Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW Executive Vice President Sarah Catherine George filed a Form 4 on October 26, 2026, disclosing five share-withholding transactions on October 22, 2026, tied to the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Sarah Catherine George, Executive Vice President at Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW (NASDAQ:COST)
  • Transaction type: Five separate "F" code disposals on October 22, 2026, each representing shares withheld by Costco for tax obligations upon RSU vesting
  • Shares withheld: 59.988, 62.467, 55.774, 34.821, and 46.711 shares, respectively, across the five transactions
  • Price per share: $1,018.21, described in the filing as the closing market price of Costco common stock on Nasdaq on October 22, 2026
  • Remaining direct ownership: 3,868.075 shares of Costco common stock held directly following all reported transactions
  • Filing signed by: Alejandro Torres, Attorney-in-Fact, on October 26, 2026

Details of the Tax-Withholding Transactions for George's RSU Vest at Costco

According to the Form 4 filed with the SEC, Sarah Catherine George, an Executive Vice President of Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW, had a total of 259.761 shares withheld across five separate transactions on October 22, 2026. The filing states that each transaction carried transaction code "F," which corresponds to shares withheld by the company to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units. All five disposals are recorded as direct ownership and took place on the same date.

The filing identifies the per-share price for all five transactions as $1,018.21, noted in the filing's footnote as "the closing market price of Costco common stock on Nasdaq on October 22, 2026." Costco operates a membership-based warehouse retail model, and the company's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol COST. Following the sequential withholdings, George's directly held position in Costco common stock was reduced from an opening balance of 4,127.836 shares (derived from the first row's starting point) to 3,868.075 shares, as reported in the filing.

No derivative securities were reported in Table II of the filing. The Form 4 was filed by one reporting person, and no amendment date was provided, indicating this is an original filing rather than a revision of a prior submission.

What Was Disclosed

The filing disclosed five RSU-related tax-withholding transactions by Costco EVP Sarah Catherine George on October 22, 2026, totaling 259.761 shares disposed of at $1,018.21 per share, leaving her with 3,868.075 shares of Costco common stock held directly.