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Name Position With Company
Executive
Officer
Since Age
Douglas W. Schutt ...... Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer—
Northern and Midwest Division. Mr. Schutt has been
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer—
Northern and Midwest Division, since February 2004. He
was Senior Vice President, Electronic Commerce,
Business Delivery, Costco Home, Special Order Kiosk
and Roadshows from 2001 to February 2004.
2004 49
Thomas K. Walker ...... Executive Vice President, Construction, Distribution and
Traffic. Mr. Walker has been Executive Vice President,
Construction, Distribution and Traffic since February 2004.
He was Senior Vice President, Construction, Distribution
and Traffic from August 1992 to February 2004.
2004 68
Dennis R. Zook ........ Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer—
Southwest and Mexico Divisions.
1993 59
The Company has adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers pursuant to Section 406 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Copies of the code are available free of charge by writing to Secretary, Costco
Wholesale Corporation, 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027.
Costco’s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended August 31 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, includes the certifications of Costco’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORTS
Management’s Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our management is responsible for the preparation, integrity and objectivity of the accompanying
consolidated financial statements and the related financial information. The financial statements have
been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and necessarily
include certain amounts that are based on estimates and informed judgments. Our management also
prepared the related financial information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is
responsible for its accuracy and consistency with the financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements have been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered
public accounting firm, who conducted their audit in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). The independent registered public accounting
firm’s responsibility is to express an opinion as to the fairness with which such financial statements
present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
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