{"id":810614,"date":"2025-02-07T16:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/pricesmart-announces-8-6-increase-to-annual-dividend-and-voting-results-from-the-2025-annual-meeting-of-stockholders\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:04:47","slug":"pricesmart-announces-8-6-increase-to-annual-dividend-and-voting-results-from-the-2025-annual-meeting-of-stockholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/pricesmart-announces-8-6-increase-to-annual-dividend-and-voting-results-from-the-2025-annual-meeting-of-stockholders\/","title":{"rendered":"PriceSmart Announces 8.6% Increase to Annual Dividend and; Voting Results from the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">SAN DIEGO<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 7, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; PriceSmart, Inc. (&#8220;PriceSmart&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 54 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced an 8.6% increase to its annual dividend and the results of the Company&#8217;s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders that was held on <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 6, 2025<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1740875\/PriceSmart_Inc_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1740875\/PriceSmart_Inc_Logo.jpg\" title=\"PriceSmart, Inc. (PRNewsfoto\/PriceSmart, Inc.)\" alt=\"PriceSmart, Inc. (PRNewsfoto\/PriceSmart, Inc.)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <i>Declaration of Cash Dividend<\/i><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0February 6, 2025, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors declared an annual cash dividend in the total amount of\u00a0$1.26 per share, with\u00a0$0.63\u00a0per share payable on\u00a0February 28, 2025\u00a0to stockholders of record as of\u00a0February 18, 2025\u00a0and\u00a0$0.63\u00a0per share payable on\u00a0August 29, 2025\u00a0to stockholders of record as of\u00a0August 15, 2025. This represents an 8.6% increase over last year&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.16<\/span> per share dividend, which was paid in two <span class=\"xn-money\">$0.58<\/span> per share installments. The decision to increase the annual dividend by 8.6% by the Board of Directors reflects the Board&#8217;s confidence in PriceSmart and the strength of its cash generating activities.<\/p>\n<p>PriceSmart anticipates the ongoing payment of annual dividends in subsequent periods, although the actual declaration of future dividends, if any, the amount of such dividends, and the establishment of record and payment dates is subject to final determination by the Board of Directors at its discretion after its review of the Company&#8217;s financial performance and anticipated capital requirements, taking into account the uncertain macroeconomic conditions on the Company&#8217;s results of operations and cash flows.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <i>Annual Meeting Results <\/i><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>At the annual meeting of stockholders, eleven nominees were elected to the PriceSmart, Inc. Board of Directors. Each director elected will continue to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of PriceSmart, or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed. The following directors were elected:\u00a0Sherry S. Bahrambeygui,\u00a0Jeffrey R. Fisher,\u00a0Gordon H. Hanson,\u00a0Beatriz V. Infante,\u00a0Leon C. Janks,\u00a0Patricia M\u00e1rquez,\u00a0David N. Price, <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert E. Price<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">David R. Snyder<\/span>, John D. Thelan\u00a0and\u00a0Edgar Zurcher.<\/p>\n<p>Stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers for fiscal year 2024, approved an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Award Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant of awards by 750,000 shares and ratified the selection of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending\u00a0August 31, 2025.\u00a0A final report on voting results will be filed with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within four business days following the date of the annual meeting of stockholders.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <i>About\u00a0PriceSmart <\/i><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>PriceSmart, headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span>, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, selling high quality merchandise and services at low prices to PriceSmart Members. PriceSmart operates 54 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (ten in <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span>; eight in <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>; seven in <span class=\"xn-location\">Panama<\/span>; six in <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span>; five in <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span>; four each in <span class=\"xn-location\">Trinidad<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">El Salvador<\/span>; three in <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span>; two each in <span class=\"xn-location\">Nicaragua<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span>; and one each in <span class=\"xn-location\">Aruba<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Barbados<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">United States Virgin Islands<\/span>). In addition, the Company plans to open one warehouse club in <span class=\"xn-location\">Cartago<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span> in the spring of 2025 and one warehouse club in Quetzaltenango, <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span> in the summer of 2025. Once these two new clubs are open, the Company will operate 56 warehouse clubs.<\/p>\n<p>This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning PriceSmart, Inc.&#8217;s (&#8220;PriceSmart&#8221;, the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;we&#8221;) anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flows, future dividends, omni-channel initiatives, proposed warehouse club openings, the Company&#8217;s performance relative to competitors and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;anticipated,&#8221; &#8220;scheduled,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to: various political, economic and compliance risks associated with our international operations, adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets, natural disasters, volatility in currency exchange rates and illiquidity of certain local currencies in our markets, competition, consumer and small business spending patterns, political instability, increased costs associated with the integration of online commerce with our traditional business, whether the Company can successfully execute strategic initiatives, our reliance on third party service providers, including those who support transaction and payment processing, data security and other technology services, cybersecurity breaches that could cause disruptions in our systems or jeopardize the security of Member, employee or business information, cost increases from product and service providers, interruption of supply chains, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related factors and challenges, exposure to product liability claims and product recalls, recoverability of moneys owed to PriceSmart from governments, and other important factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company&#8217;s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC&#8217;s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sec.gov\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.sec.gov<\/a>, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update them, except as required by law. In addition, these risks are not the only risks that the Company faces. The Company could also be affected by additional factors that apply to all companies operating globally and in the U.S., as well as other risks that are not presently known to the Company or that the Company considers to be immaterial.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, please contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael L. McCleary<\/span>, EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (858) 404-8826 or send an email to <a href=\"mailto:ir@pricesmart.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">ir@pricesmart.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=LA14641&amp;sd=2025-02-07\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/pricesmart-announces-8-6-increase-to-annual-dividend-and-voting-results-from-the-2025-annual-meeting-of-stockholders-302371485.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/pricesmart-announces-8-6-increase-to-annual-dividend-and-voting-results-from-the-2025-annual-meeting-of-stockholders-302371485.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  PriceSmart, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=LA14641&amp;Transmission_Id=202502071601PR_NEWS_USPR_____LA14641&amp;DateId=20250207\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire SAN DIEGO , Feb. 7, 2025 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; PriceSmart, Inc. (&#8220;PriceSmart&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 54 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced an 8.6% increase to its annual dividend and the results of the Company&#8217;s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders that was held on February 6, 2025. Declaration of Cash Dividend On\u00a0February 6, 2025, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors declared an annual cash dividend in the total amount of\u00a0$1.26 per share, with\u00a0$0.63\u00a0per share payable on\u00a0February 28, 2025\u00a0to stockholders of record as of\u00a0February 18, 2025\u00a0and\u00a0$0.63\u00a0per share payable on\u00a0August 29, 2025\u00a0to stockholders of record as of\u00a0August 15, 2025. 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(&#8220;PriceSmart&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 54 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced an 8.6% increase to its annual dividend and the results of the Company&#8217;s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders that was held on February 6, 2025. Declaration of Cash Dividend On\u00a0February 6, 2025, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors declared an annual cash dividend in the total amount of\u00a0$1.26 per share, with\u00a0$0.63\u00a0per share payable on\u00a0February 28, 2025\u00a0to stockholders of record as of\u00a0February 18, 2025\u00a0and\u00a0$0.63\u00a0per share payable on\u00a0August 29, 2025\u00a0to stockholders of record as of\u00a0August 15, 2025. 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