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PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.

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IMPORTANT ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on Thursday, June 23, 2016

Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials which contain important information and are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy materials include the Pier 1 Imports, Inc.’s 2016 Annual Report, which includes Pier 1 Imports, Inc.’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2016, Notice of Annual Meeting, and 2016 Proxy Statement, all of which are available at:

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Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The 2016 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 Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Items to be considered at the meeting:

Proposal No. 1	To elect as directors the nine nominees named in the Proxy Statement to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified;
Proposal No. 2	To adopt 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;” and
Proposal No. 3	To ratify the audit committee’s engagement of Ernst & Young LLP as Pier 1 Imports’ independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017.

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 and 3.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 25, 2016 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.

PLEASE NOTE – THIS IS NOT A PROXY CARD. YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials, which will include a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.

Shareholders of record as of the Record Date are encouraged and cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to vote in person. Instructions on attending, gaining admission and voting at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders can be found in the Proxy Statement.

Directions to the Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 2016 Annual Meeting

are available on the last page of the Proxy Statement,

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