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

3. Border’s Ideals Border’s Vision  To create richer, more satisfying lives through knowledge and entertainment Border’s Mission  To be a headquarters for knowledge and entertainment. Border’s Beliefs  Community, Familiarity, Discovery, Individuality, Jump to the Board of Directors Jen Shinefeld 021 Knowledge, Respect, Diversity, Commitment

4. The Tale of Two Brands -- A Brief History of Borders Group Inc. Jen Shinefeld 021 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

5. Products Books – more than 190,000 titles to chose from  Paperback  Hardback Music  CD’s  Downloadable MP3’s Movies  DVD’s  Blue Ray Discs Jen Shinefeld 021

6. Border’s Group Locations – 2 nd ’s Largest Bookstore Chain in US 517 Borders Stores in the US alone 1 st 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 Jen Shinefeld 021

7. Competitors Jen Shinefeld 021 Amazon.com, Inc. Barnes and Noble, Inc. Books-a- million, Inc.

8. Stock Price Jen Shinefeld 021

9. Board of Directors Ron Marshall President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Bierley Executive VP, Chief Financial Officer Thomas D. Carney Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary Daniel T. Smith Chief Administrative Officer Steve Davis Senior VP, Borders Group U.S. Stores Anne Kubek Executive VP, Merchandising and Marketing Jen Shinefeld 021 Jump Back to History

10. For More Information Please Visit Border’s Home Page: http://www.borders.com/