0001209191-12-057974.txt : 20121217 0001209191-12-057974.hdr.sgml : 20121217 20121217145726 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-12-057974 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121214 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121217 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121217 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909832 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 911223280 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 0902 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 999 LAKE DRIVE CITY: ISSAQUAH STATE: WA ZIP: 98027- BUSINESS PHONE: 4253138100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 999 LAKE DRIVE CITY: ISSAQUAH STATE: WA ZIP: 98027 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COSTCO COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRICE/COSTCO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930728 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CARSON BENJAMIN SR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000017940 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20355 FILM NUMBER: 121268420 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 3599 CITY: BATTLE CREEK STATE: MI ZIP: 49016-3599 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2012-12-14 0 0000909832 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW COST 0000017940 CARSON BENJAMIN SR JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL 600 N. WOLFE ST., HARVEY 811 BALTIMORE MD 21287-8811 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2012-12-14 4 M 0 12000 40.69 A 34956 D Common Stock 2012-12-14 4 S 0 12000 97.4184 D 22956 D Stock Option 40.69 2012-12-14 4 M 0 12000 40.69 D 2005-04-01 2015-04-01 Common Stock 12000 915 D The price shown is a weighted average sale price for shares sold in multiple transactions; the sale prices ranged from $97.25 to $97.85 per share. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range. Deanna K. Nakashima, attorney-in-fact 2012-12-17