EX-10.4 5 ex-10_4.htm EXHIBIT 10.4 FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT BRUD DRACHMAN ex-10_4.htm




FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



This Fourteenth Amendment to Employment Agreement is made and entered into as of January 1, 2009 by and between PriceSmart, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("Employer") and Brud Drachman ("Executive").


Recitals

A)  
On January 11, 2000 an Employment Agreement was made and entered into by and between Employer and Executive.

B)  
Said Employment Agreement has been amended on thirteen prior occasions;

C)  
Employer and Executive now desire to further amend the Employment Agreement, as set forth hereinbelow:

Agreement

1.  
Section 2.1 of the Agreement which, as amended, provides:

2.1           Salary.  For Executive’s services hereunder, Employer shall pay as base salary to Executive the amount of $193,700 during each year of the Employment Term. Said salary shall be payable in equal installments in conformity with Employer’s normal payroll period. Executive shall receive such salary increases, if any, as Employer, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

is hereby amended, effective January 1, 2009, to provide as follows:

2.1           Salary.  For Executive’s services hereunder, Employer shall pay as base salary to Executive the amount of $197,600 during each year of the Employment Term. Said salary shall be payable in equal installments in conformity with Employer’s normal payroll period. Executive shall receive such salary increases, if any, as Employer, in its sole discretion, shall determine.


2.  
All other terms of the Employment Agreement, as amended, shall remain unaltered and fully effective.


Executed in San Diego, California, as of the date first written above.




EXECUTIVE                                                                                                EMPLOYER
PRICESMART, INC.

Brud Drachman                                                                                     By:         ______________________  

______________________                                                             Name:     Jose Luis Laparte

                                      Its:           President