-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LPIy0DNRZYmEGtjqk6aXyEbyj+3wTUgbggtQ0mQGzXycU8s0Rq7VLI66XrxoY6lm 3g7HqUwNxYZVNO7GlsIdew== 0000927087-98-000052.txt : 19980402 0000927087-98-000052.hdr.sgml : 19980402 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927087-98-000052 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 424B3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980401 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COSTCO COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000909832 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 330572969 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0830 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 424B3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-40049 FILM NUMBER: 98585236 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 999 LAKE DRIVE CITY: ISSAQUAH STATE: WA ZIP: 98027- BUSINESS PHONE: (206)-313-8100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 999 LAKE DRIVE CITY: ISSAQUAD STATE: WA ZIP: 98027 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRICE/COSTCO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930728 424B3 1 FIFTH SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 1, 1998 TO FOURTH SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 23, 1998, THIRD SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 25, 1998, SECOND SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 21, 1998, PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED DECEMBER 19, 1997, AND PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 26, 1997 COSTCO COMPANIES, INC. The following table sets forth certain information as of April 1, 1998, as to the security ownership of persons not named as Selling Securityholders in the Prospectus dated November 26, 1997 ("Prospectus") or the Prospectus Supplements dated December 19, 1997, or January 21, February 25, or March 23, 1998.
Face Amount of Notes Owned Shares of Common Stock Prior to Offering Owned Prior Selling Securityholder to Offering (1) - ---------------------- --------------- Oppenheimer Bond Fund for Growth $8,000,000 90,836 Massachusets Mutual Life Insurance Company $3,300,000 37,469 MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited c/o Bank America $1,000,000 11,354 Trust & Banking Corporation (Cayman) Limited MassMutual High Yield Partners LLC $1,150,000 13,057 MassMutual Corporate Investors $200,000 2,270 MassMutual Participation Investors $225,000 2,554 - --------------------------------------- (1) Includes the Shares into which the Notes are convertible. The date of this Prospectus Supplement is April 1, 1998.
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