Big Lots 2011 Annual Report Download - page 113

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 January 28, 2012
or
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number 1-8897
BIG LOTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 06-1119097
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
300 Phillipi Road, P.O. Box 28512, Columbus, Ohio 43228-5311
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
[phone]
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
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 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site,
if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  Accelerated filer  Non-accelerated filer  Smaller reporting company 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes  No 
The aggregate market value of the Common Shares held by non-affiliates of the Registrant (assuming for
these purposes that all executive officers and directors are “affiliates” of the Registrant) was 2,376,326,661
on July 30, 2011, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter
(based on the closing price of the Registrant’s Common Shares on such date as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange).
The number of the registrant’s common shares, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of March 21, 2012, was 65,754,099.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into
Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.