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COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW

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72.23 0.10 0.14%

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72.20 -0.03 -0.04%

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2007 Sales	2007 Sales Growth	2007 Net Income	2007 Employees
$64,400,200,000	7.1%	$1,082,800,000	127,000

Key Executives: COST

Name	Title	Officer Since
James D. Sinegal	CEO	1/1/97
Richard A. Galanti	CFO	1/1/97
David S. Petterson	Chief Accounting Officer	-
Richard D. DiCerchio	Senior Executive VP	1/1/97
W. Craig Jelinek	Executive VP	-
Douglas W. Schutt	Executive VP	-
Dennis R. Zook	Executive VP	-
Joseph P. Portera	Executive VP	-

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Charles T. Munger has been a director of the Company since January 1997. For more than the last five years he has been a director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Chairman of the Board of Directors of Daily Journal Corporation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Wesco Financial Corporation.... View Full Profile

Charles T. Munger

W. Craig Jelinek has been Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Merchandising since February 2004. Prior to that date he was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer-Northern Division since September 1995. He had been Senior Vice President, Operations-Northwest Region since September 1992. From May 1986 to September 1992, he was Vice President, Regional Operations Manager-Los Angeles Region and has held various management... View Full Profile

W. Craig Jelinek

Paul G. Moulton has been Executive Vice President, Real Estate Development since February 2001. He had been responsible for Marketing, E-commerce and Member Services since October 1999. He was Senior Vice President, Information Systems from November 1997 to October 1999. From 1995 to 1997, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Costco Asia; and from 1992 to 1995 he was Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Costco... View Full Profile

Paul G. Moulton

Douglas W. Schutt has been Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer-Northern/Midwest Division, since February 2004. He was Senior Vice President, E-Commerce, Business Delivery, Costco Home, Special Order Kiosk and Roadshows from 2001 to February 2004. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Schutt held the title of Senior Vice President, Non-Foods Merchandising and prior to that held the position of Vice President, Non-Foods for The Price Company.... View Full Profile

Douglas W. Schutt

Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D. has been a director of the Company since May 1999. Since 1984 he has been the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Carson is also a director of Kellogg Company.... View Full Profile

Dr.Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D.

Daniel J. Evans has been a director of the Company since January 2003. He has been the chairman of Daniel J. Evans Associates, a consulting firm, since 1989. From 1983 through 1989, he served as the U.S. Senator for the State of Washington, and he was the President of The Evergreen State College from 1977 through 1983. From 1965 through 1977, he served as Governor of the State of Washington. Mr. Evans serves on the boards of NIC Inc. and... View Full Profile

Daniel J. Evans

Daniel J. Evans has been a director of the Company since January 2003. He has been the chairman of Daniel J. Evans Associates, a consulting firm, since 1989. From 1983 through 1989, he served as the U.S. Senator for the State of Washington, and he was the President of The Evergreen State College from 1977 through 1983. From 1965 through 1977, he served as Governor of the State of Washington. Mr. Evans serves on the boards of NIC Inc. and... View Full Profile

David S. Petterson

Dennis R. Zook has been Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer-Southwest Division of the Company since the Merger in October 1993. His management responsibilities also include the Company's joint venture operation in Mexico. He was Executive Vice President of The Price Company since February 1989. Mr. Zook became Vice President of West Coast Operations of The Price Company in October 1988 and has held various management positions since... View Full Profile

Dennis R. Zook

Hamilton E. James has been a director of the Company since August 1988 and the lead independent director since 2005. He is President and Chief Operating Officer of The Blackstone Group and a member of the board of directors of its general partner, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.... View Full Profile

Hamilton E. James

James D. Sinegal is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Sinegal is a co-founder of the Company and has been a director since its inception.... View Full Profile

James D. Sinegal

Jeffrey H. Brotman is the Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Brotman is a co-founder of the Company and has been a director since its inception.... View Full Profile

