STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among PRICESMART, INC. and

EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT Stock Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and among

PRICESMART, INC.

and

THE ENTITIES LISTED ON SCHEDULE I HERETO

This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of April 19, 2005 by and among PriceSmart, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PriceSmart”), and the entities listed on Schedule I hereto (each, a “Price Entity, and collectively, the “Price Entities”). For purposes of this Agreement, each of PriceSmart and each of the Price Entities is referred to as a “Party,” and collectively, as the “Parties.”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, each of the Price Entities desires to sell that number of shares of capital stock of PSMT (Guatemala), S.A. (“PSMT Guatemala”) set forth next to its name on Schedule I hereto under the heading “Number of PSMT Guatemala Shares” (the “Purchased Shares”) to PriceSmart, and PriceSmart desires to purchase those shares by exchanging those shares for the number of shares of PriceSmart common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“PriceSmart Common Stock”), set forth next to such Price Entity’s name on Schedule I hereto under the heading “Number of PriceSmart Shares,” on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, for the purposes of this Agreement, the Parties have agreed that the aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Shares shall be Six Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD$6,600,000); and

WHEREAS, for the purposes of this Agreement, the Parties have agreed to value the PriceSmart Common Stock at Eight United States Dollars (USD$8.00) per share.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL STOCK. Each of the Price Entities, severally and not jointly, agrees to sell the number of Purchased Shares set forth next to its name on Schedule I to PriceSmart at the Closing (as defined in Section 2), and PriceSmart agrees to purchase the Purchased Shares from the Price Entities at the Closing, for the number of shares of PriceSmart Common Stock indicated on Schedule I hereto (the “Issued Shares”).

2. CLOSING. The purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares will take place at the offices of PriceSmart at 9740 Scranton Road, San Diego CA 92121, on April 21, 2005, or at such other time and place as PriceSmart and the Price Entities may mutually agree (which time and place are referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing”).

2.1 At the Closing, each of the Price Entities will deliver or cause to be delivered to PriceSmart a properly endorsed certificate representing the Purchased Shares owned by it, and/or any other document(s) required under Guatemala law to effectuate the transfer of the Purchased Shares to PriceSmart or its designee.

2.2 At the Closing, PriceSmart will issue irrevocable transfer agent instructions instructing PriceSmart’s transfer agent to issue in the name of each of the Price Entities a certificate representing the number of shares of PriceSmart Common Stock to be issued to such Price Entity.

3. MUTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. With respect to the Issued Shares, each of the Price Entities hereby represents and warrants to PriceSmart, and with respect to the Purchased Shares, PriceSmart hereby represents and warrants to the Price Entities, as follows:

3.1 PURCHASE FOR OWN ACCOUNT. The Issued Shares or the Purchased Shares, as the case may be, to be purchased by such Party hereunder will be acquired for investment for such Party’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such Party also represents that such Party has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Issued Shares or the Purchased Shares or the Remaining Shares.

3.2 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. Such Party has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Issued Shares or the Purchased Shares, as the case may be, to be purchased by such Party under this Agreement. Such Party further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from PriceSmart, PSMT Guatemala or the Price Entities, as the case may be, regarding the terms and conditions of the Issued Shares or the Purchased Shares and to obtain additional information (to the extent PriceSmart, PSMT Guatemala or the Price Entities possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to such Party or to which such Party had access. The foregoing, however, does not in any way limit or modify the representations and warranties made by such Party in this Agreement.

3.3 INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE. Such Party understands that the purchase of the Issued Shares or the Purchased Shares involves substantial risk. Such Party has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that such Party is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of such Party’s investment in the Issued Shares or the Purchased Shares and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that such Party is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment in the Issued Shares or the Purchased Shares and protecting its own interests in connection with this investment.

3.4 ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS. Such Party is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

3.5 RESTRICTED SECURITIES. Such Price Entity understands that the Issued Shares are characterized as “restricted securities” under the Securities Act. Such Price Entity further understands that the Issued Shares will be issued in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under the Securities Act and applicable regulations thereunder such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, such Price Entity represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 (“Rule 144”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act. Such Price Entity understands that, other than as set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement, PriceSmart is under no obligation to register any of the Issued Shares.

