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) November 14, 2022
(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. ☐
| Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities |
On November 14, 2022, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has entered into privately negotiated exchange agreements with several existing institutional holders of its 3.749% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 (the “2024 notes”), 4.915% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 notes”) and 5.165% Senior Notes due 2044 (the “2044 notes”). The existing holders collectively exchanged approximately $69 million aggregate principal amount of 2024 notes (being all of the existing holders’ beneficially owned 2024 notes), $5.8 million aggregate principal amount of 2034 notes and $48.2 million aggregate principal amount of 2044 notes (collectively, the “Exchange Notes”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, Bed Bath & Beyond will issue an aggregate of 11.7 million shares of common stock to the existing holders in exchange for the Exchange Notes, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon (the “transaction”). Following the closing of the transaction, the Exchange Notes will be cancelled and no longer outstanding. The transaction is expected to close on or about November 16, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. The transaction is exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company relied on these exemptions from registration based in part on the nature of the transaction and the various representations made by the parties thereto.
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: November 14, 2022 |
By: |
/s/ Laura Crossen | ||||
| Laura Crossen Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||||||