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 18, 2011

 

 

BEST BUY CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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)

 

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

 

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On January 18, 2011, Carphone Warehouse Group plc (“CPW”) released its trading statement for its fiscal third quarter ended January 1, 2011.  In the news release, CPW reported its fiscal third quarter financial results and outlook, which included financial results of Best Buy Europe, a venture between Best Buy Co., Inc. (“Best Buy” or the “registrant”) and CPW, which is owned 50% by the registrant.  Figures for Best Buy Europe are presented by CPW in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and do not reflect accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) or include purchase accounting applied by the registrant. As such, the figures presented by CPW for Best Buy Europe do not necessarily reflect the results that will be reported by the registrant in its consolidated statements of earnings. The registrant will report the results of Best Buy Europe in accordance with US GAAP for the 13 weeks ended January 1, 2011, within its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter results, as Best Buy Europe is consolidated on a two-month reporting lag.

 

The news release issued by CPW on January 18, 2011, 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, as amended, 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, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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 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 by Carphone Warehouse Group plc dated January 18, 2011

 

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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 18, 2011		By:	/s/ SUSAN S. GRAFTON
			Susan S. Grafton
			Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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