3.6 LEGEND. Such Price Entity understands that the certificates evidencing the Issued Shares will bear the legend set forth below:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.”

The legend set forth above shall be removed by PriceSmart from any certificate evidencing the Issued Shares upon (i) a sale by the holder pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to an effective registration statement or (ii) delivery to PriceSmart of an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to PriceSmart, that a registration statement under the Securities Act is at that time in effect with respect to the legended security or that such security can be freely transferred in a public sale without such a registration statement being in effect and that such transfer will not jeopardize the exemption or exemptions from registration pursuant to which PriceSmart issued the Issued Shares.

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRICESMART. PriceSmart hereby represents and warrants to the Price Entities as follows:

4.1 ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND QUALIFICATION. PriceSmart is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. PriceSmart is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure so to qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties.

4.2 VALID ISSUANCE OF STOCK. The Issued Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the consideration provided herein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

4.3 AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABILITY. All corporate action on the part of PriceSmart and its officers, directors and stockholders, necessary for the authorization,

execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of PriceSmart hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby have been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by PriceSmart and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of PriceSmart, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies; and (iii) the unenforceability under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy or prohibited by law.

4.4 NONCONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance by PriceSmart of this Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under (i) any provision of PriceSmart’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws as they shall be in effect; (ii) any provision of any judgment, decree or order to which PriceSmart is a party or by which it is bound; (iii) any material contract, obligation or commitment to which PriceSmart is a party or by which it is bound; or (iv) any statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to PriceSmart.

4.5 ACCURACY OF EXCHANGE ACT REPORTS. PriceSmart has timely filed all reports required to be filed by PriceSmart under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All such reports filed by PriceSmart in the preceding twelve (12) months contain all statements required to be stated therein in accordance with the Exchange Act and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PRICE ENTITIES. Each of the Price Entities hereby represents and warrants to PriceSmart as follows:

5.1 ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND QUALIFICATION. Such Price Entity is duly organized and validly existing and has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and carry out its obligations hereunder.

5.2 AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABILITY. All action on the part of such Price Entity necessary for its authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder have been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Price Entity and this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of such Price Entity, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies; and (iii) the unenforceability under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy or prohibited by law.

5.3 NONCONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and performance by such Price Entity of this Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under (i) any provision of such Price Entity’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other governing documents as they shall be in effect; (ii) any provision of any judgment, decree or order to which such Price Entity is a party or by which it is bound; (iii) any material contract, obligation or commitment to which such Price Entity is a party or by which it is bound; or (iv) any applicable statute, rule or governmental regulation.

5.4 TITLE TO PURCHASED SHARES. Each Price Entity owns exactly the number of shares of capital stock of PSMT Guatemala set forth next to its name on Schedule I hereto, all of which are free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and any liabilities, except as may be created hereby. Other than the Purchased Shares, such Price Entity owns no shares of capital stock of, or any other interest in, PSMT Guatemala. In addition, such Price Entity has no options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of capital stock of, or any other interest in, PSMT Guatemala. Following the Closing, such Price Entity will have transferred all of its right, title and interest in PSMT Guatemala to PriceSmart.

6. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE ISSUED SHARES.

6.1 FURTHER LIMITATIONS ON DISPOSITION. Without in any way limiting the representations set forth above, each of the Price Entities further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the Issued Shares unless and until:

(a)	There is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration statement; or

(b)

such Price Entity shall have notified PriceSmart of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished PriceSmart with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and such Price Entity shall have furnished PriceSmart, at such Price Entity’s expense, with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to PriceSmart, that such disposition will not require registration of such securities under the Securities Act.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) above, no such registration statement or opinion of counsel shall be required: (i) for any transfer of any Issued Shares in compliance with Rule 144 or (ii) for any transfer of any Issued Shares by a Party that is a partnership, limited liability company or trust to a partner of such partnership, member of such limited liability company or grantor or beneficiary of such trust; provided that in each of the foregoing cases the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Section 6.1 to the same extent as if the transferee were an original Party hereunder.

7. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.

