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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-12-038509
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120508
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120518
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120518
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COST PLUS INC/CA/
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000798955
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES [5700]
IRS NUMBER: 941067973
STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA
FISCAL YEAR END: 0129
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 FOURTH STREET OAKLAND
STREET 2: SEE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE
CITY: OAKLAND
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94607
BUSINESS PHONE: 5108937300
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 FOURTH STREET OAKLAND
STREET 2: SEE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE
CITY: OAKLAND
STATE: CA
ZIP: 94607
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BED BATH & BEYOND INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886158
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES [5700]
STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY
FISCAL YEAR END: 0227
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 3
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-14970
FILM NUMBER: 12856018
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 650 LIBERTY AVENUE
CITY: UNION
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 07083
BUSINESS PHONE: 2013791520
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 715 MORRIS AVENUE
CITY: SPRINGFIELD
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 07081
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Blue Coral Acquisition Corp.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001549601
STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 3
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-14970
FILM NUMBER: 12856017
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
STREET 2: 650 LIBERTY AVENUE
CITY: UNION
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 07083
BUSINESS PHONE: (908) 688-0888
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O BED BATH & BEYOND INC.
STREET 2: 650 LIBERTY AVENUE
CITY: UNION
STATE: NJ
ZIP: 07083
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Blue Coral Acquisition Corp.
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UNION
NJ
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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See Notes
Deferred Stock Units
Common Stock
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See Notes
On May 8, 2012, Cost Plus, Inc. ("Issuer") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. ("Parent") and Blue Coral Acquisition Corp., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Purchaser"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Purchaser will commence a cash tender offer to acquire all of the shares of the Issuer's common stock (the "Offer") for a purchase price of $22.00 per share in cash (the "Offer Price"); and as soon as practicable after the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Purchaser will merge with and into the Issuer (the "Merger") and the Issuer will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
The Merger Agreement also provides that, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Merger may be consummated regardless of whether the Offer is completed, but if the Offer is not completed, the Merger will only be able to be consummated after the shareholders of the Issuer have adopted the Merger Agreement at a meeting of shareholders.
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent and Purchaser entered into certain Support and Tender Agreements ("Support Agreements"), dated May 8, 2012, by and among Parent, Purchaser and certain shareholders of the Issuer (the "Shareholders") pursuant to which each Shareholder has agreed, among other things, subject to the termination of the Support Agreement (i) to tender (and not withdraw) all their shares of Issuer common stock in the Offer, (ii) to grant an irrevocable proxy to certain designees of Parent with respect to certain matters related to the Merger and (iii) to vote in favor of the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of such Support Agreements. The shares of Issuer common stock subject to the Support Agreements comprise approximately 26.3% of the outstanding Issuer common stock (based on the Issuer's outstanding common stock as of April 6, 2012).
As of the date hereof, neither Parent nor Purchaser own any shares of Issuer common stock. However, as a result of Parent and Purchaser entering into the Support Agreements, Parent and Purchaser may be deemed to share with the Shareholders the power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares of Issuer held by the Shareholders and, therefore, beneficially own within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, greater than 10% of the shares of Issuer common stock outstanding. Neither Parent nor Purchaser has any pecuniary interest in the shares of the Issuer held by the Shareholders, and each expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Issuer common stock covered by the Support Agreements.
This report is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Issuer. Parent and Purchaser will file a tender offer statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and will mail an offer to purchase, forms of letter of transmittal and related documents to Issuer shareholders. The Issuer will file with the SEC, and will mail to Issuer shareholders, a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9. These documents contain important information about the tender offer, and shareholders of the Issuer are urged to read them carefully and in their entirety when they become available. These documents will be available at no charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
The deferred stock units were awarded to Mr. Mark Genender on August 3, 2011 and March 26, 2012. Up to 11,060 shares of Issuer common stock are issuable pursuant to the deferred stock units awarded to Mr. Mark Genender. We have listed these securities under the assumption that the shares of Issuer common stock issuable pursuant to such securities will be issued within 60 days.
Pursuant to certain of the Support Agreements, the Shareholders thereto have agreed to cause Mr. Mark Genender to vote any shares of Issuer common stock that are issued to Mr. Mark Genender prior to the termination of such Support Agreement pursuant to the deferred stock units held by him. Neither Parent nor Purchaser has any pecuniary interest in the deferred stock units, and each expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any deferred stock unit covered by the Support Agreements.
The deferred stock units will vest in full on the one year anniversary date of the grant. Vested shares will be delivered to the holder either upon the one year anniversary of the date of grant or within thirty days of the earlier of (i) any settlement date irrevocably elected by the holder, (ii) the date the holder is no longer serving as a director of Issuer and (iii) the date of a merger or asset sale which is a "change of control" (as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended).
Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock.
For additional information regarding the Merger Agreement and the Support Agreements, please see the Schedule 13D filed by Parent with the SEC on May 18, 2012.
/s/ Eugene A. Castagna, on behalf of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.
2012-05-18
/s/ Allan N. Rauch, on behalf of Blue Coral Acquisition Corp.
2012-05-18