Pier 1 Imports 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 11, 2019

PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	001-07832	75-1729843
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 PIER 1 PLACE FORT WORTH, TEXAS		76102
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 252-8000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	PIR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 11, 2019, Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company will report financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2020 (the quarterly period ended August 31, 2019), after market close on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, followed by a conference call to discuss the financial results at 4:00 p.m. Central Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time that same day. A copy of this press release is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) - (c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press release issued by Pier 1 Imports, Inc. on September 11, 2019, announcing that it will report financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2020 (the quarterly period ended August 31, 2019), after market close on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, followed by a conference call to discuss the financial results at 4:00 p.m. Central Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time that same day.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
Date:  September 11, 2019	By:	/s/ Robert E. Bostrom
		Robert E. Bostrom, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary