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ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE COMMERCIAL LIST

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, C. C-36, AS AMENDED

AND IN THE MATTER OF A PLAN OF COMPROMISE OR ARRANGEMENT OF PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC., PIER 1 ASSETS, INC., PIER 1 LICENSING, INC., PIER 1 HOLDINGS, INC., PIER 1 SERVICES COMPANY, PIER 1 IMPORTS (U.S.), INC., PIR TRADING, INC. AND PIER 1 VALUE SERVICES, LLC

APPLICATION OF PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. UNDER SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985 c. C- 36, AS AMENDED APPLICANT

APPLICATION RECORD

February 18, 2020 OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP Box 50, 1 First Canadian Place Toronto, , Canada M5X 1B8

Marc Wasserman (LSO# 44066M) Tel: 416.862.0900 [email protected]

John A. MacDonald (LSO# 25884R) Tel: 416.862.5672 [email protected]

Michael De Lellis (LSO# 48038U) Tel: 416.862.5997 [email protected]

Lawyers for the Applicant

TO: ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE COMMERCIAL LIST

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED

AND IN THE MATTER OF PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC., PIER 1 ASSETS, INC., PIER 1 LICENSING, INC., PIER 1 HOLDINGS, INC., PIER 1 IMPORTS (U.S.), INC., PIER 1 SERVICES COMPANY, PIR TRADING, INC. AND PIER 1 VALUE SERVICES, LLC

APPLICATION OF PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. UNDER SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED

Applicant

SERVICE LIST (as at February 18, 2020)

PARTY CONTACT

OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP Marc Wasserman Box 50, 1 First Canadian Place Tel: 416.862.4908 100 King Street West, Suite 6200 Email: [email protected] Toronto, ON M5X 1B8 John MacDonald Tel: 416.862.5672 Fax: 416.862.6666 Email: [email protected]

Michael De Lellis Tel: 416.862.5997 Email: [email protected]

Martino Calvaruso Counsel to the Applicant Tel: 416.862.6665 Canadian Counsel to the Chapter 11 Debtors Email: [email protected]

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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, AND Joshua A. Sussberg, P.C. KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL Tel: 212.446.4829 LLP Email: [email protected] 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY Emily E. Geier 10022 Tel: 212.446.6429 Email: [email protected] Fax: 212.446.4900 AnnElyse Scarlett Gains Tel: 202.389.5046 Email: [email protected]

U.S. Counsel to the Chapter 11 Debtors KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, AND Joshua M. Altman KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL Tel: 312.862.3625 LLP Email: [email protected] 300 North LaSalle Street Chicago, IL Catherine Jun 60654 Tel: 312.862.2752 Email: [email protected] Fax: 312.862.2200

U.S. Counsel to the Chapter 11 Debtors KUTAK ROCK LLP Michael A. Condyles 901 East Byrd, Suite 1000 Tel: 804.343.5227 Richmond, VA Email: [email protected] 23219-4071 Peter J. Barrett Fax: 804.783.6129 Tel: 804.343.5237 Email: [email protected]

Jeremy S. Williams Tel: 804.343.5257 Email: [email protected]

Brian H. Richardson U.S. Counsel to the Chapter 11 Debtors Tel: 804.343.5202 Email: [email protected]

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ALVAREZ & MARSAL CANADA INC. Al Hutchens 200 Bay Street, Suite 200 Tel: 416.847.5159 Toronto, ON Email: [email protected] M5J 2J1 Melanie MacKenzie Tel: 416.847.5158 Email: [email protected]

Proposed Information Officer STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP Elizabeth Pillon 5300 Commerce Court West Tel: 416.869.5623 199 Bay Street Email: [email protected] Toronto, ON M5L 1B9 Maria Konyukhova Tel: 416.869.5230 Email: [email protected] Fax: 416.947.0866 Lee Nicholson Tel: 416.869.5604 Email: [email protected] Counsel to the Proposed Information Officer NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA David Amato LLP Tel: 416.216.1861 Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower Email: [email protected] 200 Bay Street, Suite 3800 Toronto, ON Evan Cobb M5J 3Z4 Tel: 416.216.1929 Email: [email protected] Fax: 416.216.3930 Alexander Schmitt Tel: 416.216.2419 Email: Canadian Counsel to the ABL Credit Facility alexander.schmitt@nortonrosefulbright. Lenders and DIP Senior Credit Facility Lenders com

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP Marjorie Crider One Federal Street Tel: 617.341.7789 Boston, MA Email: [email protected] 02110-1726 Matthew F. Furlong Tel: 617.341.7740 Email: [email protected]

Laura McCarthy Tel: 617.341.7716 U.S. Counsel to the DIP Administrative Agent Email: [email protected]

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HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP Tyler P. Brown Riverfront Plaza, East Tower Tel: 804.788.8674 951 East Byrd Street Email: [email protected] Richmond, VA 23219 Justin F. Paget Tel: 804.787.8132 Email: [email protected] U.S. Counsel to the DIP Administrative Agent CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP John F. Ventola Two International Place Tel: 617.248.5085 Boston, MA Email: [email protected] 02110-1726 Mark D. Silva Tel: 617.248.5127 Email: [email protected]

Jonathan D. Marshall Tel: 617.248.4799 U.S. Counsel to the DIP ABL Term Agent Email: [email protected] TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP Andrew B. Buxbaum 1001 Haxall Point, 15th Floor, Tel: 804.697.1436 Richmond, VA Email: [email protected] 23219

U.S. Counsel to the DIP ABL Term Agent BROWN RUDNICK LLP Shari I. Dwoskin One Financial Center Email: [email protected] Boston, MA 02111 Robert J. Stark Email: [email protected]

