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BED BATH & BEYOND NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
33
TIME 9:00 A.M. on Friday, June 22, 2012
PLACE Madison Hotel
One Convent Road
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
ITEMS OF BUSINESS (1) To elect nine directors until the Annual Meeting in 2013
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 2012 fiscal year (Proposal 2).
(3) To consider the approval, by non-binding vote, of the
2011 compensation paid to the Company’s named
executive officers (commonly known as a “say-on-pay”
proposal) (Proposal 3).
(4) To approve the 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan
(Proposal 4).
(5) To transact such other business as may properly be
brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment
or adjournments.
RECORD DATE You can vote if you were a shareholder of record on
May 4, 2012.
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 22, 2012: this Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement and the Company’s
2011 Annual Report are available at www.bedbathandbeyond.com/annualmeeting2012.asp.
May 24, 2012 Warren Eisenberg
Co-Chairman
Leonard Feinstein
Co-Chairman
BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JUNE 22, 2012