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This excerpt taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Sep 29, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
These excerpts taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Sep 23, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bed Bath &
Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries
(the “Company”) is a chain of retail stores, operating under the names of Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values
and buybuy BABY. Through a joint venture, the Company also
operates retail stores in Mexico under the name “Home
& More.” The Company sells a wide
assortment of merchandise principally including domestics merchandise and home
furnishings as well as food, giftware, health and beauty care items and infant
and toddler merchandise. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. are traded on NASDAQ under the
symbol “BBBY” and are included in the Standard and Poor’s 500 and Global 1200
Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index. The
Company is counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, assume, continue, project, plan, and similar words and phrases. The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company’s control. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, fuel costs and a declining overall macroeconomic environment; changes in the retailing environment and consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company’s expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate securities held by the Company; and matters arising out of or related to the Company’s stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including any tax implications relating to the Company’s stock option grants. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Jul 1, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
Under Section 805 of the Business Corporation Law
It is certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is BED BATH & BEYOND INC. The name under which the Corporation was originally formed is B & B TEXTILE CORPORATION.
2. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed by the Department of State of the State of New York on October 5, 1971.
3. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article SEVENTH which relates to the election and service term of the Board of Directors and the voting rights of the Board of Directors and shareholders of the Corporation, and substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article SEVENTH:
“SEVENTH: (a) The number of directors comprising the entire Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time in accordance with the specific provisions of the By-laws of the Corporation.
(b) At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
(c) The vote required for the election of directors by the shareholders shall be the affirmative vote of a “majority of votes cast” (as defined herein), unless the election is contested, in which case directors shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast. An election shall be contested if, as of the record date (or such later date as may be determined by the Board of Directors based on events occurring after the record date, but in no event later than the date the Corporation files its definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission), the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected. A “majority of votes cast” means that the number of shares voted “for” a director exceeds the number of votes “withheld” or cast “against” that director. Abstentions and broker non-votes shall not constitute votes cast or votes withheld.”
4. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by adding the following new Article EIGHTH which relates to the vote required for shareholder approval to adopt a plan of merger or consolidation in accordance with Section 903 of the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York (the “Business Corporation Law”), the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets in accordance with Section 909 of the Business Corporation Law, a share exchange in accordance with Section 913 of the Business Corporation Law or a dissolution in accordance with Section 1001 of the Business Corporation Law:
“EIGHTH: The affirmative vote of the shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast shall be required to (i) adopt a plan of merger or consolidation in accordance with Section 903 of the Business Corporation Law, (ii) approve the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation in accordance with Section 909 of the Business Corporation Law, (iii) approve a share exchange in accordance with Section 913 of the Business Corporation Law, (iv) dissolve in accordance with Section 1001 of the Business Corporation Law, or (v) act under any successor provision to the foregoing provisions of the Business Corporation Law.”
5. The amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation herein certified was authorized first by vote of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and then by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of voting power of all of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Certificate of Amendment this 30th day of June, 2009.
2 This excerpt taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Jun 24, 2009. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a
chain of retail stores, operating under the names of Bed Bath &
Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY. Through a joint venture, the Company also
operates retail stores in Mexico under the name “Home &
More.” The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise
principally including domestics merchandise and home furnishings as well as
food, giftware, health and beauty care items and infant and toddler
merchandise. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond
Inc. are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “BBBY” and are included
in the Standard and Poor’s 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100
Index. The Company is counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, assume, continue, project, plan, and similar words and phrases. The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company’s control. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, fuel costs, and a declining overall macroeconomic environment; changes in the retailing environment and consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company’s expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate securities held by the Company; and matters arising out of or related to the Company’s stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including any tax implications relating to the Company’s stock option grants. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 10-K filed May 12, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 10-K filed Apr 28, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Apr 9, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC.*
Under Section 805 of the Business Corporation Law
It is certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is BED BATH & BEYOND INC. The name under which the Corporation was originally formed is B & B TEXTILE CORPORATION.
2. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed by the Department of State of the State of New York on October 5, 1971.
3. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by striking out Article SEVENTH which relates to the election and service term of the Board of Directors and the voting rights of the Board of Directors and shareholders of the Corporation, and substituting in lieu of said Article the following new Article SEVENTH:
“SEVENTH: (a) The number of directors comprising the entire Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time in accordance with the specific provisions of the By-laws of the Corporation.
(b) At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
(c) The vote required for the election of directors by the shareholders shall be the affirmative vote of a “majority of votes cast” (as defined herein), unless the election is contested, in which case directors shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast. An election shall be contested if, as of the record date (or such later date as may be determined by the Board of Directors based on events occurring after the record date, but in no event later than the date the corporation files its definitive
* To be filed promptly after the Corporation’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2009 Annual Meeting”) with the New York Department of State if proposals regarding majority voting for the election of directors in non-contested elections and elimination of supermajority voting provisions are approved by the Corporation’s shareholders at the 2009 Annual Meeting.
proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission), the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected. A “majority of votes cast” means that the number of shares voted “for” a director exceeds the number of votes “withheld” or cast “against” that director. Abstentions and broker non-votes shall not constitute votes cast or votes withheld.”
4. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by adding the following new Article EIGHTH which relates to the vote required for shareholder approval to adopt a plan of merger or consolidation in accordance with Section 903 of the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York (the “Business Corporation Law”), the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets in accordance with Section 909 of the Business Corporation Law, a share exchange in accordance with Section 913 of the Business Corporation Law or a dissolution in accordance with Section 1001 of the Business Corporation Law:
“EIGHTH: The affirmative vote of the shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast shall be required to (i) adopt a plan of merger or consolidation in accordance with Section 903 of the Business Corporation Law, (ii) approve the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation in accordance with Section 909 of the Business Corporation Law, (iii) approve a share exchange in accordance with Section 913 of the Business Corporation Law, (iv) dissolve in accordance with Section 1001 of the Business Corporation Law, or (v) act under any successor provision to the foregoing provisions of the Business Corporation Law.”
