UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 29, 2010
BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York |
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0-20214 |
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11-2250488 |
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(State of incorporation) |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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File Number) |
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Identification No.) |
650 Liberty Avenue
Union, New Jersey 07083
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(908) 688-0888
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 29, 2010, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the Annual Meeting, the following items were voted upon: (1) the election of nine directors of the Company for terms expiring in 2011 and (2) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 26, 2011. The voting results with respect to each of the matters described above were as follows:
1. The nine directors were elected based upon the following votes:
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Nominee |
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker |
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Warren Eisenberg |
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217,749,474 |
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6,559,123 |
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38,481 |
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10,727,150 |
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Leonard Feinstein |
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217,748,116 |
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6,555,493 |
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43,469 |
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10,727,150 |
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Steven H. Temares |
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220,546,633 |
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3,759,900 |
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40,545 |
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10,727,150 |
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Dean S. Adler |
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213,291,202 |
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9,266,827 |
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1,789,049 |
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10,727,150 |
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Stanley F. Barshay |
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215,391,976 |
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8,791,092 |
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164,010 |
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10,727,150 |
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Klaus Eppler |
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205,421,229 |
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18,875,864 |
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49,985 |
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10,727,150 |
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Patrick R. Gaston |
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221,722,425 |
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2,458,226 |
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166,427 |
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10,727,150 |
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Jordan Heller |
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222,137,897 |
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2,162,923 |
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46,258 |
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10,727,150 |
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Victoria A. Morrison |
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221,691,515 |
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2,613,119 |
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42,444 |
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10,727,150 |
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2. The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 26, 2011 was ratified based upon the following votes:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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230,995,023 |
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4,035,792 |
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43,413 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BED BATH & BEYOND INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: July 1, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Eugene A. Castagna |
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By: Eugene A. Castagna |
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Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer |