---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001041803-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PSMT"
cik: "0001041803"
company_name: "PRICESMART INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T10:28:18.636250+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PriceSmart declares $0.86 per share cash dividend for fiscal 2022, payable in two installments

## Summary
- Cash dividend of $0.86/share declared, split into $0.43 payable Feb 28, 2022 (record Feb 15) and $0.43 payable Aug 31, 2022 (record Aug 15).
- Dividend reflects Board's review of financial performance and anticipated capital needs amid COVID-19 uncertainty.
- At annual meeting, all 10 director nominees re-elected, advisory approval of executive compensation passed with 89% support, and Ernst & Young ratified as auditor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001041803-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PSMT
- cik: 0001041803
- company_name: PRICESMART INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180322000012/0001041803-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041803/000104180322000012/psmt-20220203x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001041803-22-000012.txt

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