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NOTICE OF 2016 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Thursday, May 26, 2016
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
300 Phillipi Road, Columbus, Ohio
We are pleased to invite you to the 2016 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 26, 2016,
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 2016; and
4. 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 28, 2016, are entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof. Further
information regarding voting rights and matters to be voted upon is presented in this proxy statement.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Ronald A. Robins, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
April 12, 2016
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.