Registration No. 33- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _______________________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _______________________ Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 75-1729843 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 301 Commerce Street, Suite 600 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (Full Title of the Plan) J. Rodney Lawrence Senior Vice President & Secretary Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 301 Commerce Street, Suite 600 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (817) 878-8000 (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE Proposed Proposed Title of Amount Maximum Maximum Amount of Securities To Be Offering Price Aggregate Registration To Be Registered Registered Per Share(1) Offering Fee(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $1 par value 1,000,000 $9.6875 $9,687,500 $3,340.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Pursuant to Rule 457(c), offering price and registration fee are computed on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 1995. This Registration Statement registers additional securities to be issued under the Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan. The contents of the earlier registration statement, No. 33-38530, are incorporated herein by reference. The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement: Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse. 24 Power of Attorney (included on signature page of Registration Statement). EXPERTS The financial statements and financial statement schedules of the Company as of February 25, 1995, and February 26, 1994, and for each of the three years in the period ended February 25, 1995, incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 25, 1995, have been so incorporated herein in reliance on the reports of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on July 31, 1995. PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. By /s/ CLARK A. JOHNSON Clark A. Johnson Chairman of the Board POWER OF ATTORNEY We, the undersigned directors and officers of PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC., hereby appoint J. RODNEY LAWRENCE and ROBERT G. HERNDON, or either of them, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents, or each of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with this Registration Statement, including, without limitation, power and authority to sign for us, or any of us, in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) hereto, and we hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or each of them shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons on the 31st day July, 1995, in the capacities indicated. Signature Title or Capacity --------- ----------------- /s/ CLARK A. JOHNSON Chairman of the Board and Chief Clark A. Johnson Executive Officer /s/ MARVIN J. GIROUARD President, Chief Operating Officer Marvin J. Girouard and Director /s/ ROBERT G. HERNDON Executive Vice President and Chief Robert G. Herndon Financial Officer /s/ SUSAN BARLEY Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Susan Barley /s/ MARTIN L. BERMAN Director Martin L. Berman /s/ CRAIG C. GORDON Director Craig C. Gordon /s/ JAMES M. HOAK, JR. Director James M. Hoak, Jr. /s/ SALLY F. MCKENZIE Director Sally F. McKenzie /s/ CHARLES R. SCOTT Director Charles R. Scott EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description ------- ----------- 23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse 24 Power of Attorney (included on signature page of Registration Statement).