SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) March 23, 2007
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Washington |
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0-20355 |
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91-1223280 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File No.) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
999 Lake Drive |
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: |
425-313-8100 |
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Item 5.02 Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e) In October 2006, we disclosed that Jim Sinegal, our chief executive officer, received, as part of a broad grant of stock options to hundreds of employees, one grant for which the accounting measurement date was changed following a review of our historical stock option granting practices by a special committee of our board of directors. The special committee determined that the original measurement date may have benefited him by up to $200,000. As previously reported, on March 23, 2007, Mr. Sinegal exercised that option. On March 26, 2007 he voluntarily paid $200,000 to the Company to avoid any question about whether he personally benefited from the original measurement date.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION |
Date: March 27, 2007 |
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/s/ Richard A. Galanti |
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Richard A. Galanti, Executive Vice |
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President and Chief Financial Officer |