Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PRICE ROBERT E
  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
__X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board / Interim CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
7979 IVANHOE AVENUE, SUITE 520
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2004
(Street)

LA JOLLA, CA 92037
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 11/23/2004   J(5)   61,135 A $ 10 680,181 I As director of San Diego Revitalization Corp. (1)
Common Stock               379,948 I As co-trustee of the Robert and Allison Price Trust UTD 1/20/75
Common Stock               896,067 I As co-trustee of the Robert and Allison Price Charitable Trust
Common Stock               22,566 I As co-trustee (2)
Common Stock               212 I As custodian for the minor children of the reporting person
Common Stock               80 D (3)  
Common Stock               6,427,503 I As co-manager of The Price Group LLC (2)

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
8% Series A Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Pref. Stock $ 37.5 11/23/2004   J(5)     550   (4)   (4) Common Stock 61,135 (6) (5) 0 I As director of San Diego Revitalization Corp. (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PRICE ROBERT E
7979 IVANHOE AVENUE
SUITE 520
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
  X   X   Chairman of the Board Interim CEO

Signatures

 /s/ Robert E. Price   11/24/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest (if any) therein.
(3) Held in the 401(k) of the reporting person.
(4) The 8% Series A Cumulative Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") automatically converts to Common Stock on January 17, 2012 and may be redeemed by PriceSmart for cash at any time on or after January 17, 2007.
(5) On November 23, 2004, pursuant to an offer to exchange by PriceSmart (the "Series A Exchange"), San Diego Revitalization Corp. ("SDRC") exchanged all of the Series A Preferred Stock held by SDRC for Common Stock. For purposes of the Series A Exchange, the Common Stock was valued at $10 per share.
(6) This number represents the number of shares of Common Stock received pursuant to the Series A Exchange instead of the number of shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock could have been converted pursuant to its terms.

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