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Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
100 Pier 1 Place
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-252-8000
www.pier1.com
COMMON STOCK
Approximately 10,000 shareholders of record
Traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”)
Symbol: PIR
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Ernst & Young LLP
Fort Worth, Texas
TRANSFER AGENT
Mellon Investor Services LLC
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-1900
Shareholder Line Toll-Free 1-888-884-8086
http://www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at
10 a.m. Central Daylight Time, Wednesday, July 1, 2009,
on the Mezzanine Level, Conference Center Room C, of
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Headquarters, Fort Worth, Texas.
FORM 10-K REPORT AND INVESTOR RELATIONS
The Company has included as an Exhibit to its Form 10-K report
led with the Securities and Exchange Commission certicates of
the Company’s Chief Executive Ofcer and Chief Financial Ofcer
certifying the quality of the Company’s public disclosure. The
Company’s Chief Executive Ofcer also has submitted to the NYSE
a certicate certifying that he is not aware of any violations by the
Company of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
Additional copies of the Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Form 10-K report led
with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available free
of charge on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s
web site at www.pier1.com or by writing the Investor Relations
Department at:
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
100 Pier 1 Place
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
or by calling 1-817-252-7835
Toll-Free 1-888-80-PIER1 ( 1-888-807-4371 )
Investor inquiries also may be directed to that department.
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman of the Board
Tom M. Thomas
Partner, Thomas & Blackwood LLP
President and Chief Executive Ofcer
Alexander W. Smith
John H. Burgoyne
Founder
Burgoyne and Associates
Dr. Michael R. Ferrari
President
Ferrari and Associates LLC
Robert B. Holland, III
Former United States Executive Director
World Bank
Karen W. Katz
Executive Vice President
Ofce of the Chairman
The Neiman Marcus Group
President and Chief Executive Ofcer
Neiman Marcus Stores
Terry E. London
President
London Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Cece Smith
Former Managing General Partner
Co-Founder Phillips-Smith-Machens
Venture Partners
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Alexander W. Smith
President and
Chief Executive Ofcer
Charles H. Turner
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Ofcer
Gregory S. Humenesky
Executive Vice President
Human Resources
Sharon M. Leite
Executive Vice President
Stores
Michael A. Carter
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel, Secretary