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PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
100 Pier 1 Place
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held June 28, 2011
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of shareholders of Pier 1 Imports, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Pier 1 Imports”), will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., local time, at Pier 1 Imports’ corporate
headquarters, Mezzanine Level, Conference Center Room C, 100 Pier 1 Place, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 for the
following purposes, as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement:
(1) to elect as directors the eight nominees named in the attached proxy statement to hold office until the next
annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified;
(2) to vote on a proposal to approve the material terms of the performance goals under the Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
2006 Stock Incentive Plan for the purposes of compensation deductibility under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code;
(3) to hold a non-binding, advisory vote approving the compensation of Pier 1 Imports’ named executive
officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative
discussion in the proxy statement under the caption “Executive Compensation;”
(4) to hold a non-binding, advisory vote regarding the frequency of future voting on the compensation of Pier 1
Imports’ named executive officers;
(5) to vote on a proposal to ratify the audit committee’s approval to engage Ernst & Young LLP as Pier 1
Imports’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012; and
(6) to transact any other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or
postponement of the meeting.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on April 29, 2011 are entitled to receive notice of, to
attend, and to vote their shares at, the annual meeting.
Pier 1 Imports is pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow issuers
to furnish proxy materials to their shareholders on the Internet. Pier 1 Imports believes that this process allows us to
provide you with the information you need while lowering the costs associated with the annual meeting. You are
cordially invited to attend the annual meeting in person. However, to ensure that your vote is counted at the annual
meeting, please vote as promptly as possible.
By order of the board of directors,
Michael A. Carter
Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
Secretary
May 16, 2011
Fort Worth, Texas