Microsoft's Ballmer sells some shares
Reuters | at | by Mike
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer is selling some of his holdings of Microsoft stock in order to diversify his financial assets, the company said on Friday. The world's largest software company said in a statement that as of Sept. 9, 2002, Ballmer held 470,968,074 shares of Microsoft stock.
"Even though this is a personal financial matter, I want to be clear about this to avoid any confusion," Ballmer said. "I remain excited about the potential for our technology to change people's lives, and I remain as committed to Microsoft as ever."