeopleSoft by $1.7 Billion

Oracle Is Lowering Its Offer for
PeopleSoft by $1.7 Billion 05/14/2004 11:52 PM
New York Times May 15 2004 3:16AM GMT

Investing Firms Said to Offer $10.5
Billion for SunGard

Investing Firms Said to Offer $10.5
Billion for SunGard 03/22/2005 04:56 PM
The deal to buy SunGard Data Systems for more than $10.5 billion would be one of the largest leveraged buyouts since Kohlberg Kravis bought RJR Nabisco in 1989.

Qwest raises offer to acquire MCI to
nearly $8.5 billion

Qwest raises offer to acquire MCI to
nearly $8.5 billion 03/19/2005 03:07 AM
SiliconValley.com Mar 18 2005 2:21AM GMT

Oracle cuts PeopleSoft offer to $7.7
billion

Oracle cuts PeopleSoft offer to $7.7
billion 05/14/2004 08:53 PM
Oracle Corp. has reduced its offer to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. to $21 per share, or approximately $7.7 billion, in order to bring the offer in line with the reduced value of PeopleSoft's shares, Oracle said Friday.

Microsoft CEO eyes dividend or share
buyback-report

Microsoft CEO eyes dividend or share
buyback-report 05/04/2004 12:14 PM
Reuters May 4 2004 3:33PM GMT

Microsoft Announces Dividend and Stock
Buyback Program

Microsoft Announces Dividend and Stock
Buyback Program 07/20/2004 05:54 PM

Microsoft dividend impact diluted in
mutual funds

Microsoft dividend impact diluted in
mutual funds 08/15/2004 07:43 AM
Chicago Tribune Aug 15 2004 11:12AM GMT

Cingular's $40.7 Billion Offer Wins
Bidding for AT&T Wireless

Cingular's $40.7 Billion Offer Wins
Bidding for AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 06:31 AM
Cingular Wireless outbid Britain's Vodafone Group PLC for the third-largest mobile phone provider in the United States.

Tellabs cuts offer for Advanced Fibre to
$1.5 billion

Tellabs cuts offer for Advanced Fibre to
$1.5 billion 09/08/2004 08:04 PM
SiliconValley.com Sep 8 2004 10:23PM GMT

CORRECTED: MCI Accepts Verizon's
$7.6 Billion Offer (Reuters)

CORRECTED: MCI Accepts Verizon's
$7.6 Billion Offer (Reuters) 03/29/2005 11:27 AM
Reuters - (Correcting timing of cash payouts)

Cingular's $41 Billion Offer Wins
Bidding for AT&T Wireless

Cingular's $41 Billion Offer Wins
Bidding for AT&T Wireless 02/17/2004 08:20 AM
In a last-minute move, Cingular Wireless outbid Britain's Vodafone Group PLC for the third-largest mobile phone provider in the United States.

Oracle's $7.7 Billion Offer for a
Rival's Customer List

Oracle's $7.7 Billion Offer for a
Rival's Customer List 09/09/2004 11:50 PM
New York Times Sep 10 2004 3:51AM GMT

Microsoft keeps $51.6B cash hoard for
legal contingencies: no dividend boost

Microsoft keeps $51.6B cash hoard for
legal contingencies: no dividend boost 11/11/2003 10:17 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Nov 11 2003 9:36PM ET

Drug Maker Aventis Accepts $65.5 Billion
Takeover Offer

Drug Maker Aventis Accepts $65.5 Billion
Takeover Offer 04/26/2004 10:20 AM
Aventis said this morning that it had accepted the offer from a once-hostile bidder, Sanofi-Synthélabo.

Public pension funds get boost from
Microsoft dividend, though little effect
expected

Public pension funds get boost from
Microsoft dividend, though little effect
expected 07/27/2004 05:58 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Jul 27 2004 10:15AM GMT

Telus extends $1.1-billion offer for
cellphone rival Microcell by to Sept. 20

Telus extends $1.1-billion offer for
cellphone rival Microcell by to Sept. 20 08/21/2004 12:53 PM
Canadian Press Aug 21 2004 4:14PM GMT

A Dividend from Microsoft's Dividend?

A Dividend from Microsoft's Dividend? 07/22/2004 09:25 AM
Business Week Jul 22 2004 1:44PM GMT

Microsoft to pay out $75-billion

Microsoft to pay out $75-billion 07/21/2004 02:29 AM
CFCN Plus Jul 21 2004 6:36AM GMT

Microsoft gives shareholders 75 Billion

Microsoft gives shareholders 75 Billion 07/21/2004 04:20 PM

Wow imagine sitting around the board room and yawning and suggesting to throw 75 billion dollars back to the investors. That would wake you up but heck if they have so much money they ought to give me a call. I have a couple of ideas, just need someone smarter than I am to get it rolling. The bad thing about the really good ideas is that you have to be careful in who you tell or the next thing you know your idea is launched by the person you talked to. I guess that's why I have to sign Non Disclosure agreements all the time. Anyway congrats to the stock holders now if only Intel could afford to do something like that I would be a happy man. [www. siliconvalley.com]

Microsoft Q2 sales top $10 billion

Microsoft Q2 sales top $10 billion 01/23/2004 03:48 AM
OnBusiness Jan 23 2004 7:51AM GMT

Microsoft profits up by a billion

Microsoft profits up by a billion 07/23/2004 04:40 AM
Ireland On-Line Jul 23 2004 8:30AM GMT

Microsoft Tries to Cache $1 Billion

Microsoft Tries to Cache $1 Billion 07/07/2004 01:11 PM
Even companies with $56 billion in the bank have to do some belt tightening. The company in question is Microsoft, whose chief executive, Steve Ballmer, outlined the company's plans to cut $1 billion in costs in his annual e-mail message to employees.
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