FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

BED BATH & BEYOND INC 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

COST PLUS INC/CA/ [ CPWM ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

715 MORRIS AVENUE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/29/2012
(Street)

SPRINGFIELD, NJ 07081
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   (1) (2) 6/29/2012     P    37096522   (1) (2) A $22.00   37096522   (1) (2) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  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 consummated a cash tender offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the shares of Issuer's common stock (the "Shares") at a purchase price of $22.00 per Share in cash.
( 2)  As a result of the purchase of Shares in the Offer and pursuant to the exercise of a top-up option, Parent, through Purchaser, owned sufficient Shares to effect the merger of Purchaser with and into Issuer (the "Merger") in accordance with the short-form merger provisions of the California Corporations Code, without a vote or meeting of Issuer's shareholders. Pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding Share not tendered and purchased in the Offer (other than those as to which holders may properly exercise dissenters rights, if any), was converted into the right to receive the same $22.00 per Share price, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, that was paid in the Offer. Upon the closing of the Merger, Issuer became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Parent acquired direct beneficial ownership of the Shares.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BED BATH & BEYOND INC
715 MORRIS AVENUE
SPRINGFIELD, NJ 07081
X


Signatures
/s/ Eugene A. Castagna, on behalf of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 6/29/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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