Lance J Wills Form 4 PIER 1 IMPORTS / Lance J Wills ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wills Lance J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.

100 PIER 1 PLACE

(Street)

FORT WORTH TX 76102

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE [ PIR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Exec. Vice President, CIO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/20/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/20/2019		A		19,230	A	$0	32,388(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units	$0	06/20/2019		A		19,231		(2)	(2)	Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units(3)	19,231	$0	19,231	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Effective June 20, 2019, the Issuer effected a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its common stock. The reporting person's beneficial ownership in this Form 4 has been adjusted for the reverse stock split.

2. The restricted stock units will vest, in three equal annual installments, on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, beginning June 20, 2020.

3. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of a share of the Issuer's common stock as of the vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Lance J. Wills By: George R. McKown, Atty-in-Fact	06/24/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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