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Big Lots, Inc.
300 Phillipi Road
Columbus, Ohio 43228
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 28, 2009
Notice is hereby given that the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Big Lots, Inc. will be held at our corporate
offices located at 300 Phillipi Road, Columbus, Ohio, on May 28, 2009, beginning at 9:00 a.m. EDT, for the
following purposes:
1. To elect nine directors of Big Lots, Inc.;
2. To consider and vote upon a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009;
3. To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the record date, March 30, 2009, are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Annual Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
CHARLES W. HAUBIEL II
Senior Vice President, Legal and Real Estate,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
April 14, 2009
Columbus, Ohio
_________________
Your vote is important. Shareholders are urged to vote online. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may
revoke your proxy and vote in person if you wish, even if you have previously voted.