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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. 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.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During fiscal 2010, 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 2010, 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 2010, 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 our 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: [phone]
Write to the Board at: Big Lots Board of Directors, 300 Phillipi Road, Columbus, Ohio 43228-5311
E-mail the Board at: http://biglots.safe2say.info
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.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Under the Big Lots, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Package established by the Board, each outside
director is compensated for Board and committee participation in the form of retainers and fees and a restricted
stock award.
Retainers and Fees
The retainers and fees we paid to outside directors for fiscal 2010 consisted of: (i) an annual retainer of $45,000;
(ii) an additional annual retainer of $15,000 for the chair of the Audit Committee; (iii) an additional annual
retainer of $10,000 for the chairs of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating / Corporate Governance
Committee; (iv) $1,500 for each Board meeting attended in person; (v) $1,250 for each committee meeting attended
in person; (vi) $500 for each Board or committee meeting attended telephonically; and (vii) the ability to nominate
one or more charities to receive from us donations in the aggregate amount of up to $10,000 per outside director.
In addition, during fiscal 2010, the Board determined that the outside directors’ duties were requiring a greater
time commitment than contemplated by our Non-Employee Director Compensation Package, and accordingly