X0303 4 2010-08-27 0 0000278130 PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE PIR 0001467660 Benkel Michael R C/O PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. 100 PIER 1 PLACE FORT WORTH TX 76102 0 1 0 0 Sr.VP - Planning & Allocations common stock 2010-08-27 5 J 0 E 221.6366 6.5075 A 33721.6366 D On August 27, 2010, the Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan purchased in a transaction exempt under Ruble 16b-3(c), 221.6366 shares of common stock for the reporting person's account. Such shares were purchsed at approximately $6.5075 per share, the average of the closing prices of the Issuer's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange for each Friday in the month of August 2010, during which contributions were credited to the reporting person's account for the purchase of common stock. /s/ Michael R. Benkel By: Michael A. Carter, Atty-in-Fact 2010-08-30