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Big Lots, Inc.
300 Phillipi Road
Columbus, Ohio 43228
April 14, 2009
Dear Shareholder:
We cordially invite you to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Big Lots, Inc. The Annual Meeting
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.
The following pages contain the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the Proxy Statement. You should
review this material for information concerning the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you are urged to vote as soon as
possible. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote in person if you wish, even if you
have previously voted.
We have elected to take advantage of Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow us to furnish proxy
materials to shareholders on the Internet. On or about the date of this letter, we began mailing a Notice of Internet
Availability of Proxy Materials to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 30, 2009. At the same
time, we provided those shareholders with Internet access to our proxy materials and filed our proxy materials
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe furnishing proxy materials to our shareholders on the
Internet will allow us to provide our shareholders with the information they need, while lowering the costs of
delivery and reducing the environmental impact of the Annual Meeting.
Thank you for your ongoing support of, and continued interest in, Big Lots, Inc.
STEVEN S. FISHMAN
Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President