Pier 1 2008 Annual Report Download - page 83

• any other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postpone-
ment of the meeting.
Who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting?
Holders of Pier 1 Imports’ common stock at the close of business on April 21, 2008, are entitled to
receive this notice and to vote their shares at the annual meeting. As of that date, there were 89,036,575 shares
of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each
matter properly brought before the annual meeting.
What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?
If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Mellon Investor Services LLC,
you are considered, with respect to those shares, the “shareholder of record.” The notice of annual meeting,
proxy statement, proxy card and accompanying documents have been sent directly to you by us.
If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record, you are
considered the “beneficial owner” of shares held in street name. The notice of annual meeting, proxy
statement, proxy card and accompanying documents have been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other
shareholder of record who is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record. As the
beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other shareholder of record on how to vote
your shares by using the voting instruction card included in the mailing or by following their instructions for
voting by telephone or on the Internet.
How do I vote?
You may vote using any of the following methods:
•By mail
Be sure to complete, sign and date the proxy card or voting instruction card and return it in the prepaid
envelope. If you are a shareholder of record and you return your signed proxy card but do not indicate
your voting preferences, the persons named in the proxy card will vote the shares represented by that
proxy as recommended by the board of directors.
If you are a shareholder of record, and the prepaid envelope is missing, please mail your completed
proxy card to BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, Proxy Processing, P.O. Box 3510, S. Hackensack, New
Jersey 07606-9210.
•By telephone or on the Internet
The telephone and Internet voting procedures established by us for shareholders of record are designed
to authenticate your identity, to allow you to give your voting instructions and to confirm that those
instructions have been properly recorded.
You can vote by calling the toll-free telephone number on your proxy card. Please have your proxy card
in hand when you call. Easy-to-follow voice prompts allow you to vote your shares and confirm that
your instructions have been properly recorded. If you are located outside the U.S. and Canada please use
the mail or Internet voting methods.
The web site for Internet voting is http://www.proxyvoting.com/pir. Please have your proxy card in hand
when you go online. As with telephone voting, you can confirm that your instructions have been
properly recorded.
Telephone and Internet voting facilities for shareholders of record will be available 24 hours a day, and
will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 19, 2008.
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