For Microsoft, 1986 brings a slice or royalty as Prince Charles of Great Britain pays a visit to the Microsoft Showroom at the Infomart in Dallas, we move to a new Corporate Campus and our stock goes public at $21 per

share.

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1986 Revenue/Headcount

The 1986 fiscal year-end sales total $197,514,000. The 1986 fiscal Year employee headcount totals 1,153 people.

Official Subsidiaries Launched: Microsoft Corporation, Limited (Japan), Microsoft International, B.V. (Holland)

Sales Office Opened: Microsoft de Mexico

January 17, 1986

A survey of lunchroom consumption figures for July through October 1985 reveals that Diet Coke topped the employee popularity list.

January 30, 1986

Microsoft and Santa Cruz Operation announce new agreements and joint marketing plans concerning Microsoft Networks for XENIX. SCO will be the prime distributor of XENIX System V to the VAR (Value Added Retailer) and VAD (Value added Dealer) channels, and

will also distribute all of Microsoft's language products for XENIX including BASIC, PASCAL, FORTRAN, and COBOL.

February 18, 1986

His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Great Britain visits the Microsoft Showroom at the Infomart in Dallas. He compliments Jerry Ruttenbur, Vice President of Retail, and Shelley Jones on the color and graphics of the Microsoft® Windows® demonstration given

to him by Jan Josephs.

February 26, 1986

Microsoft moves to its new Corporate Campus, buildings 1 through 4, in Redmond, Washington.

March 13, 1986

Microsoft stock goes public at $21 per share, rising to $28 per share by the end of the f