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• in book-entry form purchased through the Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Direct Stock Purchase and
Dividend Reinvestment Plan;
and if you are a Pier 1 Imports employee:
• in book-entry form granted under the Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan as a
restricted stock award.
If you are a beneficial owner, you will receive voting instructions from your broker, bank or other
holder of record.
What will happen if I sign and return my proxy card with no voting instructions?
If you sign and return your proxy card with no voting instructions with respect to a matter to be
voted on, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the board of directors
contained in this proxy statement.
Who will count the vote?
Representatives of Pier 1 Imports’ transfer agent, Mellon Investor Services LLC, will tabulate the
votes and act as inspector of election.
Is there a list of shareholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting?
The names of shareholders of record entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be available at the
annual meeting and for ten days prior to the meeting for any purpose germane to the meeting,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., local time, at our corporate headquarters at 100 Pier 1
Place, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, by contacting our corporate secretary.
What constitutes a quorum?
The presence of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to
vote at the annual meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, is necessary to constitute a
quorum.
How are abstentions and ‘‘broker non-votes’’ counted in determining the presence of a quorum?
Abstentions and ‘‘broker non-votes’’ are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of
determining a quorum. A ‘‘broker non-vote’’ occurs when a broker, bank or other holder of record
holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because that holder does
not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the
beneficial owner.
How are abstentions and ‘‘broker non-votes’’ counted in voting?
An abstention, if allowed for a proposal, will not be counted as voting ‘‘FOR’’ a matter, and,
therefore, will have the same effect as a vote ‘‘AGAINST’’ the matter. Broker non-votes will have the
same effect as a vote ‘‘AGAINST’’ Item 4 (to increase the authorized number of shares of preferred
stock from 5,000,000 shares to 20,000,000 shares, to shorten the description of the authority of the
board of directors to issue such shares, and to eliminate the terms and provisions of the Formula Rate
Preferred Stock) and Item 6 (the shareholder proposal, if the proposal is properly presented at the
meeting).
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