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Thursday, May 28, 2015
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
300 Phillipi Road, Columbus, Ohio
NOTICE OF 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
We are pleased to invite you to the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Big Lots, Inc. The meeting will be held
at our corporate offices located at 300 Phillipi Road, Columbus, Ohio, on May 28, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Time, for the following purposes:
1. To elect as directors the nine nominees named in our accompanying Proxy Statement;
2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers;
3. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting
firm for fiscal 2015;
4. To vote on a proposal to amend our Code of Regulations to adopt proxy access; and
5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the record date, March 30, 2015, are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Annual Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
TIMOTHY A. JOHNSON
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
April 14, 2015
Columbus, Ohio
Your vote is important. Shareholders are urged to vote online. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may
revoke your proxy and vote in person if you wish, even if you have previously submitted a proxy.