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) July 23, 2009

 

 

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 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On July 23, 2009, The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (“CPW”) released its trading statement for its first quarter of fiscal 2010.  In the news release, CPW reported the fiscal first quarter highlights and strategic and financial goals for Best Buy Europe, a venture between Best Buy Co., Inc. (“Best Buy” or the “registrant”) and CPW, which is owned 50% by the registrant.   The news release issued by CPW on July 23, 2009, is furnished as Exhibit No. 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liability of that Section, unless the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Some of the matters discussed in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99) constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements other than those made solely with respect to historical fact and are based on the intent, belief or current expectations of the registrant and its management.  The registrant’s business and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in the registrant’s filings with the SEC.

 

ITEM 9.01    Exhibits

 

(d) The following exhibit is furnished as an exhibit to this report.

 

Number

 

Description

99

 

News release issued by The Carphone Warehouse Group PLC dated July 23, 2009

 

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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: July 23, 2009

By:

/s/ SUSAN S. GRAFTON

 

 

Susan S. Grafton

 

 

Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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