Jeffrey H. Brotman

Jill S. Ruckelshaus has been a director of the Company since February 1996. Ms. Ruckelshaus serves on the boards of Lincoln National Corporation and various other organizations.... View Full Profile

Jill S. Ruckelshaus

Joseph P. Portera has been Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer-Eastern Division of the Company since August 1994 and assumed the additional responsibilities of Chief Operating Officer-Canadian Division in September 2000. He was Senior Vice President, Operations-Northern California Region from October 1993 to August 1994. From August 1991 to October 1993, he was Senior Vice President, Merchandising-Non Foods of Costco Wholesale... View Full Profile

Joseph P. Portera

Richard A. Galanti has been a director of the Company since January 1995, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 1993.... View Full Profile

Richard A. Galanti

Richard D. DiCerchio is the Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Global Operations, Distribution and Construction, Manufacturing and Ancillary Businesses. Mr. DiCerchio has been a Senior Executive Vice President of the Company since 1997. During fiscal 2004 Mr. DiCerchio assumed the responsibilities of Global Operations and Manufacturing and Ancillary Businesses and relinquished the role over Merchandising, which he had held... View Full Profile

Richard D. DiCerchio

Richard M. Libenson has been a director of the Company since October 1993. He was a director of The Price Company from its formation in 1976 until October 1993 and was an executive officer of The Price Company from 1976 until October 1989.... View Full Profile

Richard M. Libenson

William H. Gates has been a director of the Company since January 2003. He has been the Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation since its inception. Mr. Gates serves on the Board of Regents of the University of Washington. He has served as trustee, officer and volunteer for more than two dozen Northwest organizations, including the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and King County United Way. In 1995, he founded the Technology Alliance.... View Full Profile

William H. Gates, II

John W. Meisenbach has been a director of the Company since its inception. He is President of MCM, A Meisenbach Company, a financial services company, which he founded in 1962. He also currently serves as a director of Expeditors International and M Financial Holdings. Mr. Meisenbach is a trustee of the Elite Fund, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.... View Full Profile

John W. Meisenbach

Thomas K. Walker has been Executive Vice President, Construction, Distribution, Traffic, Purchasing, Facilities and Flight since February 2004. He was Senior Vice President, Construction, Distribution and Traffic from August 1992 to February 2004. From 1984 to 1992, he was Vice President, Regional Operations-Southeast Region. He joined the Company as Assistant Warehouse manager in July 1983 and opened Costco's second warehouse in Portland, Oregon... View Full Profile

Thomas K. Walker

Susan L. Decker has been a director of the Company since October 2004. She has been the President of Yahoo! Inc. since June 2007. From December 2006 to June 2007 she served as the head of its Advertiser and Publisher Group. She served as the Chief Financial Officer of Yahoo! Inc. from June 2000 through June 2007. From August 1986 to May 2000, Ms. Decker held several positions for Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, including Director of Global Research... View Full Profile

Susan L. Decker

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Sentiment for COST is NEUTRAL
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Insider Transactions: COST

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
07/01/08	PETTERSON DAVID S	7,500	Sale	$543,653.90
07/01/08	PETTERSON DAVID S	7,500	Exercise of Stock Options	$373,593.75
06/30/08	RUCKELSHAUS JILL S	16,000	Sale	$1.12 M

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Ownership Breakdown : COST

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	933.00
Mutual Fund	1,454.00
Other Major	18.00

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Indices : COST

Symbol	Name	Last Trade	Change
$RUI.X	Russell 1000 Index	690.92	-0.56 -0.08%
$INX	S&P 500 Index	1,262.90	1.38 0.11%
—	Fortune 500 Industrial Index	—	——%

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Short Interest Volume: COST

Data as of 6/10/08

Current Short Interest Shares	1.10 B
Current Short Interest Ratio	2.30
Float	429.82 M

Short Interest as % of Float	3.30
Average Daily Volume	6.15 M
Outstanding Shares	434.78 M

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SEC Filings: COST

Accepted Date	Description
07/01/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell
07/01/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell
06/30/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell

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