Mr. Ballmer held a split-adjusted 470.9 million Microsoft shares as of Sept . 9 - second only to Chairman Bill Gates .
Mr. Ballmer held a split-adjusted 470.9 million Microsoft shares as of Sept . 9 - second only to Chairman Bill Gates .
According to Microsoft 's latest proxy report , Ballmer held nearly 471 million shares as of Sept . 9 , 2002 .