UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 29, 2014
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington | 0-20355 | 91-1223280 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 425-313-8100
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Item 8.01. Other Events
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Companys common stock and approved an increase from $.31 to $.355 per share, or from $1.24 to $1.42 per share on an annualized basis. The dividend of $.355 per share declared on April 29, 2014, is payable May 30, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2014.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is included in this report: |
99.1. | Press release dated April 29, 2014. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized, on April 30, 2014.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Richard A. Galanti | |
Richard A. Galanti | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
News from |
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
INCREASE IN QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
ISSAQUAH, Wash., April 29, 2014 Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or the Company) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on Costco common stock and approved an increase from $.31 to $.355 per share, or from $1.24 to $1.42 per share on an annualized basis. The quarterly dividend is payable May 30, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2014.
Costco currently operates 652 warehouses, including 463 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 87 in Canada, 33 in Mexico, 25 in the United Kingdom, 19 in Japan, 10 in Taiwan, 10 in Korea and five in Australia. Costco also operates electronic commerce web sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes, forward-looking statements are statements that address activities, events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, domestic and international economic conditions, including exchange rates, the effects of competition and regulation, uncertainties in the financial markets, consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels, breaches of security or privacy of member or business information, conditions affecting the acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, amounts expected to be spent on expansion plans, actions of vendors, rising costs associated with employees (including health care costs), energy, and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions and other risks identified from time to time in the Companys public statements and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACTS: | CostcoWholesale Corporation | |
Richard Galanti, 425/313-8203 | ||
Bob Nelson, 425/313-8255 | ||
Jeff Elliott, 425/313-8264 |
Issaquah Home Office 999 Lake Drive Issaquah, WA 98027-5367 (425) 313-8100
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