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 7, 2016
BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 0-20214 | 11-2250488 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | 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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 7, 2016, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended November 28, 2015. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit attached hereto) is being furnished under Item 2.02 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: |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. on January 7, 2016. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
BED BATH & BEYOND INC. (Registrant) | |
| Date: January 7, 2016 | By: /s/ Susan E. Lattmann |
| Susan E. Lattmann | |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. on January 7, 2016. |