COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:COST) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01. Other Events
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock. The dividend of 50 cents per share declared on July31, 2017, is payable September1, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August18, 2017.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is included in this report: |
99.1.Press release dated July31, 2017.
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW ExhibitEX-99.1 2 d432796dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Press Release COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND ISSAQUAH,…To view the full exhibit click here
About COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:COST)
Costco Wholesale Corporation is engaged in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States and Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Spain, and through its subsidiaries in Taiwan and Korea. As of August 28, 2016, the Company operated 715 warehouses across the world. The Company’s average warehouse space is approximately 144,000 square feet. The Company’s warehouses on average operate on a seven-day, 70-hour week. The Company offers merchandise in various categories, which include foods (including dry foods, packaged foods and groceries); sundries (including snack foods, candy, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning supplies); hardlines (including appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, and garden and patio); fresh foods (including meat, produce, deli and bakery); softlines (including apparel and small appliances), and other (including gas stations and pharmacy).
