FILE- In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, file photo, a shopper leaves a Costco store in, Portland, Ore. Costco annoucned Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, that it plans a special dividend of $7 per share next month in addition to the regular quarterly dividend the wholesale club operator pays shareholders. Costco Wholesale Corp.’s regular quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents per share will be paid Nov. 30 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 16. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)