f8k_070215.htm
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) July 2, 2015
 
BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New York
  
0-20214
  
11-2250488
(State or other jurisdiction
  
(Commission
  
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
H
File Number)
  
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
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o
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o
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o
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on July 2, 2015, the following items were voted upon:  (1) the election of ten directors of the Company for terms expiring in 2016; (2) the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending February 27, 2016; and (3) a proposal to consider the approval, by non-binding vote, of the 2014 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers.  The voting results with respect to each of the matters described were as follows:

1.    The ten directors were elected based upon the following votes:
 
Nominee
  
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker
Non-Votes
  
Warren Eisenberg
     139,376,974       1,900,704       256,472       11,264,137  
Leonard Feinstein
     139,379,910       1,898,164       256,076       11,264,137  
Steven H. Temares
     140,003,301       1,267,523       263,326       11,264,137  
Dean S. Adler
     132,889,219       8,393,480       251,451       11,264,137  
Stanley F. Barshay
     133,752,889       7,529,822       251,439       11,264,137  
Geraldine T. Elliott
     140,792,288       480,954       260,908       11,264,137  
Klaus Eppler
     136,580,150       4,700,785       253,215       11,264,137  
Patrick R. Gaston
     141,001,845       262,874       269,431       11,264,137  
Jordan Heller
     140,652,029       626,999       255,122       11,264,137  
Victoria A. Morrison
     133,179,811       8,111,632       242,707       11,264,137  
 
2.    The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending February 27, 2016 was ratified based upon the following votes:
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
151,714,229
  
827,594
  
256,464
 
3.    The proposal to consider the approval, by non-binding vote, of the 2014 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was not approved, by the following votes:
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
49,375,965
  
91,814,438
  
343,747
  
11,264,137
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
 
(Registrant)
     
Date: July 2, 2015
By:
/s/  Susan E. Lattmann
   
Susan E. Lattmann
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)