Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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September 22, 2016
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PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-07832
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75-1729843
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
100 Pier 1 Place, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
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817-252-8000
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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(e) | On September 22, 2016, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a one-time $750,000 cash retention award to Jeffrey N. Boyer, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. On September 27, 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one-time $180,000 cash retention award to Michael R. Benkel, the Company’s Executive Vice President – Global Supply Chain, and a one-time $225,000 cash retention award to Catherine David, Executive Vice President – Merchandising. |
PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. | |||
Date: September 28, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Michael A. Carter | |
Michael A. Carter, Executive Vice President | |||
Compliance and General Counsel, Secretary |
Exhibit No. | Description |
10.1
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Form of executive officer retention award agreement.
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