0001140361-12-021780.txt : 20120427 0001140361-12-021780.hdr.sgml : 20120427 20120427175858 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-12-021780 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120224 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120427 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120427 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pitt Kevin CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001548420 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14565 FILM NUMBER: 12791353 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4300 NEW GETWELL ROAD CITY: MEMPHIS STATE: TN ZIP: 38118 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FREDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000724571 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 620634010 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4300 NEW GETWELL RD CITY: MEMPHIS STATE: TN ZIP: 38118 BUSINESS PHONE: 9013658880 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4300 NEW GETWELL ROAD CITY: MEMPHIS STATE: TN ZIP: 38118 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BADDOUR INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910620 3 1 doc1.xml FORM 3 X0205 3 2012-02-24 0 0000724571 FREDS INC FRED 0001548420 Pitt Kevin 4300 NEW GETWELL ROAD MEMPHIS TN 38118 0 1 0 0 Vice President Option on Class A Common Stock 13.25 2006-03-21 2013-03-21 Class A Common Stock 1000 D Granted 3/21/2006. The options vest 20% per year for the first five years. Mr. pitt was promoted to Vice President 2/24/2012. No additional options were granted at that time. Anita Ryan by power of attorney 2012-04-27 EX-24.1 2 poa1.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY Unassociated Document
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Michael J. Hayes, Jerry A. Shore, Charles Vail, Anita Ryan, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
 
1. 
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a director and/or officer of Fred's, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
 
2. 
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
 
3. 
take any and all other actions of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
 
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed on April 21, 2012.  
 
 
/s/ Kevin Pitt   
Signature   
   
Kevin Pitt   
Print name