SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PRICE ROBERT E

(Last) (First) (Middle)
7777 FAY AVE., SUITE 300

(Street)
LA JOLLA CA 92037

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PRICESMART INC [ PSMT ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2016
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/10/2016 S 119,025(1) D $84 1,870,958 I As co-trustee of the Robert and Allison Price Charitable Trust(2)
Common Stock 05/10/2016 S 48,773(1) D $84 766,662 I As co-trustee of the Robert and Allison Price Trust UDT 1/10/75(3)
Common Stock 05/10/2016 S 53,046(1) D $84 833,825 I As co-manager of The Price Group LLC(4)
Common Stock 80 D
Common Stock 18,805 I As co-trustee of the Sarah Price Trust UTD 9/22/89(5)
Common Stock 18,805 I As co-trustee of the David Price Trust UTD 9/22/89(6)
Common Stock 45,000 I Family Trusts
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. On May 10, 2016, such entity, together with certain other entities in which the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership, entered into a stock purchase agreement with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., as investment adviser for and on behalf of certain funds and accounts, pursuant to which such entities agreed to sell these shares to such funds and accounts in the denominations specified in the agreement at a price of $84.00 per share.
2. The reporting person and his wife Allison Price are co-trustees of this trust. The reporting person and his wife each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by this trust except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.
3. The reporting person and his wife Allison Price are co-trustees of this trust.
4. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
5. The reporting person serves as co-trustee of this trust with his wife Allison Price and their adult daughter Sarah Price Keating. The reporting person and his wife each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by this trust except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.
6. The reporting person serves as co-trustee of this trust with his wife Allison Price and their adult son David Price. The reporting person and his wife each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by this trust except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
* The reporting person's wife, Allison Price, may also be deemed a greater than 10% beneficial owner of the Issuer's securities in her capacity as co-trustee of each of the trusts identified herein. As such, this Form 4 filing shall be deemed to constitute a Form 4 filing on behalf of both the reporting person and his wife, Allison Price.
/s/ Robert E. Price 05/12/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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