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Where is PriceSmart's corporate headquarters?
PriceSmart's corporate office is located at 9740 Scranton Road, San Diego, California, USA.

What is PriceSmart's fiscal year?
PriceSmart's fiscal year runs from September 1st through August 31st each year. The Company is currently in its fiscal year 2013.

Who are PriceSmart's independent auditors?
Ernst and Young LLP.

Who is PriceSmart's transfer agent?
Computershare Shareholder Services.

How is PriceSmart's stock traded?
PriceSmart's common stock in traded on NASDAQ's Global Select Market under the symbol PSMT.

Does PriceSmart pay dividends, and if so, when are they paid?
The Company paid dividends in fiscal years 2007 - 2012. For 2013, The Board of Directors has declared cash dividends, in the total amount of $0.60 per share, $0.30 per share payable on December 21, 2012 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 10, 2012 and $0.30 per share payable on August 30, 2013 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 15, 2013.

When will the most recently completed quarter's earnings be announced?
PriceSmart plans to release earnings for the third quarter fiscal year 2013, which ends on May 31, 2013, on Wednesday July 10, 2013. Earnings for the second quarter fiscal year 2013 were announced on Tuesday April 9, 2013.

Does PriceSmart release monthly sales figures?
Monthly sales and monthly comparable warehouse club sales for warehouse clubs open at least 12 months are released on or about the 7th of the following month (but not on a weekend).

Does PriceSmart hold scheduled conference calls after the release of monthly sales or quarterly earnings?

Although the Company does not conduct regularly scheduled conference calls, PriceSmart management has hosted calls after the release of quarterly earnings.

PriceSmart held a conference call on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, to discuss the financial results of the second quarter FY 2013. You can click here to listen to a recording of the call online.

For recordings of prior conference calls, please click here.

Investors, analysts, or fund managers are invited to contact PriceSmart's CFO, John Heffner, at 858-404-8826 or at jheffner@pricesmart.com, with any questions they have about the Company's results.

When is PriceSmart's annual shareholder meeting?
PriceSmart's annual shareholder meetings are typically held in January. The most recent Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of PriceSmart, Inc. was held on January 22, 2013, at the Company’s corporate headquarters, 9740 Scranton Road, San Diego, California.

When is PriceSmart's annual report distributed?
The annual report to shareholders is generally sent 40-45 days prior to the annual meeting. The annual report for fiscal year 2012 was sent out in early and middle December 2012.

Where can I find information on PriceSmart's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission?
A link to PriceSmart's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission is available here. You can also go directly to the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov and search for either "PriceSmart" or PriceSmart's ticker symbol "PSMT".

In which countries does PriceSmart operate?
PriceSmart currently operates in twelve countries and one U.S. territory: Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

What are PriceSmart's plans for expansion to other countries?
PriceSmart opened its first warehouse club in Colombia in August 2011 and opened its second club in that country on October 19, 2012. PriceSmart continues to examine Colombia's potential for multiple warehouse clubs.