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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table indicates the ownership by each person who is known by Pier 1 Imports as of April 29,
2011 to beneficially own more than 5% of Pier 1 Imports’ common stock:
Name and
Address of
Beneficial Owner
Common
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Percent
of
Class
Greek Investments, Inc. 12,348,978(1) 10.53%
Harbour House Queen Street
Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC 7,565,750(2) 6.40%
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60606
(1) This information was obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 15, 2011 by Greek
Investments, Inc., Jorge Constantino and Panayotis Constantino as beneficial owners of the shares listed. The
filing indicates that the beneficial owners have shared voting power and shared dispositive power over all of the
shares listed.
(2) This information was obtained from a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 10, 2011 by Columbia
Wanger Asset Management, LLC as beneficial owner of the shares listed. The filing indicates that the beneficial
owner has sole voting power over 7,018,750 of the shares listed and sole dispositive power over all of the shares
listed. The shares listed include shares held by Columbia Acorn Trust, a Massachusetts business trust that is
advised by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC. Columbia Acorn Trust holds 5.4% of the shares of Pier
1 Imports’ common stock.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) requires Pier 1 Imports’ directors
and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of Pier 1 Imports’ equity
securities, to file with the SEC and the NYSE reports disclosing their ownership and changes in ownership of Pier 1
Imports’ common stock or other equity securities. Pier 1 Imports’ executive officers, directors and greater than 10%
shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish Pier 1 Imports with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file. To Pier 1 Imports’ knowledge, and based solely on a review of the furnished Section 16(a) forms, all
Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to Pier 1 Imports’ executive officers, directors and greater than 10%
beneficial owners during the last fiscal year were observed.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION; CERTAIN
RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Each director of Pier 1 Imports who served as a member of the compensation committee during the fiscal year
ended February 26, 2011, is identified above under the caption “Directors Attendance at Board and Committee
Meetings and at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.” During fiscal 2011, there were no compensation committee
interlocks or insider participation.
Related Person Transaction Policies and Procedures
Pier 1 Imports’ board of directors has adopted as part of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics a written
Related Person Transaction Policies and Procedures which is administered by the nominating and corporate
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