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accession: "0001140361-26-029774"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBBY"
cik: "0001130713"
company_name: "BED BATH & BEYOND, INC."
filed_at: "2026-07-27T21:25:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-27T21:26:16.434889+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bed Bath & Beyond acquires F9 Brands for $7M cash, 18.1M shares, real estate, and earnout

## Summary
- Total consideration: $7M cash, 18.1M shares of BBBY common stock, three manufacturing facilities in Sweden and Poland, a $4.6M promissory note, and up to $12.5M earnout.
- Earnout payable if target achieves $20M trailing twelve-month EBITDA by any fiscal quarter ending through Dec 31, 2031.
- Registration rights agreement requires BBBY to file shelf registration for resale of shares; 50% of shares locked up for 12 months; seller subject to 24-month standstill.
- Merger structured as tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(A); closing subject to customary conditions including no material adverse effect.
- Termination rights allow either party to terminate on or after Oct 31, 2026, or for breach.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-029774
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBBY
- cik: 0001130713
- company_name: BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-07-27T21:25:25+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000114036126029774/0001140361-26-029774-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000114036126029774/ef20078728_8k.htm

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