Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2008

 

 

PriceSmart, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-22793   33-0628530

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

9740 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

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

 

 

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K is being filed to amend the disclosure in the body of the Form 8-K relating to PriceSmart, Inc.’s entry into agreements to acquire properties and develop adjoining commercial centers in Panama and Costa Rica. PriceSmart had inadvertently reported the acquisition under Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition and referred to the press release relating to the acquisition as an earnings release.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 1, 2008, PriceSmart, Inc. announced that it had entered into agreements to acquire properties in Panama and Costa Rica for the construction of new PriceSmart Warehouse Clubs and the development of adjoining commercial centers. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein and herein shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that section.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit

No.

   

Description

99.1    Press Release of PriceSmart, Inc. dated October 1, 2008.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 13, 2008     PRICESMART, INC.
    By:   /s/ JOHN M. HEFFNER
      John M. Heffner
      Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Press Release of PriceSmart, Inc. dated October 1, 2008.