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Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return (stock price appreciation plus
dividends) on our common stock for the last five years with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500
Index and the following group of peer companies (based on weighted market capitalization) selected
by the Company: BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.; The Home Depot, Inc.; Lowe’s Companies; Best Buy Co.,
Inc.; Office Depot, Inc.; Staples Inc.; Target Corporation; Kroger Company; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
The information provided is from August 29, 2004 through August 30, 2009.
COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
S&P 500 INDEX AND PEER GROUP INDEX
0
75
50
25
200
DOLLARS
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION PEER GROUP INDEX S&P 500 INDEX
125
100
175
150
8/29/04 8/28/05 9/03/06 9/02/07 8/31/08 8/30/09
The graph assumes the investment of $100 in Costco common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Peer
Group Index on August 29, 2004 and reinvestment of all dividends.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Our annual meeting of shareholders is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on January 28, 2010, at the
Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington. Matters to be voted on are included in our proxy
statement filed with the SEC and distributed prior to the meeting.
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