cost-20240205

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2024

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington

0-20355

91-1223280

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

999 Lake Drive

Issaquah, WA 98027

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 425-313-8100

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.005 per share

COST

NASDAQ

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 6, 2024, Costco announced that Richard Galanti will retire as Costco’s Chief Financial Officer, effective March 15, 2024, following nearly forty years of distinguished service to the Company. Mr. Galanti will remain an Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors has appointed Gary Millerchip as an Executive Vice President, effective February 29, 2024, and Costco’s Chief Financial Officer to succeed Mr. Galanti, effective March 15, 2024. Mr. Millerchip, age 52, previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Kroger Co. from April 2019 to February 2024 and, prior to that, as Chief Executive Officer of Kroger Personal Finance since July 2010.

In his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Costco, Mr. Millerchip will receive (a) an annual base salary of $900,000, (b) eligibility for a prorated annual cash incentive bonus in accordance with the Company’s Fiscal 2024 Executive Bonus Plan, and (c) eligibility for annual performance-based restricted stock unit grants, including a grant of RSUs on or around March 11, 2024 with a target value of $2.8 million and annual grants thereafter (commencing with the next company-wide grant expected to occur in October 2024 with a target value of $5.6 million), in each case vesting over five years in equal installments and subject to performance conditions. In consideration of compensation and equity grants from his previous employer forfeited as a result of resigning his position to join Costco, Mr. Millerchip will also receive (i) a cash payment of $4 million, $2 million subject to repayment if he is not employed on March 1, 2025 and $1 million subject to repayment if he is not employed on March 1, 2026, and (ii) a grant of RSUs with a target value of $7 million vesting over three years in equal installments based on continued employment.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

A copy of the Company's press release relating to the announcement described in Item 5.02, dated February 6, 2024, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1. Press release dated February 6, 2024.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

Dated: February 9, 2024	By:	/s/ John Sullivan
		John Sullivan
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits