0001445305-13-002424.txt : 20131016 0001445305-13-002424.hdr.sgml : 20131016 20131016162607 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001445305-13-002424 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: IRANNOTICE PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131016 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131016 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909832 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 911223280 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 0902 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: IRANNOTICE SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20355 FILM NUMBER: 131154459 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 999 LAKE DRIVE CITY: ISSAQUAH STATE: WA ZIP: 98027- BUSINESS PHONE: 4253138100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 999 LAKE DRIVE CITY: ISSAQUAH STATE: WA ZIP: 98027 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COSTCO COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRICE/COSTCO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930728 IRANNOTICE 1 irannotice10k2013.htm IRANNOTICE IRAN NOTICE 10K 2013



October 16, 2013
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20594

Re:
Notice of disclosure filed in Exchange Act Annual Report under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Costco Wholesale Corporation has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 1, 2013, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2013.

Respectfully submitted,

Costco Wholesale Corporation

/s/ RICHARD A. GALANTI
 
Richard A. Galanti
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 







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