Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The information set forth under Item 5.07 below is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.02.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of PriceSmart, Inc. (the "Company") was held on February 5, 2026 through a virtual meeting platform. As of the record date, there were 30,816,360 shares outstanding and entitled to vote. There were 29,508,948 shares voted during the meeting or by proxy. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present during the meeting or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Each of the nominees of the Board of Directors (the "Board") received such a plurality and was re-elected to the Board. Stockholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025 and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026.
1. To elect directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified:
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Sherry S. Bahrambeygui
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27,584,486
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1,130,701
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793,761
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Jeffrey R. Fisher
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28,681,631
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33,556
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793,761
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Gordon H. Hanson
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28,338,930
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376,257
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793,761
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Beatriz V. Infante
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28,681,769
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33,418
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793,761
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Leon C. Janks
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27,302,521
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1,412,666
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793,761
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Patricia Márquez
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28,417,001
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298,186
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793,761
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David N. Price
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28,429,802
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285,385
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793,761
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Robert E. Price
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27,555,050
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1,160,137
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793,761
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David R. Snyder
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28,396,490
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318,697
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793,761
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John D. Thelan
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28,683,648
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31,539
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793,761
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Edgar Zurcher
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26,039,049
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2,676,138
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793,761
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2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Total Shares Voted
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28,290,908
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413,826
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10,453
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793,761
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3. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026:
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Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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Total Shares Voted
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29,255,505
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245,750
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7,693
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