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Company Information
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is a Fortune 500 company operating
approximately 1,500 Big Lots® stores in 48 states and over 75 Liquidation World® and LW® stores
in Canada. For more than three decades, we’ve delighted our customers with a vibrant mix of
exciting brands, unique products, and closeout prices. Big Lots offers new merchandise every week
at substantial savings over traditional discount retailers. Shoppers love our unexpected deals. We
also carry attractive, affordable furniture, home furnishings, seasonal merchandise, and hundreds of
everyday items consumers want and need. Through excellent relationships with manufacturers, high-
volume purchases, and strict expense control, we pass tremendous savings on to our customers.
Transfer Agent & Registrar
Computershare Investor Services
250 Royall Street
Canton, Massachusetts 02021
800.622.6757 (in the U.S., Canada & Puerto Rico)
781.575.4735 (outside the U.S., Canada & Puerto Rico)
www.computershare.com/investor or
[email protected]
Investment Inquiries
Investor Relations Department
300 Phillipi Road
Columbus, Ohio 43228
614.278.6622
[email protected]
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
220 E. Monument Avenue, Suite 500
Dayton, Ohio 45402
NYSE Trading Symbol
Telephone
614.278.6800
Web Site
www.biglots.com
E-Mail
[email protected]
Notice of Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held
at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at
our corporate office, 300 Phillipi Road, Columbus,
Ohio. Whether or not you plan to attend, you
are encouraged to vote as soon as possible. In
accordance with the accompanying proxy statement,
shareholders who attend the meeting may withdraw
their proxies and vote in person if they so desire.