7.1 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PRICESMART AT CLOSING. PriceSmart’s obligation to purchase the Purchased Shares at the Closing is subject to the

fulfillment to PriceSmart’s satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing, of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by PriceSmart:

(a)

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS. The representations and warranties made by the Price Entities in Sections 3 and 5 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects at the Closing, with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of the date thereof, and each of the Price Entities shall have performed and complied in all material respect with all obligations and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

(b)

QUALIFICATIONS, LEGAL INVESTMENT. All authorizations, approvals, or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state or country that are required in connection with the lawful sale and issuance of the Purchased Shares and the Issued Shares shall have been duly obtained and shall be effective on and as of the Closing. At the time of the Closing, the sale and issuance of the Purchased Shares and the Issued Shares shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which PriceSmart, PSMT Guatemala and the Price Entities are subject.

(c)	PRICE ENTITY DELIVERIES. The Price Entities shall have made the Closing deliveries contemplated by Section 2.1 hereof.

7.2 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE PRICE ENTITIES AT CLOSING. The obligations of the Price Entities to sell the Purchased Shares to be sold at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment, to the Price Entities’ satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing of the following conditions, any of which may be waived by the Price Entities:

(a)

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS. The representations and warranties made by PriceSmart in Sections 3 and 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects at the date of the Closing, with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of the date thereof. PriceSmart shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.

(b)

(c)	PRICESMART DELIVERIES. PriceSmart shall have made the Closing deliveries contemplated by Section 2.2 hereof.

8. REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR RESALE OF THE ISSUED SHARES.

8.1 SHELF REGISTRATION STATEMENT. Within thirty (30) days after demand by Price Entities holding a majority of the Issued Shares, PriceSmart will prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act registering all of the Issued Shares sold to the Price Entities pursuant to this Agreement for resale to the public by such Price Entities pursuant to such registration statement (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) and the prospectus included therein, free and clear of any restrictions under the Securities Act except for prospectus delivery requirements. For purposes of this Section 8, the term “Issued Shares” shall be deemed to include shares of PriceSmart Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in replacement of the Issued Shares. PriceSmart shall use all reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable thereafter and, subject to Sections 8.2(b) and 8.3, to remain effective until the earlier of (i) two years from the Closing and (ii) such time as the Issued Shares may be freely sold to the public without registration and without regard to volume or manner of sale (the “Registration Period”).

8.2 PRICESMART OBLIGATIONS. In connection with the registration of the Issued Shares pursuant to this Section 8, PriceSmart shall do the following:

(a)	Prepare and deliver to the Price Entities as many copies of the Prospectus (as hereafter defined) as the Price Entities may reasonably request;

(b)

Use its best efforts to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act, by the Exchange Act and by the undertakings in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Section 8 (any such registration statement, including the Shelf Registration Statement, the “Registration Statement”) so far as is necessary to permit the continuance of resales of the Issued Shares by the Price Entities to the public, free and clear of any restrictions under the Securities Act except for prospectus delivery requirements. If, at any time during the Registration Period, an event shall occur which makes it necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus to comply with law or with the rules and regulations of the Commission, PriceSmart shall promptly notify the Price Entities of the proposed amendment or supplement and promptly prepare and furnish to the Price Entities such number of copies of an amended or supplemented Registration Statement and/or Prospectus that complies with law and with such rules and regulations as the Price Entities may reasonably request. Each of the Price Entities shall suspend its sales of the Issued Shares pending the preparation and delivery of such amendment or supplement and until such time as each such amendment or amendments to the Registration Statement have been declared effective by the Commission. PriceSmart authorizes the Price Entities, and any brokers or dealers effecting sales of the Issued Shares for the account of

the Price Entities, to use the Prospectus, as from time to time amended or supplemented, in connection with the sale of the Issued Shares in accordance with applicable provisions of the Securities Act and state securities laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Prospectus” means the final prospectus relating to the Issued Shares most recently included in the Registration Statement or filed by PriceSmart pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act and any amendments or supplements thereto filed by PriceSmart pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act and shall include all documents or information incorporated in any such prospectus by reference;

(c)

Promptly advise the Price Entities (i) when any post-effective amendment of the Registration Statement is filed with the Commission and when any post-effective amendment becomes effective; (ii) of any request made by the Commission for any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto; (iii) of any suspension or threatened suspension of the use of any Prospectus in any state; and (iv) of any proceedings commenced or threatened to be commenced by the Commission or any state securities commission that would result in the issuance of any stop order or other order or suspension of use. PriceSmart agrees to use its reasonable efforts to prevent or promptly remove any stop order or other order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus during the Registration Period and to comply with any such request by the Commission to amend or supplement the Prospectus;

