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X UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended August 31 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 9740 Scranton Road , San Diego , CA ( Address of principal executive offices ) COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-22793 PriceSmart , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer to Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 858 ) 404-8800 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol PSMT Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) ; and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No 33-0628530 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 92121 ( Zip Code ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . As of October 19 , 2021 , 30,844,167 shares of Common Stock were outstanding . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 0 Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . The aggregate market value of the Registrant's voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the Registrant as of the last day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $ 2,305,076,288 based on the last reported sale price of $ 96.05 per share on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on February 28 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 3 , 2022 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K .