UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 31, 2004

BEST BUY CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Minnesota

 

1-9595

 

41-0907483

 

 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield, Minnesota

 

 

 

55423

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (612) 291-1000

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 



 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

The following is furnished as an Exhibit to this Report.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

99

 

Press release issued March 31, 2004. Any internet addresses provided in this release are for information purposes only and are not intended to be hyperlinks. Accordingly, no information in any of these internet addresses is included herein.

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On March 31, 2004, Best Buy Co., Inc. issued a press release disclosing material nonpublic information regarding the registrant’s results of operations for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended February 28, 2004. The press release issued on March 31, 2004, is furnished as Exhibit No. 99 to this Form 8-K.

 

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.’s Annual Report to Shareholders and its reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and other publicly available information should be consulted for other important information about the registrant.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BEST BUY CO., INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 31, 2004

By:

/s/ Bruce H. Besanko

 

 

 

Bruce H. Besanko

 

 

Vice President – Finance

 

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