(d)

Take such action as shall be necessary to qualify and maintain the qualification of the Issued Shares covered by such registration under such state securities or “blue sky” laws for offers and sales to the public during the Registration Period as the Price Entities shall reasonably request; provided, however, that PriceSmart shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation to do business under the laws of or become subject to taxation in, any jurisdiction in which it shall not be then qualified, or to file any general consent to service of process;

(e)	Permit counsel designated by the Price Entities to review the Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto a reasonable time prior to their filing with the Commission;

(f)	Provide a transfer agent and registrar, which may be a single entity, for the Issued Shares not later than the effective date of the Registration Statement;

(g)

Prepare and file with the Commission, at the request of the Price Entities, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to change the plan of distribution set forth in the Registration Statement; and

(h)

Cause the Issued Shares to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and continually quoted or listed, subject to notice of issuance, on the Nasdaq National Market or a national securities exchange, if such exchange is the principal market on which the Issued Shares are traded, and not subject to any restriction or suspension from trading on the Nasdaq National Market or such national securities exchange; provided, however, that PriceSmart may deregister PriceSmart Common Stock registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act if such deregistration is in connection with a merger, dissolution or other transaction in which the stockholders of PriceSmart receive prior to such deregistration either cash or securities that are listed on the Nasdaq National Market or a national securities exchange or some combination of cash and such securities; provided, further, that PriceSmart may delist the Issued Shares from trading on the Nasdaq National Market or national securities exchange if PriceSmart is concurrently listing such stock on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange.

(i)	With a view to making available to the Price Entities the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that at any time permit the sale of the Issued Shares to the public without registration, PriceSmart agrees to:

(i)

make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(ii)

file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of PriceSmart under the Exchange Act; and

(iii)

so long as the Price Entities own any unregistered Issued Shares, furnish to any of the Price Entities upon any reasonable request a written statement by PriceSmart as to its compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144, and of the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of PriceSmart, and the other Commission reports and documents of PriceSmart as any of the Price Entities may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing it to sell any Issued Shares without registration (excluding any reports or documents of PriceSmart that PriceSmart, in its sole discretion, deems confidential).

8.3 RESTRICTIONS ON REGISTRATIONS. If at any time or from time to time after the effective date of the Registration Statement, PriceSmart notifies the Price Entities in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined below), none of the Price Entities shall offer or sell any Issued Shares or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to Issued Shares from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material

Event until the Price Entities receive written notice from PriceSmart that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event. If a Potential Material Event shall occur prior to the date the Registration Statement is filed, then notwithstanding Section 8.1, PriceSmart’s obligation to file the Registration Statement shall be delayed without penalty until such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event. “Potential Material Event” means any of the following: (i) the possession by PriceSmart of material information not ripe for disclosure in the Registration Statement, as determined in good faith by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of PriceSmart that disclosure of such information in the Registration Statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of PriceSmart; or (ii) any material engagement or activity by PriceSmart which would, in the good faith determination of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of PriceSmart, be adversely affected by disclosure in the Registration Statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of PriceSmart that the Registration Statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information. In no event shall the suspension of the Registration Statement (or the permissible delay in filing the Registration Statement) exceed ninety (90) days as a result of a Potential Material Event.

8.4 CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF INVESTOR. In connection with the registration of the Issued Shares pursuant to this Section 8:

(a)

Each of the Price Entities shall cooperate as reasonably requested by PriceSmart with PriceSmart in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, and for so long as PriceSmart is obligated to file and keep effective the Registration Statement, shall provide to PriceSmart, in writing, for use in the Registration Statement, all such information regarding the Price Entities and their plans of distribution of the Issued Shares as may be reasonably necessary to enable PriceSmart to prepare the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, to maintain the currency and effectiveness thereof and otherwise to comply with all applicable requirements of law in connection therewith.

(b)

Each of the Price Entities agrees to promptly furnish additional information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to PriceSmart by the Price Entities not materially misleading. Each of the Price Entities agrees to furnish all such information and to cooperate with and provide assistance to PriceSmart, as PriceSmart may reasonably request, in connection with any registration and sale of the Issued Shares.

