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) January 8, 2020
BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 0-20214 | 11-2250488 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer 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)
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| Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: | ||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $.01 par value | BBBY | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| (Nasdaq Global Select Market) | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On January 8, 2020, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended November 30, 2019. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On January 8, 2020, the Company published an Investor Presentation for its fiscal third quarter ended November 30, 2019 as noted in the press release described in Item 2.02 above. The Investor Presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, the Company has posted the Investor Presentation on the investor relations section of its website at www.bedbathandbeyond.com.
The Company’s January 8, 2020 press release further announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, to be paid on April 14, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 13, 2020.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits attached hereto) is being furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | ||
| 99.2 | ||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| BED BATH & BEYOND INC. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: January 8, 2020 | By: | /s/ Robyn M. D'Elia | |
| Robyn M. D'Elia | |||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||