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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">91-1223280</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>999 Lake Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Issaquah, Washington 98027 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(425) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">313-8100</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2019 INCENTIVE PLAN OF COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>John Sullivan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Costco
Wholesale Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>999 Lake Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Issaquah, Washington 98027 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(425) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">313-8100</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>J.
Sue Morgan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Andrew B. Moore </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Perkins Coie LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1201
Third Avenue, Suite 4900 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Seattle, Washington 98101 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(206) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">359-8000</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This registration statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;is</FONT> filed by Costco Wholesale Corporation (the
&#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B>&#148;) relating to additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.005 per share, authorized to be issued pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s 2019 Incentive Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#148;) are
hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Registrant&#146;s annual report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000909832/000090983223000042/cost-20230903.htm">Form
<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended September&nbsp;3, 2023, filed on October&nbsp;11, 2023, which contains the Registrant&#146;s audited financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Registrant&#146;s quarterly report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000909832/000090983223000065/cost-20231126.htm">Form
<U></U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarterly period ended November 26, 2023, filed on December 20, 2023, which contains unaudited interim financial statements; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Registrant&#146;s&nbsp;current reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;
8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000909832/000090983223000047/cost-20231018.htm">October<U></U>&nbsp;
20, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000909832/000090983223000049/cost-20231117.htm">November<U></U>&nbsp;
24, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000909832/000090983223000062/cost-20231213.htm">December<U></U>&nbsp;14, 2023</A> (excluding any reports or portions thereof that are furnished
under Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 and any exhibits included with such Items); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the description of the Registrant&#146;s common
stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983222000021/costex4810k082822.htm">Exhibit 4.8</A> to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended
August&nbsp;28, 2022, filed on October&nbsp;5, 2022. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;), after the date hereof (excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of a
current report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> and any exhibits included with such Items), and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all the securities offered hereby have been sold or that
deregisters the securities offered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in this registration statement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Washington law provides that directors of a corporation shall not be personally liable for reasonable expenses incurred in the wholly successful defense of a
proceeding to which the director was a party because of being a director. Washington law provides further that directors may be indemnified against liability incurred in a proceeding to which they are a party because of being a director so long as:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the director acted in good faith; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the director reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in the director&#146;s official capacity, that his or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the case of a criminal proceeding, the director had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Directors generally may not, however, be indemnified: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable
to the corporation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in connection with any other proceeding in which the director was adjudged liable for receiving improper personal
benefit; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for acts or omissions of the director that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for unlawful distributions to shareholders. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s articles of incorporation, as amended, and the Registrant&#146;s bylaws, as amended, provide that the Registrant will indemnify its
directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Registrant&#146;s bylaws, as amended, provide that the Registrant will indemnify its officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and also permit it to secure insurance, at the
Registrant&#146;s expense, on behalf of any officer or director for any expense, liability or loss arising out of his or her actions in connection with their services to the Registrant, regardless of whether the Washington Business Corporation Act
would permit indemnification of such expense, liability or loss. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and certain of its
officers to the fullest extent allowed under Washington law. These agreements provide, among other things, that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and certain of its officers for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements, and other expenses incurred in connection with an indemnifiable proceeding) that the individual party became legally obligated to pay in connection with any claim made by reason of his
or her conduct as director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, including any action taken while serving in such a capacity for another enterprise at the Registrant&#146;s request. The Registrant has also obtained directors&#146; and
officers&#146; liability insurance. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indemnification provisions in the Registrant&#146;s articles of incorporation, as amended, bylaws, as amended,
and any indemnity agreements the Registrant may enter into with its directors and officers may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant&#146;s directors and officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description of Document</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d724263dex51.htm">Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d724263dex51.htm">Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d724263dex232.htm">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1+</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#tx724263_1">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983218000018/costproxy2018.htm#s345fc76bc68744b5b7a2b4d6468ec0b2">Costco Wholesale Corporation 2019 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Appendix to the Registrant&#146;s
 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;17, 2018).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107.1+</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d724263dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any
material change to such information in this registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided</I>,<I> however</I>, that
paragraphs&nbsp;(1)(a) and (1)(b)&nbsp;above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.<B> </B> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Issaquah, State of Washington,
on January&nbsp;19, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ R<SMALL>ON</SMALL> M. V<SMALL>ACHRIS</SMALL> </P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ron M. Vachris</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx724263_1"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard&nbsp;A. Galanti and John Sullivan, and each of them severally, his or her true and
lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact,</FONT></FONT> or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on January&nbsp;19, 2024. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ R<SMALL>ON</SMALL> M. V<SMALL>ACHRIS</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President, Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ron M. Vachris</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ H<SMALL>AMILTON</SMALL> E. J<SMALL>AMES</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hamilton E. James</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ R<SMALL>ICHARD</SMALL> A. G<SMALL>ALANTI</SMALL> </P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Richard A. Galanti</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ D<SMALL>ANIEL</SMALL> M. H<SMALL>INES</SMALL> </P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller</P>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2024
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
91-1223280
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, Washington 98027
(425)
313-8100
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
2019 INCENTIVE PLAN OF COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
(Full title of the plan)
John Sullivan
Costco
Wholesale Corporation
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, Washington 98027
(425)
313-8100
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
J.