(c)	Each of the Price Entities hereby covenants with PriceSmart not to make any sale of the Issued Shares without effectively causing the prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act to be satisfied unless the sale is made pursuant to an exemption from registration.

(d)

Each of the Price Entities acknowledges and agrees that the Issued Shares sold pursuant to the Registration Statement are not transferable on the books of PriceSmart unless the stock certificate submitted to the transfer agent evidencing the Issued Shares is accompanied by a certificate reasonably satisfactory to PriceSmart to the effect that (i) the Issued Shares have been sold in accordance with this Agreement and the Registration Statement and (ii) the requirement of delivering a current prospectus has been satisfied.

(e)

Each of the Price Entities is hereby advised that the anti-manipulation provisions of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of the Issued Shares offered pursuant to the Registration Statement and agrees not to take any action with respect to any distribution deemed to be made pursuant to the Registration Statement that constitutes a violation of Regulation M under the Exchange Act or any other applicable rule, regulation or law.

(f)

At the end of the Registration Period, each of the Price Entities shall discontinue sales of Issued Shares pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement upon receipt of notice from PriceSmart of its intention to remove from registration the Issued Shares covered thereby which remain unsold, and each of the Price Entities shall promptly notify PriceSmart of the number of Issued Shares registered that remain unsold immediately upon receipt of the notice from PriceSmart.

8.5 INDEMNIFICATION OF THE PRICE ENTITIES. PriceSmart shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Price Entities, together with their manager, members, trustees and any controlling persons against and in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (including legal or other fees and expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage or liability) to which the Price Entities or any such persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions with respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission is based upon written information supplied by the Price Entities or by any of their representatives for use in such Registration Statement; provided, however, this indemnity agreement shall not inure to the benefit of any of the Price Entities on account of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action arising from the sale of the Issued Shares to any person if such Price Entity fails to send or give a copy of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) to such person.

8.6 INDEMNIFICATION OF PRICESMART. Each of the Price Entities shall severally and not jointly indemnify, defend and hold harmless PriceSmart, its officers and its directors and any controlling persons of PriceSmart against and in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several (including legal or other fees and expenses

reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage or liability) to which PriceSmart or any such persons may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions with respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only in each case to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission is based upon written information supplied by such Price Entity or its representatives for use in such Registration Statement; PROVIDED that in no event shall any indemnification obligation on the part of any Price Entity under this Section 8.6 exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Price Entity.

8.7 CONTRIBUTION. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding Sections 8.5 or 8.6 is unavailable to an indemnified party as contemplated by such clauses, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, but also the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; PROVIDED that in no event shall any contribution obligation on the part of any Price Entity under this Section 8.7 exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Price Entity.

8.8 PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION. The procedure for indemnification under this Section 8 shall be as follows:

(a)	NOTICE. The indemnified party shall promptly give notice to the indemnifying party of any pending or threatened claim giving rise to indemnification under Sections 8.5 or 8.6 (a “Claim”), specifying the factual basis for the Claim and the approximate amount thereof.

(b)

CONTROL OF CLAIM AND SETTLEMENT. With respect to any Claim as to which a person is entitled to indemnification hereunder, the indemnifying party shall have the right at its own expense to participate in or assume control of the defense of the Claim, and the indemnified party shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party, subject to reimbursement for actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the indemnified party as the result of a request by the indemnifying party; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such indemnifying party shall not be entitled to assume such defense and an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interest between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding or the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and any such indemnified party reasonably determines that there may be legal defenses available to such indemnified party which are in conflict with those available to such indemnifying party. If the indemnifying party elects to assume control

of the defense of any Claim, the indemnified party shall have the right to participate in the defense of the Claim at its own expense. If the indemnifying party does not elect to assume control or otherwise participate in the defense of any Claim, it shall be bound by the results obtained by the indemnified party with respect to the Claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement effected without its written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(c)	SURVIVAL. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the indemnification and contribution obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive indefinitely.

