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Exhibit 11
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
52 WEEKS ENDED 52 WEEKS ENDED
FEBRUARY 25, 1996 FEBRUARY 26, 1995
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding 67,879,779 67,679,536
Dilutive effect of common equivalent shares
(stock options) outstanding 1,532,391 1,459,230
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Weighted average number of shares and dilutive common
equivalent shares (stock options) outstanding 69,412,170 69,138,766
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Net earnings $39,459,000 $30,013,000
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Net earnings per share $ .57 $ .43
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