SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-075390
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW · COST
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Jeffrey H Brotman
Officer — Chairman of the Board · Director
Period of report
Oct 9, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Oct 14, 2015 · 2:21 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000909832
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Oct 9, 2015 | J | 60,000 | $153.97 | A | 149,945 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Oct 9, 2015 | S | 42,493 | $154.0113 | D | 107,452 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Oct 9, 2015 | J | 60,000 | $153.97 | D | 395,495 | I | 1984 Brotman Family Trust |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1On the date reported, Mr. Brotman received a distribution of 60,000 shares from the 1984 Brotman Family Trust that did not involve a market transaction. The price represents the closing market price of Costco common stock on NASDAQ on October 9, 2015.
- F2The price shown is a weighted average sale price for shares sold in multiple transactions; the sale prices ranged from $153.82 to $154.25 per share. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range.
- F3Mr. Brotman disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by the trust. Mr. Brotman is not a trustee of this trust nor does he have investment control over the trust's assets. Mr. Brotman is one of a number of beneficiaries of the trust.