{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001140361-26-032653","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BBBY","cik":"0001130713","company_name":"BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.","filed_at":"2026-08-13T12:48:37+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-08-13T12:50:00.387382+00:00","generated_at":"2026-08-13T12:50:05.401987+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Bed Bath & Beyond appoints Jill Windrum as Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy CFO","bullets":["Jill Windrum appointed CAO and Deputy CFO effective Aug 31, 2026, replacing Brian LaRose as principal accounting officer.","Windrum, 46, previously VP of FP&A and Revenue Operations at DHI Group (May-Aug 2026); earlier CFO of Vantor's U.S. Government segment.","Employment terms: $400,000 base salary, target bonus 50% of base, sign-on equity $400,000 vesting over 4 years (75% RSUs, 25% performance shares).","Severance: cash for 6-12 months base salary, prorated bonus, health coverage, and accelerated equity vesting; enhanced on change in control.","No family relationships or material interests disclosed; standard indemnification agreement to be entered."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-032653","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-032653.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-032653.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-032653.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000114036126032653/0001140361-26-032653-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000114036126032653/ef20079981_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-08-13T12:50:05.401987+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"6eb45b58c2","claim":"Jill Windrum was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer at BED BATH & BEYOND, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On August 8, 2026, Jill Windrum was appointed as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31 , 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000114036126032653/0001140361-26-032653-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"b079976086","claim":"Brian LaRose departed as principal accounting officer at BED BATH & BEYOND, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"In this capacity, Ms. Windrum will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer, replacing Brian LaRose in such role.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000114036126032653/0001140361-26-032653-index.htm","confidence":0.8,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"replaced"},{"label":"Role","value":"principal accounting officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}