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Equity Compensation Plans
Information related to our Equity Compensation Plans is incorporated herein by reference to Costco’s
Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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: Amazon.com, Inc.; The Home Depot, Inc.; Lowe’s Companies; Best Buy Co., Inc.;
Staples Inc.; Target Corporation; Kroger Company; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. BJ’s Wholesale Club,
Inc. is no longer in the peer group as it is now a privately held company. The information provided is
from September 2, 2007 through September 2, 2012.
COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION,
S&P 500 INDEX AND PEER GROUP INDEX
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Costco Wholesale Corporation Peer Group Index S&P 500 Index
The graph assumes the investment of $100 in Costco common stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Peer
Group Index on September 2, 2007 and reinvestment of all dividends.
Available Information
Our internet website is www.costco.com. We make available through the Investor Relations section of
that site, free of charge, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current
Reports on Form 8-K, Proxy Statements and Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any amendments to those reports,
as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such materials with, or furnishing such documents to, the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The information found on our website is not part of this
or any other report filed with or furnished to the SEC. In addition, the public may read and copy any
materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington,
DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by
calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet site that contains reports,
proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, such as the Company, that
file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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