As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2003
Registration No. 333-36546
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PriceSmart, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 5399 | 33-0628530 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
4649 Morena Boulevard
San Diego, California 92117
(858) 581-4530
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
| Notice to: Robert E. Price President and Chief Executive Officer PriceSmart, Inc. 4649 Morena Boulevard San Diego, California 92117 (858) 581-4530 |
Copies to: Scott N. Wolfe, Esq. Robert E. Burwell, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300 San Diego, California 92130 (858) 523-5400 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable.
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
On May 8, 2000, PriceSmart, Inc. (“PriceSmart”) filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-36546) (the “Registration Statement”), which registered 25,157 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for resale by the selling stockholder named therein. PriceSmart’s contractual obligation to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has terminated. Pursuant to the undertaking contained in the Registration Statement, PriceSmart is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to deregister all securities registered under the Registration Statement that remain unsold as of the date this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement is filed.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on the 12th day of August, 2003.
| PRICESMART, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ ROBERT E. PRICE | |
| Robert E. Price President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ ROBERT E. PRICE Robert E. Price |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) | August 12, 2003 | ||
| /s/ ALLAN C. YOUNGBERG Allan C. Youngberg |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | August 7, 2003 | ||
| /s/ RAFAEL E. BARCENAS Rafael E. Barcenas |
Director | July 28, 2003 | ||
| /s/ JAMES F. CAHILL James F. Cahill |
Director | August 12, 2003 | ||
| /s/ MURRAY L. GALINSON Murray L. Galinson |
Director | August 12, 2003 | ||
| /s/ KATHERINE L. HENSLEY Katherine L. Hensley |
Director | August 12, 2003 | ||
| /s/ LEON C. JANKS Leon C. Janks |
Director | August 12, 2003 | ||
Lawrence B. Krause |
Director | ________, 2003 | ||
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
Angel Losada M. |
Director |
________, 2003 | ||
| /s/ JACK MCGRORY Jack McGrory |
Director |
August 12, 2003 | ||
Edgar A. Zurcher |
Director |
________, 2003 | ||