William H Gates II

Insider

First SEC filing: Sept. 24, 2003 · Latest: Sept. 24, 2003

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Insider transactions Every share this person bought or sold, from Form 4 filings.
Derivatives Options and other derivative holdings reported by this person.

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COST selling Nov. 13, 2014

Insider transactions

0 buys (P) 0 sells (S) Net: $0 + 23 non-open-market transactions below last 12 months, based on the transactions shown below

Price change vs current quote, split-adjusted for corporate actions since the filing — not benchmarked, not annualized, not size-weighted

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Date	Ticker	Code	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after	Δ own	A/D	vs now
April 6, 2015	COST	G	3,350	—	—	45,000 Direct	-6.93%	Disposed	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Feb. 27, 2015	COST	A	216	$146.96	$31,743	48,350 Direct	+0.45%	Acquired	541.8% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Nov. 13, 2014	COST	S	1,200	$138.18	$165,816	48,134 Direct	-2.43%	Disposed	582.6% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 22, 2014	COST	A	2,400	—	—	49,334 Direct	+5.11%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 22, 2013	COST	A	2,400	—	—	46,934 Direct	+5.39%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Dec. 12, 2012	COST	A	456	$98.31	$44,829	44,534 Direct	+1.03%	Acquired	859.5% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 22, 2012	COST	A	3,000	—	—	44,078 Direct	+7.30%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	M	12,000	$43.79	$525,480	0 Direct	-100.00%	Disposed	2054.0% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	M	4,500	$37.35	$168,075	0 Direct	-100.00%	Disposed	2425.4% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	S	5,500	$97.48	$536,140	41,078 Direct	-11.81%	Disposed	867.6% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	S	1,762	$97.28	$171,407	46,578 Direct	-3.65%	Disposed	869.6% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	M	12,000	$43.79	$525,480	48,340 Direct	+33.02%	Acquired	2054.0% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	M	4,500	$37.35	$168,075	36,340 Direct	+14.13%	Acquired	2425.4% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 22, 2011	COST	A	3,000	—	—	31,840 Direct	+10.40%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Nov. 8, 2010	COST	M	7,500	$37.35	$280,125	4,500 Direct	-62.50%	Disposed	2425.4% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Nov. 8, 2010	COST	M	12,000	$30.41	$364,920	0 Direct	-100.00%	Disposed	3001.8% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Nov. 8, 2010	COST	S	10,160	—	—	28,840 Direct	-26.05%	Disposed	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Nov. 8, 2010	COST	M	7,500	$37.35	$280,125	39,000 Direct	+23.81%	Acquired	2425.4% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Nov. 8, 2010	COST	M	12,000	$30.41	$364,920	31,500 Direct	+61.54%	Acquired	3001.8% (price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 22, 2010	COST	A	3,000	—	—	19,500 Direct	+18.18%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 22, 2009	COST	A	3,000	—	—	16,500 Direct	+22.22%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 22, 2008	COST	A	3,000	—	—	13,500 Direct	+28.57%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 17, 2007	COST	A	3,000	—	—	10,500 Direct	+40.00%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
Oct. 19, 2006	COST	A	3,000	—	—	7,500 Direct	+66.67%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
June 12, 2006	COST	A	1,500	—	—	4,500 Direct	+50.00%	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
April 1, 2005	COST	A	12,000	—	—	12,000 Direct	—	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)
April 1, 2004	COST	A	12,000	—	—	12,000 Direct	—	Acquired	(price as of 2026-08-21)

P = Open-market purchase · S = Sale · A = Grant/award · M = Option exercise · G = Gift · F = Tax withholding

Insider transactions are not a recommendation; sales are often driven by liquidity or tax reasons.

Derivative holdings (Form 4 Table II)

Options, RSUs and convertible securities reported on Form 4 Table II.

Date	Ticker	Security	Underlying	Exercise price	Expiration	Shares	A/D
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	Stock Option	Common Stock (12,000)	$43.79	April 1, 2015	12,000	Disposed
Oct. 12, 2012	COST	Stock Option	Common Stock (4,500)	$37.35	April 1, 2014	4,500	Disposed
Nov. 8, 2010	COST	Stock Option	Common Stock (7,500)	$37.35	April 1, 2014	7,500	Disposed
Nov. 8, 2010	COST	Stock Option	Common Stock (12,000)	$30.41	April 1, 2013	12,000	Disposed
April 1, 2005	COST	Stock Option	Common Stock (12,000)	$43.79	April 1, 2015	12,000	Acquired
April 1, 2004	COST	Stock Option	Common Stock (12,000)	$37.35	March 31, 2014	12,000	Acquired

Exercise/conversion price is blank when not applicable (e.g. RSUs).