AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 6, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. 333-40049
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
WASHINGTON 91-1223280
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
999 LAKE DRIVE
ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON 98027
(425) 313-8100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive officer)
RICHARD J. OLIN
VICE PRESIDENT
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
999 LAKE DRIVE
ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON 98027
(425) 313-8100
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
GAIL J. GORDON
FOSTER PEPPER & SHEFELMAN PLLC
1111 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 3400
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101
(206) 447-4400
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The Registrant hereby removes from registration the $506,000,000 principal
amount of Notes and the 10,219,050 Shares that remain unsold by Selling
Securityholders pursuant to the Prospectus contained in this Registration
Statement.
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SIGNATURES
THE REGISTRANT. 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-3 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Issaquah,
State of Washington on January 6, 2000.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
By: /s/Richard A. Galanti
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Richard A. Galanti
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER AND DIRECTOR
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities indicated on January 6, 2000.
*
- ------------------------------ Chairman of the Board of
Jeffrey H. Brotman Directors
President, Chief Executive
* Officer and Director
- ------------------------------ (Principal Executive
James D. Sinegal Officer)
Sr. Executive Vice President,
Chief Operating
* Officer-Merchandising,
- ------------------------------ Distribution, Construction and
Richard D. DiCerchio Marketing and Director
Executive Vice President,
* Chief Financial Officer
- ------------------------------ and Director (Principal
Richard A. Galanti Financial Officer)
* Senior Vice President and
- ------------------------------ Controller (Principal
David S. Petterson Accounting Officer)
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- ------------------------------ Director
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.
*
- ------------------------------ Director
Hamilton E. James
*
- ------------------------------ Director
Richard M. Libenson
*
- ------------------------------ Director
John W. Meisenbach
*
- ------------------------------ Director
Charles T. Munger
*
- ------------------------------ Director
Frederick O. Paulsell
- ------------------------------ Director
Jill S. Ruckelshaus
*By: /s/Richard J. Olin
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Richard J. Olin
Attorney-in-Fact
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