SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
FIORILLI MATTHEW

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
650 LIBERTY AVENUE

(Street)
UNION NJ 07083

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BED BATH & BEYOND INC [ BBBY ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior VP - Stores
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/10/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 M 73,200 A $11.4688 247,898 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,556 D $36.25 246,342 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,100 D $36.26 244,242 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,564 D $36.27 242,678 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,600 D $36.28 241,078 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 600 D $36.29 240,478 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,080 D $36.3 238,398 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,400 D $36.31 236,998 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,540 D $36.32 235,458 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,500 D $36.33 233,958 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,687 D $36.34 232,271 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 3,460 D $36.35 228,811 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,460 D $36.36 226,351 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,900 D $36.37 223,451 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,013 D $36.38 221,438 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,200 D $36.39 219,238 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 5,099 D $36.4 214,139 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,906 D $36.41 211,233 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,493 D $36.42 208,740 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,750 D $36.43 205,990 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,582 D $36.44 203,408 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 3,110 D $36.45 200,298 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 600 D $36.46 199,698 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,200 D $36.47 198,498 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 2,600 D $36.48 195,898 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,970 D $36.49 193,928 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,730 D $36.5 192,198 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 900 D $36.51 191,298 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,300 D $36.52 189,998 D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 08/10/2009 S 1,410 D $36.53 188,588 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $11.4688 08/10/2009 M 73,200 (1) (2) Common Stock 73,200 $0 76,800 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The stock option is fully exercisable.
2. The expiration date with respect to the option to purchase 73,200 shares of common stock was December 31, 2009. The expiration date with respect to the option to purchase 16,800 of the remaining 76,800 shares of common stock is December 31, 2009 and the expiration date with respect to the option to purchase 60,000 of the remaining 76,800 shares of common stock is March 13, 2010.
Remarks:
This is the first of two Form 4s filed by Matthew F. Fiorilli on August 12, 2009.
/s/ Ori Solomon - Attorney-in-Fact 08/12/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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