UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  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) October 15, 2008

 

 

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.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

(d)  Effective October 15, 2008, the Board of Directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. appointed Sanjay Khosla, as a Class 2 director. Mr. Khosla is executive vice president and president, Kraft International Commercial.

 

Mr. Khosla will serve on one or more committees of the registrant’s Board of Directors. Committee assignments are expected to be made at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, scheduled to be held in January 2009. Once determined, the committee assignment(s) will be disclosed by the registrant in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

There are no transactions or relationships between the registrant and Mr. Khosla that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.

 

Mr. Khosla was recommended to the registrant’s Board of Directors by an independent third-party search firm. There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Khosla was selected as a director.

 

Mr. Khosla is expected to stand for election to the registrant’s Board of Directors, along with all other Class 2 directors, at the 2009 Regular Meeting of Shareholders.

 

A news release announcing the appointment was issued on October 15, 2008, and is furnished herewith as Exhibit No. 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. 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.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The following is furnished as an Exhibit to this Report.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

99

 

News release issued October 15, 2008. 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.

 

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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: October 15, 2008

By:

/s/ JOSEPH M. JOYCE

 

 

Joseph M. Joyce

 

 

Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary

 

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