JEN SHINEFELD SECTION 021 MONDAY JULY 20, 2009 Borders Group Inc.

JEN SHINEFELDSECTION 021

MONDAY JULY 20 , 2009

Borders Group Inc

Border’s Ideals

Border’s Vision To create richer, more satisfying lives through knowledge

and entertainmentBorder’s Mission

To be a headquarters for knowledge and entertainment.Border’s Beliefs

Community, Familiarity, Discovery, Individuality,

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Knowledge, Respect, Diversity, Commitment

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The Tale of Two Brands --A Brief History of Borders Group Inc.

Borders is a combination of two brands -- Borders® and Waldenbooks®

1962 - The original Borders bookstore was located in Ann Arbor, Michigan where it was founded.

1971 – The first store, had only a stock of used books and was two rooms, which were previously owned by James “Iggy” Osterberg (aka Iggy Pop)

1984 – Kmart Corporation purchases Waldenbooks.

1992 – Kmart purchased Borders and formed the Borders -Walden Group.

1995 – Borders-Walden Group was renamed Borders Group

Products

Books – more than 190,000 titles to chose from Paperback Hardback

Music CD’s Downloadable MP3’s

Movies DVD’s Blue Ray Discs

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Border’s Group Locations –2nd’s Largest Bookstore Chain in

US

Click icon to add picture517 Borders Stores in the US alone

1st international store established in Singapore in 1997

41 stores in United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand

3 Stores in Puerto Rico

5 Stores in Malaysia

8 Stories in the United Arab Emirates

Competitors

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Amazon.com, Inc.

Barnes and Noble, Inc.

Books-a-million, Inc.

Stock Price

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Board of Directors

Ron MarshallPresident and Chief

Executive Officer

Mark BierleyExecutive VP, Chief

Financial Officer

Thomas D. Carney

Senior VP, General Counsel and

Secretary

Daniel T. SmithChief

Administrative Officer

Steve DavisSenior VP, Borders Group U.S. Stores

Anne KubekExecutive VP,

Merchandising and Marketing

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For More Information

Please Visit Border’s Home Page:

http://www.borders.com/