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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics & Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals
We have a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which is applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees.
We also have a Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals which is applicable to our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and other persons performing similar functions.
Both the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals are available in
the Investor Relations section of our website (www.biglots.com) under the “Corporate Governance” caption. A
copy may also be obtained, without charge, upon written request to our Corporate Secretary. We intend to post
amendments to or waivers from any applicable provision (related to elements listed under Item 406(b) of Regulation
S-K) of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals (in each case,
to the extent applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer,
controller or persons performing similar functions), if any, at this location on our website.
Other Directorships
Mr. Kollat is a director of Limited Brands, Inc. (where he is a member of the compensation committee and the
finance committee), Select Comfort Corporation (where he is a member of the compensation committee and the
corporate governance and nominating committee), and Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (where he is the lead director
and a member of the compensation committee). Ms. Lauderback is a director of Denny’s Corporation (where
she is a member of the compensation and incentives committee and the corporate governance and nominating
committee), Irwin Financial Corporation (where she is a member of the audit committee and the compensation
committee), Select Comfort Corporation (where she is the chair of the corporate governance and nominating
committee), and Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (where she is the chair of the governance committee and a member of
the audit committee). Mr. Mallott is a director of Tween Brands, Inc. (where he is the chair of the audit committee
and a member of the nominating and governance committee).
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During fiscal 2008, Mr. Solt, Mr. Tener and Mr. Tishkoff served on our Compensation Committee. No member
of our Compensation Committee serves or has served at any time as one of our officers or employees or has or,
during fiscal 2008, had a material interest in any related person transaction, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation
S-K. None of our executive officers serve or, during fiscal 2008, served as a member of the board of directors or
compensation committee of any other company that has or had an executive officer serving as a member of the
Board or Compensation Committee.
Communications with the Board
Shareholders and other parties interested in communicating directly with the Board, with specified individual
directors or with the outside directors as a group, may do so by choosing one of the following options:
Call the Board at: (866) 834-7325
Write to the Board at: Big Lots Board of Directors, 300 Phillipi Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228-5311
E-mail the Board at: www.biglots.ethicspoint.com
Under a process approved by the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee for handling correspondence
received by us and addressed to outside directors, our General Counsel reviews all such correspondence and
forwards to the Board or appropriate members of the Board a summary and/or copies of any such correspondence
that deals with the functions of the Board, members or committees thereof or otherwise requires their attention.
Directors may at any time review a log of all correspondence received by us and directed to members of the Board
and may request copies of any such correspondence. Concerns relating to our accounting, internal accounting
controls or auditing matters will be referred to members of the Audit Committee. Concerns relating to the Board
or members of senior management will be referred to the members of the Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee. Parties submitting communications to the Board may choose to do so anonymously or confidentially.
Except when communications are sent anonymously or confidentially, parties sending written communications to
the Board will receive a written acknowledgement upon our receipt of the communication.