X0303 4 2008-07-03 0000886158 BED BATH & BEYOND INC BBBY 0001029615 KAPLAN ROBERT S C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 1 0 0 0 Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 2008-07-03 4 A 0 1753 28.525 A 12104 D Represents an automatic grant of restricted stock under the Company's 2004 Incentive Compensation Plan at the fair market value on the date of the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, approved by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on June 4, 2008. /s/ Ori Solomon - Attorney-in-Fact 2008-07-07