Steven Pohl U.S. Counsel to the ad hoc group of Term Loan Email: [email protected] Lenders CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL LLP Jane Dietrich Scotia Plaza, Suite 2100 Tel: 416.860.5223 40 King Street West Email: [email protected] Toronto, ON M5H 3C2

Counsel to the Consultant

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CANADA REVENUE AGENCY Pat Confalone 1 Front Street West Tel: 416.954.6514 Toronto, ON Fax: 416.964.6411 M5J 2X6 Email: [email protected]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CANADA Diane Winters 120 Adelaide Street West, Suite 400 Tel: 416.973.3172 Toronto, ON Email: [email protected] M5H 1T1 Rakhee Bhandari Tel: 416.9752.8563 Fax: 416.973.0810 Email: [email protected]

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (ONTARIO) Kevin O’Hara LEGAL SERVICES BRANCH Tel: 416.327.8463 College Park 11th Floor Email: [email protected] 777 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5G 2C8

Fax: 416.325.1460

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY David Hatter GENERAL (BC) Tel: 250.387.1274 Legal Services Branch Email: [email protected] 400 - 1675 Douglas Street Victoria, BC Aaron Welch V8W 2G5 Tel: 250.356.8589 Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: PO BOX 9289 Revenue and Taxation Group STN PROV GOVT Legal Services Victoria, BC Email: [email protected] V8W 9J7

Fax: 250.387.0700

MINISTRY OF FINANCE () Travis Toews, Minister The and Revenue Administration Tel: 780.427.2711 9811 – 109 Street Email: [email protected] , AB T5K 2L5 Grant Hunter, Associate Minister Tel: 780 427-0240 Email: [email protected]

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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR General Enquiries GENERAL (ALBERTA) Tel: 780.427.2711 Legal Services Email: [email protected] Peace Hills Trust Tower, 2nd Floor 10011 – 109 Street Kim Graf Edmonton, AB Tel: 780.422.9014 T5J 3S8 Email: [email protected]

MANITOBA FINANCE TAXATION Email: [email protected] DIVISION Room 101-401 York Avenue PO Box 1318 Stn Main , MB R3C 0B2

MINISTRY OF FINANCE () Minister’s Office Taxation Division Tel: 204.945.3952 Room 101 Norquay Building E-mail: [email protected] 401 York Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8

Fax: 204-945-6057 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE General Enquiries () Tel: 902.424.4030 1690 Hollis Street Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 7 Email: [email protected] Halifax, NS B3J 2L6 Pamela Branton Tel: 902.424.7244 Fax: 902.424.0510 Email: [email protected]

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (NOVA SCOTIA) General Inquiries 1723 Hollis Street Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 187 Halifax, NS Denise Dickson B3J 2N3 Executive Secretary to the Minister Tel: 902.424.5720 Fax: 902.424.0635 Email: [email protected]

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Minister’s Office () Tel: 306.787.5353 355 Legislative Building Email: [email protected] Regina, SK S4S 0B3

Fax: 306.787.1232

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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Minister’s Office (SASKATCHEWAN) Tel: 306.787.6060 2350 Albert Street, 5th Floor E-mail: [email protected] Regina, SK S4P 4A6

Fax: 306.787.6055 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY General Enquiries: GENERAL Tel: 506.462.5100 () Fax: 506.453.3651 Chancery Place, 2nd Floor, Room: 2001 Email: [email protected] P. O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB Philippe Thériault E3B 1E0 Tel: 506.453.3460 Email: [email protected]

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Court File No. CV-19-625200-00CL

ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE COMMERCIAL LIST

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, C. C-36, AS AMENDED

AND IN THE MATTER OF A PLAN OF COMPROMISE OR ARRANGEMENT OF PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC., PIER 1 ASSETS, INC., PIER 1 LICENSING, INC., PIER 1 HOLDINGS, INC., PIER 1 SERVICES COMPANY, PIER 1 IMPORTS (U.S.), INC., PIR TRADING, INC. AND PIER 1 VALUE SERVICES, LLC

APPLICATION OF PIER 1 IMPORTS, INC. UNDER SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985 c. C- 36, AS AMENDED

APPLICANT

INDEX

Tab Document

1 Notice of Application

2 Affidavit of Robert J. Riesbeck, sworn February 18, 2020

A First Day Declaration of Robert J. Riesbeck, sworn February 17, 2020

B Pier 1 Organizational Chart

C Pier 1 Imports Inc., audited annual report for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2019

D Pier 1 Imports Inc., unaudited quarterly report for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2019

E Plan Support Agreement between Pier 1 and Term Loan Lenders

F Consent of Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. to act as Information Officer

3 Affidavit of Graeme Rotrand, sworn February 18, 2020

A Voluntary Petition of Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

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B Voluntary Petition of Pier 1 Services Company

C Voluntary Petition of Pier 1 Assets, Inc.

D Voluntary Petition of Pier 1 Licensing, Inc.

E Voluntary Petition of Pier 1 Holdings, Inc.

F Voluntary Petition of Pier 1 Imports (U.S.) Inc.

G Voluntary Petition of PIR Trading

H Voluntary Petition of Pier 1 Value Services, LLC

I Foreign Representative Motion

J Joint Administration Motion

K Case Management Motion

L Credit Matrix / SOFA Extension Motion

M Motion to Expedite Hearing

N Cash Management Motion

O Wages Motion

P Insurance Motion

Q Lienholders Motion

R Utilities Motion

S Customer Programs Motion

T Motion

U Sell-Down Motion

V Claims Agent Retention Motion

W NOL Motion

X Store Closing Motion

Y Lease Rejection Motion

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Z DIP Motion

AA Bid Procedures Motion

BB Foreign Representative Order

4 Draft Initial Recognition Order (Foreign Main Proceeding)

5 Draft Supplemental Order (Foreign Main Proceeding) (without schedules)