INTERMARK<IMI> SEEKS MAJORITY PIER 1 <PIR> STAKE Intermark Inc, which together with one of its subsidiaries already holds a 43.4 pct stake in Pier 1 Imports Inc, told the Securities and Exchange Commission it plans to acquire a majority of the company's voting stock. Intermark said it already holds 6,839,827 Pier 1 common shares, or 35.66 pct, and its Pier 1 Holdings Inc holds 1,484,516 shares, or 7.74 pct. Intermark said it also has 341,991 shares of Pier 1 preferred stock, or 35.2 pct of the outstanding, while Pier 1 Holdings has 74,225 shares, or 7.6 pct.