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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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. |