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BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JULY 7, 2014
TIME 9:00 A.M. on Monday, July 7, 2014
PLACE Madison Hotel
One Convent Road
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
ITEMS OF BUSINESS (1) To elect ten directors until the Annual Meeting in
2015 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 2014 fiscal year
(Proposal 2).
(3) To consider the approval, by non-binding vote, of
the 2013 compensation paid to the Company’s
named executive officers (commonly known as a
‘‘say-on-pay’’ proposal) (Proposal 3).
(4) 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 9, 2014.
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 July 7, 2014: this Notice of the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement and the Company’s
2013 Annual Report are available at www.bedbathandbeyond.com/annualmeeting2014.
June 4, 2014 Warren Eisenberg
Co-Chairman
Leonard Feinstein
Co-Chairman
BED BATH & BEYOND NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
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