Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On January 20, 2022, Costco Wholesale Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. There were 443,434,322 shares of common stock entitled to be voted; 344,425,883 shares were voted in person or by proxy. Shareholders voted on the following matters:

1. The election of each of the directors nominated by the Board of Directors to


    hold office until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their
    successors are elected and qualified;

2. The ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent


    auditors for fiscal year 2022;

3. The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's


    executive officers for fiscal year 2021 as disclosed in the Company's
    definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting filed with
    the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2021;

4. A shareholder proposal regarding charitable giving reporting;

5. A shareholder proposal regarding the adoption of GHG emissions reduction


    targets; and

6. A shareholder proposal regarding report on racial justice and food equity.

All items except 4 and 6 were approved. The results of the votes are set forth below:



Election of Directors



Nominees                  For            Against         Abstain      Broker Non-Votes

Susan L. Decker 258,387,497 27,357,545 418,974 58,261,867 Kenneth D. Denman 279,424,861 6,275,233 463,922 58,261,867 Richard A. Galanti 262,118,618 23,189,011 856,387 58,261,867 Hamilton E. James 268,725,647 16,894,467 543,902 58,261,867 W. Craig Jelinek 281,852,335 3,854,158 457,523 58,261,867 Sally Jewell

           284,114,884        1,625,826       423,306        58,261,867

Charles T. Munger 243,710,075 41,974,029 479,912 58,261,867 Jeffrey S. Raikes 231,543,000 54,125,557 495,459 58,261,867 John W. Stanton 281,849,915 3,822,586 491,515 58,261,867 Maggie Wilderotter 224,658,142 60,999,558 506,316 58,261,867

Ratification of the Selection of Auditors:





    For        Against    Abstain
336,032,085   7,829,768   564,030

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:





    For        Against     Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
272,585,623   12,617,670   960,723      58,261,867

Shareholder proposal regarding charitable giving reporting:





   For        Against      Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
9,012,629   275,313,891   1,837,496      58,261,867

Shareholder proposal regarding the adoption of GHG emissions reduction targets:





    For        Against      Abstain     Broker Non-Votes
190,706,448   81,938,063   13,519,505      58,261,867

Shareholder proposal regarding report on racial justice and food equity:





   For         Against      Abstain     Broker Non-Votes
47,223,921   225,319,348   13,620,747      58,261,867






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