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Beyond stockholders approve board declassification, increased equity plan limit, and Chairman performance option
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.
- Stockholders approved declassifying the board; directors may now be removed with or without cause by majority vote.
- Amendment to 2005 Equity Plan increases annual performance share limit per participant from 100,000 to 250,000.
- Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis granted performance option for up to 2,250,000 shares at exercise prices of $45, $50, and $60 per share, subject to stock price and service vesting.
- Option grant approved by stockholders with 12,590,086 for, 10,152,136 against, 417,134 abstain, and 10,869,925 broker non-votes.
- Directors Joanna C. Burkey and Barclay F. Corbus were elected with 22.5M and 17.1M votes for, respectively; KPMG ratified; say-on-pay approved.