Costco Wholesale (COST) Form 4 COSTCO WHOLESALE / W CRAIG JELINEK ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JELINEK W CRAIG

(Last) (First) (Middle)

999 LAKE DRIVE

(Street)

ISSAQUAH WA 98017

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW [ COST ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/22/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/22/2023		G		12	D	$0.00	213,193	D
Common Stock	06/23/2023		G		950	D	$0.00	172,243	D
Common Stock								126,227(1)	I	By GRAT I
Common Stock								20,000(2)	I	By GRAT II
Common Stock								20,000(3)	I	By GRAT III

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On June 22, 2023, 41,922 shares of Costco common stock were distributed to the reporting person in payment of an annuity from a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT I) of which he is the sole grantor, trustee and annuity beneficiary.

2. On June 22, 2023, the reporting person contributed 20,000 shares of Costco common stock to a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT II) of which he is the sole grantor, trustee and annuity beneficiary.

3. On June 22, 2023, the reporting person contributed 20,000 shares of Costco common stock to a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT III) of which he is the sole grantor, trustee and annuity beneficiary.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24: Power of Attorney provided herewith.

	/s/ Alejandro Torres, Attorney-in-Fact	06/26/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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