REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share, reflecting a five cent increase, or 16.1 percent, over the previous quarter's dividend.  The dividend is payable December 10, 2015 to shareholders of record on November 19, 2015.  The ex-dividend date will be November 17, 2015. 

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