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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on January 24, 2018

 

     

 

PRICESMART, INC

 

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Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 

For holders as of: December 01, 2017

 

Date: January 24, 2018        Time: 10:00 AM PST

 

Location: Company’s Corporate

 

    Headquarters

 

    9740 Scranton Road

 

    San Diego, California, 92121

 

 

          
  

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PRICESMART, INC

9740 SCRANTON ROAD

SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-1745

    

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      Voting items            

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

 

 

1.

   Election of Directors
     Nominees
 

01

   Sherry S. Bahrambeygui    02    Gonzalo Barrutieta    03    Gordon H. Hanson    04    Beatriz V. Infante    05    Leon C. Janks
 

06

   Jose Luis Laparte    07    Mitchell G. Lynn    08    Gary Malino    09    Pierre Mignault    10    Robert E. Price
 

11

   Edgar Zurcher                        

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

 

 

2.

   To approve, by non-binding vote, executive compensation.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

 

 

3.

   To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of executive compensation votes.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

 

 

4.

   Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Accountants.

NOTE: The proxies of the undersigned may vote according to their discretion on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting.

 

 

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