On January 15, 2014, the Board of Directors of 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. elected Sean P. Hegarty as a Class II director, effective on January 16, 2014. Mr. Hegarty's term will expire at the company's 2016 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders. The company's Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Hegarty is an independent director, as such independent requirements are established by the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Mr. Hegarty worked for Forbes Family Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary, Forbes Media LLC from 1987 until 2011. Currently, Mr. Hegarty is the managing partner of his own financial and tax planning consulting firm, Hegarty & Company.