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VOTING INFORMATION
Roadmap of Voting Matters
Shareholders will be asked to vote on the following proposals:
Board
Recommendation
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors (page 3)
The board of directors believes that the nine director nominees possess the qualifications to provide effective
leadership and should hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are
elected and qualified.
FOR each Director
Nominee
Proposal No. 2 – Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation (page 18)
Pier 1 Imports is seeking a non-binding, advisory resolution to approve the compensation of Pier 1 Imports’
named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables
and narrative discussion below under the caption “Compensation.”
FOR
Proposal No. 3 – Ratification of Engagement of Ernst & Young LLP (page 48)
The board of directors and audit committee are seeking ratification of the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP
as Pier 1 Imports’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017. FOR
In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote, as described in this proxy statement, upon any other business as may properly
come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
Additional Information
Please see the Questions and Answers section beginning on page 49 for important information about the proxy materials, voting, the
annual meeting, Pier 1 Imports documents, and communications.
2PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. | 2016 Proxy Statement