Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 1, 2008, Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") issued a press
release announcing its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. ("Yahoo!"). The proposal
was communicated on January 31, 2008 in a letter from Steven Ballmer,
Microsoft's chief executive officer, to Roy Bostock, chairman of the board of
Yahoo!, and Jerry Yang, Yahoo!'s chief executive officer. The press release
announcing the proposal, including the full text of the proposal letter
delivered to Mr. Bostock and Mr. Yang, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Microsoft Corporation press release, dated February 1, 2008.