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BED BATH & BEYOND NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
32
TIME 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 23, 2011
PLACE Madison Hotel
One Convent Road
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
ITEMS OF BUSINESS (1) To elect nine directors until the Annual Meeting in 2012
and until their respective successors have been elected
and qualified (Proposal 1).
(2) To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent
auditors for the 2011 fiscal year (Proposal 2).
(3) To consider the approval, by non-binding vote, of the
2010 compensation paid to the Company’s named
executive officers (commonly known as a “say-on-pay”
proposal) (Proposal 3).
(4) To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of
future advisory votes on executive compensation
(commonly known as a “frequency of say-on-pay”
proposal) (Proposal 4).
(5) To transact such other business as may properly be
brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjourn-
ment or adjournments.
RECORD DATE You can vote if you were a shareholder of record on
May 6, 2011.
PROXY VOTING It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the
Annual Meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual
Meeting, we urge you to vote online, via telephone or to fill out
the enclosed proxy card and return it to us in the envelope
provided. No postage is required.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Material for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held on June 23, 2011: this Notice of 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement and the Company’s 2010
Annual Report are available at www.bedbathandbeyond.com/annualmeeting2011.asp.
May 25, 2011 Warren Eisenberg
Co-Chairman
Leonard Feinstein
Co-Chairman
BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JUNE 23, 2011