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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) January 7, 2021

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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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share

BBY

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.



Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On January 7, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy" or the "registrant") unanimously elected Mario J. Marte as a director, effective immediately. Mr. Marte is the Chief Financial Officer of Chewy, Inc., a leading internet and direct marketing retailer focused on pet food and other pet-related products, with $4.8 billion in annual revenues in 2019. Mr. Marte brings to the Board in-depth professional experience in financial planning and analysis, treasury, strategy, risk management and commercial and operations finance through his roles at Chewy, Hilton Worldwide, American Airlines and Accenture.

Mr. Marte will be appointed to serve on a Board committee at a later date. Committee assignment(s), once determined, will be disclosed by the registrant in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Mr. Marte will be compensated in accordance with the registrant’s standard compensation policies and practices for the Board, the components of which were disclosed in the registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2020 Regular Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2020, in the section titled “Director Compensation”.

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

Mr. Marte is expected to stand for election to the registrant's Board at the 2021 Regular Meeting of Shareholders.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 8, 2021, Best Buy issued a news release announcing the appointment of Mr. Marte to the Board as described above under Item 5.02. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Best Buy'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 are furnished as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

99.1

 

News release issued January 8, 2021. Any internet address provided in this release is for information purposes only and is not intended to be a hyperlink. Accordingly, no information at any internet address is included herein.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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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: January 8, 2021

By:

/s/ TODD G. HARTMAN

Todd G. Hartman

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary

 

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