Citi Trends Inc.

R. David Alexander, Jr. Mr. Alexander, age 52, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since April 5, 2009. Mr. Alexander served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from December 8, 2008 to April 4, 2009. In 2008, Mr. Alexander was a consultant with APAX Partners, a private equity firm. Previously, Mr. Alexander was Chief Executive Officer of Portrait Corporation of America, Inc. ("PCA"), which operates photography studios in Wal-Mart stores, from 2005 to 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Alexander had spent ten years with Family Dollar Stores, Inc., which operates discount retail stores, including the period from 2003 to 2005 when he was President and Chief Operating Officer and the period from 2000 to 2003 when he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. On August 31, 2006, PCA, for which Mr. Alexander served as Chief Executive Officer as described above, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Alexander continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer of PCA until its sale to CPI Corp. in 2007.

Our board of directors consists of six directors (Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Carney, Hyatt and Lupo and Ms. Luzier), all of whom, except Mr. Alexander and Mr. Anderson, have been determined by the board to be independent under NASDAQ listing standards. Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation divides our board into three classes having staggered terms, with one of such classes being elected each year for a new three-year term. Our Class I director, Ms. Luzier, has a term expiring in 2009, our Class II directors, Messrs. Lupo and Carney, have terms expiring in 2010, and our Class III directors, Messrs. Anderson and Hyatt, have terms expiring in 2011. Mr. Alexander was appointed to the board effective April 5, 2009, and is being nominated to be elected by the stockholders as a Class I director.

Mr. Smith has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2, 2007. From March 2005 to March 2007, Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hancock Fabrics, Inc., a specialty retailer of fabrics and related accessories, and served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hancock Fabrics, Inc. from 1996 until March 2005. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fred's, Inc. From 1980 to 1991, Mr. Smith was a Senior Manager with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). Mr. Smith is a Certified Public Accountant. On March 21, 2007, Hancock Fabrics, Inc., for which Mr. Smith served as an executive officer as described above, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Ms. Feher has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer since April 2, 2008. Previously, Ms. Feher was Senior Vice President—Ladies Apparel, Intimate and Kids, for Value City Department Stores, an off-price department store chain, since January 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Feher had been Vice President—Divisional Merchandise Manager—Ladies Sportswear for Bon Ton Stores, a regional department store operator, from 2000 and had held various other positions with Bon Ton Stores since 1994.

Mr. Dunn has served as our Vice President of Store Operations since April 2001 and as our Senior Vice President of Store Operations since April 2006. From January to April 2001, Mr. Dunn was our Director of Training and Development and from January 2000 to January 2001, was one of our Regional Managers. Prior to joining us, Mr. Dunn was a Store Manager at Staples from January 1999 to January 2000. Prior to that Mr. Dunn was a Regional Manager at Dress Barn, where he supervised 77 stores and 10 district sales managers.

Brian P. Carney. Mr. Carney, age 48, has served as a director since November 2007, and is a member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Carney currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BI-LO, LLC, a grocery retailer, a position he has held since 2005. Prior to that time, Mr. Carney had served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., a specialty retailer, from 1997 to 2005, as Senior Vice President of Finance of Revco, D.S., Inc., a drug store retailer, from 1989 to 1997, and as an Audit Manager with Arthur Andersen & Co., a public accounting firm, from 1982 to 1989.

Ms. Luzier, age 59, has served as a director since November 2005 and is the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, as well as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Ms. Luzier currently has her own private consulting business focused on human resource management, organizational development and executive coaching. Ms. Luzier was previously the Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Cole National Corporation, a specialty retailer, from 1999 until October 2004. She served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, for HomePlace Group, Inc. from 1998 until 1999. She also served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources with Vicorp Restaurants, Inc. from 1994 until 1998. Ms. Luzier currently serves as a director for Dale Carnegie and Associates.