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) September 28, 2018
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.)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On September 28, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy" or the "registrant") unanimously elected Cindy Kent as a director, effective immediately. Ms. Kent was most recently president and general manager of the Infection Prevention Division at 3M Co., a multinational corporation operating in the fields of industry, health care and consumer goods. Ms. Kent has over twenty-five years of health care experience through her prior roles at 3M Co., Medtronic, Inc., and Eli Lilly & Co.
Ms. Kent 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.
Ms. Kent 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 2018 Regular Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2018, in the section titled “Director Compensation”.
There are no transactions or relationships between the registrant and Ms. Kent that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Kent is expected to stand for election to the registrant's Board at the 2019 Regular Meeting of Shareholders.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 3, 2018, Best Buy issued a news release announcing the appointment of Ms. Kent 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 Exhibit 99.1 is furnished as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
News release issued October 3, 2018. 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. | ||
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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 3, 2018 | By: | /s/ KEITH J. NELSEN |
Keith J. Nelsen | ||
General Counsel & Secretary | ||
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