Sue Morgan
Andrew B. Moore
Perkins Coie LLP
1201
Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206)
359-8000
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement
on Form S-8 is
filed by Costco Wholesale Corporation (the
"
Registrant
") relating to additional shares of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.005 per share, authorized to be issued pursuant to the Registrant's 2019 Incentive Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") are
hereby incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(a) the Registrant's annual report on
Form
10-K
for the year ended September 3, 2023, filed on October 11, 2023, which contains the Registrant's audited financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed;
(b) the Registrant's quarterly report on
Form
10-Q
for the quarterly period ended November 26, 2023, filed on December 20, 2023, which contains unaudited interim financial statements;
(c) the Registrant's current reports on
Form 
8-K
filed on
October
20, 2023
,
November
24, 2023
and
December
14, 2023
(excluding any reports or portions thereof that are furnished
under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 and any exhibits included with such Items); and
(d) the description of the Registrant's common
stock contained in
Exhibit 4.8
to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended
August 28, 2022, filed on October 5, 2022.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), after the date hereof (excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a
current report on
Form 8-K
and any exhibits included with such Items), and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all the securities offered hereby have been sold or that
deregisters the securities offered hereby then remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in this registration statement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Washington law provides that directors of a corporation shall not be personally liable for reasonable expenses incurred in the wholly successful defense of a
proceeding to which the director was a party because of being a director. Washington law provides further that directors may be indemnified against liability incurred in a proceeding to which they are a party because of being a director so long as:
•
the director acted in good faith;
1
•
the director reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in the director's official capacity, that his or
her conduct was in the corporation's best interests or, in all other cases, that his or her conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and
•
in the case of a criminal proceeding, the director had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful.
Directors generally may not, however, be indemnified:
•
in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable
to the corporation;
•
in connection with any other proceeding in which the director was adjudged liable for receiving improper personal
benefit;
•
for acts or omissions of the director that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law; or
•
for unlawful distributions to shareholders.
The Registrant's articles of incorporation, as amended, and the Registrant's bylaws, as amended, provide that the Registrant will indemnify its
directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Registrant's bylaws, as amended, provide that the Registrant will indemnify its officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and also permit it to secure insurance, at the
Registrant's expense, on behalf of any officer or director for any expense, liability or loss arising out of his or her actions in connection with their services to the Registrant, regardless of whether the Washington Business Corporation Act
would permit indemnification of such expense, liability or loss.
The Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and certain of its
officers to the fullest extent allowed under Washington law. These agreements provide, among other things, that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and certain of its officers for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, penalties, settlements, and other expenses incurred in connection with an indemnifiable proceeding) that the individual party became legally obligated to pay in connection with any claim made by reason of his
or her conduct as director, officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, including any action taken while serving in such a capacity for another enterprise at the Registrant's request. The Registrant has also obtained directors' and
officers' liability insurance.
The indemnification provisions in the Registrant's articles of incorporation, as amended, bylaws, as amended,
and any indemnity agreements the Registrant may enter into with its directors and officers may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's directors and officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
5.1+
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP.
23.1+
Consent of Perkins Coie LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2+
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1+
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
99.1*
Costco Wholesale Corporation 2019 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Appendix to the Registrant's
 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2018).
107.1+
Filing Fee Table.
+
Filed herewith.
*
Incorporated by reference.
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Item 9.
Undertakings.
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement; and
(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any
material change to such information in this registration statement;
provided
,
however
, that
paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on
Form S-8
and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Issaquah, State of Washington,
on January 19, 2024.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ R
ON
M. V
ACHRIS
Name:
Ron M. Vachris
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard A. Galanti and John Sullivan, and each of them severally, his or her true and
lawful
attorney-in-fact,
with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact,
or their substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on January 19, 2024.
Signature
Title
/s/ R
ON
M. V
ACHRIS
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Ron M. Vachris
/s/ H
AMILTON
E. J
AMES
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Hamilton E. James
/s/ R
ICHARD
A. G
ALANTI
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
Richard A. Galanti
/s/ D
ANIEL
M. H
INES
Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Daniel M. Hines
/s/ S
USAN
L. D
ECKER
Director
Susan L. Decker
/s/ K
ENNETH
D. D
ENMAN
Director
Kenneth D. Denman
/s/ H
ELENA
B
OUNANNO
F
OULKES
Director
Helena Bounanno Foulkes
/s/ W. C
RAIG
J
ELINEK
Director
W. Craig Jelinek
/s/ S
ALLY
J
EWELL
Director
Sally Jewell
/s/ J
EFFREY
S. R
AIKES
Director
Jeffrey S. Raikes
/s/ J
OHN
W. S
TANTON
Director
John W. Stanton
/s/ M
ARY
(M
AGGIE
) A. W
ILDEROTTER
Director
Mary (Maggie) A. Wilderotter