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) December 17, 2003
BEST BUY CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1-9595 |
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41-0907483 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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7601
Penn Avenue South |
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55423 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (612) 291-1000 |
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N/A |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following are furnished as Exhibits to this Report.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press release issued December 17, 2003. 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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99.2 |
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Transcript of conference call held December 17, 2003, with analysts, institutional investors and news media. |
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On December 17, 2003, Best Buy Co., Inc. issued a press release disclosing material nonpublic information regarding the registrant’s results of operations for the third fiscal quarter and nine-month period ended November 29, 2003, and held a related conference call with analysts, institutional investors and news media. The press release issued on December 17, 2003, and the related conference call transcript are furnished as Exhibit Nos. 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, 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.
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BEST BUY CO., INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: December 23, 2003 |
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/s/ Darren R. Jackson |
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Darren R. Jackson |
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Executive Vice President – Finance and |
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