8.9 EXPENSES. PriceSmart shall pay all expenses incident to the registration of the Issued Shares under this Section 8, including without limitation, all registration and filing fees, all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, and the fees and disbursements of counsel for PriceSmart and its independent public accountants. With respect to sales of the Issued Shares, the Price Entities shall pay all underwriting discounts and commissions and fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals relating to any resale of the Issued Shares by the Price Entities, and transfer taxes, if any.

8.11 COMPLIANCE. The Price Entities will observe and comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the general rules and regulations thereunder, as now in effect and as from time to time amended and including those hereafter enacted or promulgated, in connection with any offer, sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition of the Issued Shares or any part thereof.

9. MISCELLANEOUS.

9.1 SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES. The representations, warranties and covenants of the Parties contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing for a period of one (1) year with respect to the transactions completed at the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of PriceSmart or the Price Entities, as the case may be.

9.2 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. None of the Price Entities nor PriceSmart shall assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the other Party’s (taking the Price Entities together for purposes of this Section 9.2) prior written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, except that PriceSmart may assign its rights hereunder to any subsidiary without the consent of any other Party and except that any of the Price Entities may assign its rights under Section 8 hereof to any person or entity to whom such Price Entity transfers at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Issued Shares. Subject to the restrictions on assignment set forth in this Section 9.2, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

9.3 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the internal laws of the State of California, U.S.A. as applied to agreements among California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California, without reference to principles of conflict of laws or choice of law.

9.4 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

9.5 HEADINGS. The headings and captions used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits and schedules attached hereto, all of which exhibits and schedules are incorporated herein by this reference.

9.6 NOTICES. Unless otherwise provided, any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be mailed, telecopied, sent by overnight courier or delivered to the Party to receive such notice at the address specified on the signature page hereto or at such other address as any Party may designate by giving ten (10) days advance written notice to all other Parties. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telecopied or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the mails, delivered to the courier, or transmitted by telecopier with confirmation of transmission, respectively.

9.7 NO FINDER’S FEES. PriceSmart and the Price Entities represent that they neither are, nor will be, obligated for any finder’s or broker’s fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Each of the Price Entities agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless PriceSmart from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ or broker’s fee (and any asserted liability) for which such Price Entity is responsible. PriceSmart agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Price Entities from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finder’s or broker’s fee (and any asserted liability) for which PriceSmart or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

9.8 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of PriceSmart, on the one hand, and the Price Entities, on the other hand. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each holder of any Issued Shares at the time outstanding, each future holder of such securities, and PriceSmart.

9.9 EXPENSES AND TAXES. Each of the Parties shall pay its own fees and expenses incurred in entering into this Agreement. Transfer taxes are to be paid by the entity responsible under the law. If any arbitration or other action at law or equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

9.10 SEVERABILITY. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision(s) shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision(s) were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

9.11 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, together with all exhibits and schedules hereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, understandings duties or obligations between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

9.12 FURTHER ASSURANCES. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of any of the Parties, the other Parties shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents or other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

9.13 CONFIDENTIALITY. The Parties agree not to disclose the price and related terms of the purchase and sale affected hereby, unless disclosure of the same is required by any applicable law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.


PRICESMART, INC.

/s/ JOSÉ LUIS LAPARTE
Name:		José Luis Laparte
Title:		President

Address for Notice:

9740 Scranton Road

San Diego, CA 92121

Fax: (858) 581-4707

Attn: General Counsel

COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT


THE PRICE GROUP, LLC:

By:		/s/ Murray Galinson
Name:		Murray Galinson
Title:		Partner

Address: 7979 Ivanhoe Avenue
		Suite 520
		La Jolla, California 92037

SOL and HELEN PRICE TRUST:

By:		/s/ Sol Price
Name:		Sol Price
Title:		Trustee
Address: 7979 Ivanhoe Avenue
		Suite 520
		La Jolla, California 92037

ROBERT and ALLISON PRICE TRUST:

By:		/s/ Robert E. Price
Name:		Robert E. Price
Title:		Trustee

Address: 7979 Ivanhoe Avenue
		Suite 520
		La Jolla, California 92037

SCHEDULE I


Name of Price Entity	Number of PSMT Guatemala Shares	Number of PriceSmart Shares
The Price Group, LLC	2,217,500	412,500
Sol and Helen Price Trust	1,343,805	249,975
Robert and Allison Price Trust	873,694	162,525
Total	4,434,999	825,000