8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2021

PriceSmart, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (858) 404-8800

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(e) At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of PriceSmart, Inc. (the “Company”) held on February 4, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). The Plan was amended to increase the total number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan by 500,000 shares.

A detailed summary of the amendment to the Plan is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”) under the caption “Proposal 3--Approval of an Amendment to Increase the Number of Shares of Common Stock Available for the Grant of Awards Under the 2013 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as Amended.” That detailed summary of the amendment to the Plan and the foregoing description of the amendment to the Plan are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, as amended and restated to date, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference.

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

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on February 4, 2021 through a virtual meeting platform at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PSMT2021. As of the record date, there were 30,738,334 shares outstanding and entitled to vote. There were 29,692,347 shares voted during the meeting or by proxy. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present during the meeting or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Each of the Board’s nominees received such a plurality and was re-elected to the Board. The results of the stockholder vote are set forth below.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 4, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend in the total amount of $0.70 per share, with $0.35 per share payable on February 26, 2021 to stockholders of record as of February 15, 2021 and $0.35 per share payable on August 31, 2021 to stockholders of record as of August 15, 2021. Future dividends and the establishment of record and payment dates is subject to determination by the Board of Directors in its discretion, after its review of the Company’s financial performance and anticipated capital requirements, taking into account the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations and cash flows.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is included in this Form 8-K:

(1)Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company filed with the Commission on December 18, 2020.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.