5. The amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation herein certified was authorized first by vote of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and then by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of voting power of all of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Certificate of Amendment this day of, 2009.
2 These excerpts taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Apr 7, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a
chain of retail stores, operating under the names of Bed Bath &
Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY. Through
a joint venture, the Company also operates retail stores in Mexico under the
name “Home & More.” The Company sells a wide assortment of
merchandise principally including domestics merchandise and home furnishings as
well as food, giftware, health and beauty care items and infant and toddler
merchandise. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. are traded on NASDAQ under
the symbol “BBBY” and are included in the Standard and Poor’s 500 and Global
1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index.
The Company is counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, assume, continue, project, plan, and similar words and phrases. The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company’s control. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, fuel costs, and a declining overall macroeconomic environment; changes in the retailing environment and consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company’s expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate
securities held by the Company; and matters arising out of or related to the Company’s stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including any tax implications relating to the Company’s stock option grants. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements. The SEC Division of Enforcement has concluded its inquiry with respect to matters arising out of and related to the Company’s historical stock option grants and procedures and related matters and has advised the Company that the Division is recommending no enforcement action be taken related to this matter.
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This excerpt taken from the BBBY 10-Q filed Jan 8, 2009. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 908/688-0888
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Jan 8, 2009. Bed Bath &
Beyond Inc. and
subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a chain of retail stores, operating under the
names of Bed Bath & Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops,
Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY. Through a joint venture, the Company also
operates retail stores in Mexico under the name “Home &
More.” The Company sells a
wide assortment of merchandise principally including domestics merchandise and
home furnishings as well as food, giftware, health and beauty care items and
infant and toddler merchandise. Shares
of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. are
traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “BBBY” and are included in the Standard and
Poor’s 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index. The Company is counted among the Fortune 500
and the Forbes 2000.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, assume, continue, project, plan, and similar words and phrases. The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company’s control. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market, fuel costs, and a declining overall macroeconomic environment; changes in the retailing environment and consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company’s expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate securities held by the Company; and matters arising out of or related to the Company’s stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including the outcome of the informal inquiry commenced by the SEC, the possibility that the SEC may not agree with all of the special committee’s findings and recommendations and may require additional or different remediation, any other proceedings which may be brought against the Company by the SEC or other governmental agencies, any tax implications relating to the Company’s stock option grants, the outcome of a shareholder derivative action filed against certain of the Company’s officers and directors and related matters, and the possibility of other private litigation relating to such stock option grants and related matters. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.
These excerpts taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Dec 3, 2008. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a
chain of retail stores, operating under the names of Bed Bath &
Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY. Through
a joint venture, the Company also operates two stores in Mexico under the name “Home & More.”
The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise principally including
domestics merchandise and home furnishings as well as food, giftware, health and
beauty care items and infant and toddler merchandise. Shares of Bed Bath &
Beyond Inc. are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “BBBY” and are
included in the Standard and Poor’s 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the
NASDAQ-100 Index. The Company is counted
among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, assume, continue, project, plan, and similar words and phrases. The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company’s control. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market and fuel costs; changes in the retailing environment and consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable
locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company’s expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate securities held by the Company; and matters arising out of or related to the Company’s stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including the outcome of the informal inquiry commenced by the SEC, the possibility that the SEC may not agree with all of the special committee’s findings and recommendations and may require additional or different remediation, any other proceedings which may be brought against the Company by the SEC or other governmental agencies, any tax implications relating to the Company’s stock option grants, the outcome of a shareholder derivative action filed against certain of the Company’s officers and directors and related matters, and the possibility of other private litigation relating to such stock option grants and related matters. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 10-Q filed Oct 9, 2008. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 908/688-0888
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 8-K filed Sep 24, 2008. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a
chain of retail stores, operating under the names of Bed Bath &
Beyond, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY. The
Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise principally including domestics
merchandise and home furnishings as well as food, giftware, health and beauty
care items and infant and toddler merchandise.
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol “BBBY” and are included in the Standard
and Poor’s 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index. The Company is counted among the Fortune 500
and the Forbes 2000.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Many of these forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as may, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, assume, continue, project, plan, and similar words and phrases. The Company’s actual results and future financial condition may differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements as a result of many factors that may be outside the Company’s control. Such factors include, without limitation: general economic conditions including the housing market and fuel costs; changes in the retailing environment and consumer preferences and spending habits; demographics and other macroeconomic factors that may impact the level of spending for the types of merchandise sold by the Company; unusual weather patterns; competition from existing and potential competitors; competition from other channels of distribution; pricing pressures; the cost of labor, merchandise and other costs and expenses; the ability to find suitable locations at acceptable occupancy costs to support the Company’s expansion program; the impact of failed auctions for auction rate securities held by the Company; and matters arising out of or related to the
Company’s stock option grants and procedures and related matters, including the outcome of the informal inquiry commenced by the SEC, the possibility that the SEC may not agree with all of the special committee’s findings and recommendations and may require additional or different remediation, any other proceedings which may be brought against the Company by the SEC or other governmental agencies, any tax implications relating to the Company’s stock option grants, the outcome of a shareholder derivative action filed against certain of the Company’s officers and directors and related matters, and the possibility of other private litigation relating to such stock option grants and related matters. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.
(Tables Follow)
This excerpt taken from the BBBY 10-Q filed Jul 10, 2008. BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 908/688-0888
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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