0001183887-11-000161.txt : 20111003 0001183887-11-000161.hdr.sgml : 20111003 20111003172558 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001183887-11-000161 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20111003 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111003 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Benkel Michael R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001467660 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07832 FILM NUMBER: 111121070 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 PIER 1 PLACE CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000278130 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES [5700] IRS NUMBER: 751729843 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 PIER 1 PLACE CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 BUSINESS PHONE: 8172526000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 PIER 1 PLACE CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIER 1 INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860921 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/GA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840729 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEWCORP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800423 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2011-09-30 0 0000278130 PIER 1 IMPORTS INC/DE PIR 0001467660 Benkel Michael R 100 PIER 1 PLACE FORT WORTH TX 76102 0 1 0 0 Sr VP - Planning & Allocations common stock 2011-09-30 5 J 0 E 290.5945 10.546 A 56999.8911 D On September 30, 2011, the Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Stock Purchase Plan purchased in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(c), 290.5945 shares of common stock for the reporting person's account. Such shares were purchased at approximately $10.5460 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 September 2011, 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 2011-10-03