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At the end of fiscal 2005 the Company’s warehouses contained over 59 million square feet of operating
floor space; 46.4 million in the United States, 8.4 million in Canada and 4.2 million in other international loca-
tions, excluding Mexico. Costco’s executive offices are located in Issaquah, Washington and occupy approx-
imately 361,000 square feet. In addition, the Company operated eight regional offices in the United States, two
regional offices in Canada and four regional offices internationally at the end of fiscal 2005, containing approx-
imately 309,000 square feet. Additionally, the Company operates regional cross-docking facilities (depots) for
the consolidation and distribution of certain shipments to the warehouses, and operates various processing, pack-
aging, and other facilities to support ancillary and other businesses. At the end of fiscal 2005, Costco operated
nine depots in the United States, three in Canada and two internationally, excluding Mexico, consisting of
approximately 5.3 million square feet.
In addition to its broad range of high quality, nationally branded and private label merchandise, the Com-
pany has enhanced the warehouse club concept to include fresh products (meat, bakery, deli, and produce) as
well as a number of ancillary businesses, including the following as of December 31, 2005:
ANCILLARY BUSINESSES
United States Canada
Other
International Total
Pharmacy................................................ 336 48 0 384
Optical Dispensing Centers .................................. 336 64 31 431
One-Hour Photo .......................................... 337 66 31 434
Food Court and Hot Dog Stands .............................. 340 66 31 437
Hearing Aid Centers ....................................... 164 12 0 176
Copy Centers ............................................. 8 0 0 8
Print Shops .............................................. 1 0 0 1
Gas Stations .............................................. 233 3 0 236
MARKET FOR COSTCO COMMON STOCK
Costco Common Stock is quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market under the symbol
“COST.” The following table sets forth the closing high and low sales prices of Costco Common Stock for the
period September 2, 2002 through November 20, 2005. The quotations are from published financial sources.
Costco Stock Prices
High Low
Fiscal Quarters—2003
First Quarter Ended November 24, 2002 ....................... $36.21 $29.18
Second Quarter Ended February 16, 2003 ...................... 32.90 27.24
Third Quarter Ended May 11, 2003 ........................... 35.30 28.08
Fourth Quarter Ended August 31, 2003 ........................ 37.43 28.89
Fiscal Quarters—2004
First Quarter Ended November 23, 2003 ....................... 35.45 30.71
Second Quarter Ended February 15, 2004 ...................... 39.41 35.15
Third Quarter Ended May 9, 2004 ............................ 39.94 35.66
Fourth Quarter Ended August 29, 2004 ........................ 42.89 35.54
Fiscal Quarters—2005
First Quarter Ended November 21, 2004 ....................... 49.74 39.99
Second Quarter Ended February 13, 2005 ...................... 49.69 45.51
Third Quarter Ended May 8, 2005 ............................ 47.00 40.17
Fourth Quarter Ended August 28, 2005 ........................ 46.62 42.04
Fiscal Quarters—2006
First Quarter Ended November 20, 2005 ....................... 50.14 41.36
On November 20, 2005 the Company had 7,962 stockholders of record.
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