Form Type: 4

Accession Number:	0001209191-19-053885
Date:	2019-10-22
Issuer:	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST)
Original Submission Date:

Reporting Person:

KLAUER JAMES C
999 LAKE DRIVE
ISSAQUAH, WA 98027

Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
Title of Security	Transaction Date	2a. Deemed Execution Date	Transaction Code	Shares	Acquired or Disposed	Price per share	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction	6. Ownership Form Direct or Indirect	Nature of Indirect Ownership
COMMON STOCK	2019-10-22		F	599	d	$299.97	55,660	direct
COMMON STOCK	2019-10-22		F	509	d	$299.97	55,151	direct
COMMON STOCK	2019-10-22		F	540	d	$299.97	54,611	direct
COMMON STOCK	2019-10-22		F	500	d	$299.97	54,111	direct
COMMON STOCK	2019-10-22		F	709	d	$299.97	53,402	direct

Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, convertible securities
Title of Derivative Security	Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	Transaction Date	Deemed Execution Date	Transaction Code	Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security	Price of Derivative Security	Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)	Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership

Footnotes
ID	footnote
f1	this transaction is a withholding by the company for taxes in connection with the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units. the price represents the closing market price of costco common stock on nasdaq on october 22, 2019.

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