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BED BATH & BEYOND PROXY STATEMENT
39
Shareholder of Record
If your shares are registered directly in your name with Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, you are considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares, and these proxy materials are being sent
directly to you. If you hold restricted stock under the Company’s 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan, you are also considered the
shareholder of record with respect to those shares. As the shareholder of record, you have the right to vote by proxy. There are
three ways you can do so:
•Vote by Internet - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information. Have your proxy card in hand
when you access the website.
•Vote by phone - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions. Have your proxy card in hand when you call.
•Vote by mail
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we’ve provided, or return it to Bed Bath &
Beyond Inc., c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
Voting by any of these methods will not affect your right to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. However, for those
who will not be voting at the Annual Meeting, your final voting instructions must be received by no later than 11:59 p.m. on
June 29, 2009.
Beneficial Owner
Most shareholders of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. hold their shares through a stockbroker, bank or other nominee, rather than directly
in their own name. If you hold your shares in one of these ways, you areconsidered the beneficial owner of shares held in street
name, and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker or nominee who is considered, with respect to those
shares, the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker on how to vote. Your broker
or nominee has enclosed a voting instruction formfor you to use in directing the broker or nominee on how to vote your shares.
Can I change my vote?
Yes. If you are the shareholder of record, you may revoke your proxy before it is exercised by doing any of the following:
•sending a letter to the Company stating that your proxy is revoked;
•signing a new proxy and sending it to the Company; or
•attending the Annual Meeting and voting by ballot.
Beneficial owners should contact their broker or nominee for instructions on changing their vote.
How many votes must be present to hold the Annual Meeting?
A“quorum” is necessary to hold the Annual Meeting. A quorum is a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the shareholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. They may be present at the Annual Meeting or represented by proxy. Abstentions and
broker “non-votes” are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum, but are not counted for
purposes of determining any of the proposals to be voted on, other than with respect to the proposed amendments to the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Abstentions and broker “non-votes,” if any, will have the same effect as votes “against”
the proposed amendments to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.