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PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
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Shareholder Meeting Notice
Items to be considered at the meeting:
04 - Brendan L. Hoffman
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Shareholder Meeting Notice
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.
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Shareholder Meeting Notice
The 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Pier 1 Imports, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held at the Pier
1 Imports, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Mezzanine Level, Conference Center Room C, 100 Pier 1 Place, Fort Worth, Texas 76102,
on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., local time.
Items to be considered at the meeting:
Proposal No 1.
To elect as directors the eight nominees named in the Proxy Statement to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and
until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
01 - Cheryl A. Bachelder
02 - Robert L. Bass
03 - Hamish A. Dodds
04 - Brendan L. Hoffman
05 - Katherine M. A. (“Allie”) Kline
06 - Terry E. London
07 - Michael A. Peel
08 – Ann M. Sardini
Proposal No. 2
A non-binding, advisory resolution to approve 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 “Compensation.”
Proposal No 3.
A proposal to approve an amendment to Pier 1 Imports’ Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of Pier 1
Imports common stock and a corresponding reduction in authorized shares, in the discretion of the board of directors, at any time prior to the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders.
Proposal No 4.
The ratification of the audit committee’s engagement of Ernst & Young LLP as Pier 1 Imports’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020.
To transact any other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election as a director of each of the nominees named in Proposal No. 1 and a vote “FOR” Proposal Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 22, 2019 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
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