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21-Jan-2009
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits
(b), (c) On January 15, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Best Buy Co., Inc. (the "registrant") appointed Brian J. Dunn as Chief Executive Officer, effective June 24, 2009. Bradbury H. Anderson, who is currently Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to serve in his capacity as Vice Chairman for the remainder of his term as a director, scheduled to end in June 2010.
Mr. Dunn, 48, was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the registrant in 2006. He served as President-Retail, North America, from 2004 until 2006. He served as Executive Vice President-U.S. Retail from 2002 until 2004. Mr. Dunn joined the registrant as a store associate in 1985.
For additional information regarding Mr. Dunn, see the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 1, 2008 and Proxy Statement dated May 12, 2008, hereby incorporated by reference.
On January 21, 2009, the registrant issued a news release announcing Mr. Dunn's appointment as Chief Executive Officer effective on June 24, 2009. A copy of the news release is included as Exhibit 99 to this report.
(d) On January 14, 2009, the Board appointed Gérard R. Vittecoq to serve on the Board's Audit Committee. In addition, the Board determined that Mr. Vittecoq is an audit committee financial expert for purposes of Securities and Exchange Commission rules. The Board had appointed Mr. Vittecoq as a Class 1 director effective on September 26, 2008.
On January 14, 2009, the Board appointed SanjayKhosla to serve on the Board's Nominating, Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committee. The Board had appointed Mr. Khosla as a Class 2 director effective on October 15, 2008.
(d) The following exhibit is furnished as an exhibit to this report.
Number Description
99 News release issued January 21, 2009. 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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