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COMPANY INFORMATION
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG)
is a Fortune 500 retailer operating nearly 1,500 Big Lots®
stores in 48 states. 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
Investment Inquiries
Investor Relations Department
300 Phillipi Road
Columbus, Ohio 43228
614.278.6622
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
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held
at 9:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 29, 2014,
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.