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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) June 11, 2020

PICTURE 2

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share

BBY

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


 

Item 5.03Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

(a) On June 11, 2020, the shareholders of Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy" or the "registrant") voted at the registrant's Regular Meeting of Shareholders to approve amendments to Articles IX and X of the registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”), effective June 11, 2020, to eliminate the supermajority shareholder vote requirements set forth in the Articles.

A copy of the registrant's Amended and Restated Articles, amended as of June 11, 2020, is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 11, 2020, Best Buy held its Regular Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the close of business on April 13, 2020, the record date for the determination of shareholders to vote at the Meeting, there were 257,503,347 shares of common stock of the registrant issued and outstanding. The holders of 230,181,299 shares of common stock were represented either in person or by proxy at the Meeting, which constituted a quorum.

The final results of the votes of the shareholders of the registrant are set forth below:

1.Election of Directors. The following individuals were elected as directors for a term of one year, based upon the following votes:

Director Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

Corie S. Barry

214,750,432

202,118

279,936

14,948,813

Lisa M. Caputo

213,970,105

958,446

303,935

14,948,813

J. Patrick Doyle

214,359,711

562,475

310,300

14,948,813

Kathy J. Higgins Victor

205,204,147

9,703,291

325,048

14,948,813

David W. Kenny

211,169,988

3,744,282

318,216

14,948,813

Karen A. McLoughlin

214,199,350

720,186

312,950

14,948,813

Thomas L. Millner

213,856,826

1,048,666

326,994

14,948,813

Claudia F. Munce

214,586,754

332,585

313,147

14,948,813

Richelle P. Parham

214,169,036

747,654

315,796

14,948,813

Eugene A. Woods

214,662,210

222,895

347,381

14,948,813

2.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2021, was ratified based upon the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

225,906,036

3,987,732

287,531

3.Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The proposal relating to the non-binding advisory vote to approve the executive compensation of the registrant was approved by shareholders based upon the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

201,747,902

13,076,782

407,802

14,948,813

4.Approval of Best Buy Co., Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The proposal to approve the Best Buy Co., Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved by shareholders based upon the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

195,873,132

19,027,788

331,566

14,948,813

5.Approval of an Amendment to Article IX, Section 9 of the Amended & Restated Articles. The proposal to approve an amendment to eliminate the supermajority shareholder vote required under Article IX, Section 9 of the Articles to amend, alter or repeal the provisions of Article IX was approved by shareholders based upon the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

214,262,745

302,801

666,940

14,948,813


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6.Approval of an Amendment to Article IX, Section 10 of the Articles. The proposal to approve an amendment to eliminate the supermajority shareholder vote required under Article IX, Section 10 of the Articles to amend Section 1, Election of Directors, of Article III of the Amended and Restated By-laws was approved by shareholders based upon the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

214,149,697

342,887

739,902

14,948,813

7.Approval of an Amendment to Article X, Section 4 of the Articles. The proposal to approve an amendment to eliminate the supermajority shareholder vote required to amend, alter or repeal the provisions of Article X was approved by shareholders based upon the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

214,151,052

341,560

739,874

14,948,813

8.Approval of an Amendment to Article X, Section 2 of the Articles. The proposal to approve an amendment to amend the voting standard that applies to shareholder approval of certain transactions under Article X was approved by shareholders based upon the following votes:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

214,127,209

338,143

767,134

14,948,813

For additional information regarding the registrant, see the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020, and Proxy Statement dated April 29, 2020. 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 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following are filed as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

3.1

Best Buy Co., Inc. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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: June 12, 2020

By:

/s/ TODD G. HARTMAN

Todd G. Hartman

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

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