The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Cost Plus, Inc. in Connection with the Sale of the Company to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

NEW YORK, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Cost Plus, Inc. ("Cost Plus" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CPWM) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY). Under the terms of the transaction, Cost Plus shareholders will receive $22.00 for each share of Cost Plus stock they own. The transaction has a total approximate value of $494 million. Shareholders owning a combined 25% of the Company's outstanding shares have agreed to tender their shares.

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The investigation concerns whether the Cost Plus Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to Cost Plus stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is underpaying for Cost Plus shares, thus unlawfully harming Cost Plus stockholders.

If you own common stock in Cost Plus and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [e-mail] or by telephone at [phone], toll-free: [phone], or http://www.zlk.com.

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