Microsoft (MSFT.O) will continue to consider shareholder proposals under its existing submission threshold through next year’s annual meeting under a one-year agreement with investor-rights activist Paul Chesser. The move comes as the SEC weighs tightening shareholder-proposal rules—changes critics say would marginalize retail investors, religious groups and unions—and could blunt efforts to shift power from shareholders to executives. Microsoft said maintaining the current eligibility threshold

Microsoft (MSFT.O) will continue to consider shareholder proposals under its existing submission threshold through next year’s annual meeting under a one-year agreement with investor-rights activist Paul Chesser. The move comes as the SEC weighs tightening shareholder-proposal rules—changes critics say would marginalize retail investors, religious groups and unions—and could blunt efforts to shift power from shareholders to executives. Microsoft said maintaining the current eligibility threshold for one year will provide a clear, predictable process for the next proxy cycle.