-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, N4yUZIxBp7uWX/Ktp3ySUucyaO89HbyXHJrc5/tZJOa8IUzqwFa6ATGWqnr7kaiv lRn80VAv0OvstFMMNMIUCw== 0000768835-06-000023.txt : 20060531 0000768835-06-000023.hdr.sgml : 20060531 20060531161353 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000768835-06-000023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060525 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060531 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060531 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BIG LOTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000768835 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 061119097 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PHILLIPI ROAD STREET 2: P.O.BOX 28512 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43228-0512 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-278-6800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PHILLIPI ROAD STREET 2: P.O.BOX 28512 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43228-0512 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Claxton Robert Craig CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001364213 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08897 FILM NUMBER: 06877124 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 614-278-6800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 PHILLIPI ROAD CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43228 3 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0202 3 2006-05-25 0 0000768835 BIG LOTS INC BLI 0001364213 Claxton Robert Craig 300 PHILLIPI ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43228 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Stock 4200 D Stock Purchase Option 12.48 2015-11-14 Common Stock 25000 D Stock Purchase Option 12.66 2013-02-24 Common Stock 10800 D The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on November 14, 2006. The option is exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on February 24, 2007. Charles W. Haubiel II, attorney in fact for Robert Craig Claxton 2006-05-31 EX-24 2 attach_1.htm

SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY





THE UNDERSIGNED, Robert Craig Claxton, presently residing at 1026 Drewry Street, Atlanta, GA  30306, does hereby appoint Charles W. Haubiel and Chadwick P. Reynolds, respectively and each of them, and each of them having full power of substitution for the other, as his lawful attorney-in-fact, and hereby empowers each of them to act singly or in concert for the limited purpose of preparing, executing and filing on behalf of the undersigned any registration statement, prospectus, underwriting agreement, and all periodic reports required to be filed either he or by Big Lots, Inc. on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144, or such other form as may be required, respectively as the case may be, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with any securities exchange on which such security is listed or traded, as may from time-to-time be required pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, or the rules which are promulgated from 
time-to-time under either of such Acts, or the rules of any securities exchange.



This Special Power of Attorney is limited to the specific acts herein described and is made effective the date last below written, and shall continue in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned.  This Special Power of Attorney, and the appointment and empowerment herein made, shall not be deemed revoked or superseded, or otherwise affected, by the illness, incapacity or death of the undersigned until such time as the earlier occurring of either (i) a period of one year shall have elapsed from the date of such illness, incapacity or death, or (ii) the receipt by each of the above named appointees of a writing which revokes this Special Power of Attorney issued by the lawful Personal Representative, Custodian or Conservator, of the undersigned.



/s/ Robert C. Claxton

ROBERT C. CLAXTON



STATE OF OHIO )

) ss

COUNTY OF FRANKLIN )



BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said county and state, did personally appear on this 26th day of May, 2006, the above-signed individual known to me to be ROBERT C. CLAXTON, and upon oath duly sworn did testify that the signing of the above and foregoing instrument did constitute his free and voluntary act and deed.



/s/ Leshell L. Duncan

NOTARY PUBLIC

[SEAL]



My Commission expires:  12-21-08

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