0001041803-16-000060.txt : 20160112 0001041803-16-000060.hdr.sgml : 20160112 20160112145849 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001041803-16-000060 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160108 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20160112 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160112 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRICESMART INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001041803 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 330628530 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22793 FILM NUMBER: 161338595 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9740 SCRANTON ROAD CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 BUSINESS PHONE: 8584048800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9740 SCRANTON ROAD CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 8-K 1 a8-kconferencecallclarific.htm 8-K CONFERENCE CALL CLARIFICATION 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): January 8, 2016
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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Item 8.01. Other Events

 
During PriceSmart, Inc.’s earnings conference call for the quarter ended November 30, 2015 held on January 8, 2016, PriceSmart Chief Executive Officer Jose Luis Laparte stated that PriceSmart’s Pereira warehouse club will become part of the calculation of comparable warehouse club sales in February 2016.  Instead, as correctly stated in PriceSmart’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2015, PriceSmart’s Bogotá and Pereira warehouse clubs will become part of the calculation of comparable warehouse club sales in January 2016, and the Medellín club will become part of the calculation in February 2016.
















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.

 
 
 
 
Date: January 12, 2016
 
/S/ JOHN M. HEFFNER
 
 
John M. Heffner
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and
 
 
Principal Accounting Officer)