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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 14, 2023

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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 14, 2023, Best Buy Co., Inc. (the “registrant”) held its Regular Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”). At the close of business on April 17, 2023, the record date for the determination of shareholders to vote at the Meeting, there were 218,666,780 shares of common stock of the registrant issued and outstanding. The holders of 194,467,928 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

 

176,992,957

 

452,423

 

155,140

 

16,867,408

Lisa M. Caputo

 

172,666,644

 

4,774,423

 

159,453

 

16,867,408

J. Patrick Doyle

 

170,873,059

 

6,428,562

 

298,899

 

16,867,408

David W. Kenny

 

172,878,789

 

4,557,133

 

164,598

 

16,867,408

Mario J. Marte

176,101,442

1,326,320

172,758

16,867,408

Karen A. McLoughlin

 

177,042,192

 

389,058

 

169,270

 

16,867,408

Claudia F. Munce

177,065,291

361,305

173,924

16,867,408

Richelle P. Parham

173,773,840

3,658,106

168,574

16,867,408

Steven E. Rendle

177,076,762

338,576

185,182

16,867,408

Sima D. Sistani

176,999,255

414,744

186,521

16,867,408

Melinda D. Whittington

177,045,182

384,136

171,202

16,867,408

Eugene A. Woods

176,861,535

561,393

177,592

16,867,408

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 February 3, 2024, was ratified based upon the following votes:



 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Vote

191,797,799

2,474,266

195,863

 

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

164,203,291

13,149,141

248,088

16,867,408

‌4.Advisory Vote on Frequency of Holding the Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. Shareholders recommended by a non-binding advisory vote to continue to hold the advisory vote on executive compensation every year based upon the following votes:

One Year

Two Years

Three Years

Abstain

Broker Non-Vote

173,600,458

218,167

3,597,453

184,442

16,807,408

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Based on the results of the vote, and consistent with the Board of Directors’ recommendation, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that future non-binding votes of shareholders to approve the compensation of the named executive officers will be submitted annually to the Company’s shareholders until the next non-binding shareholder vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation, or until the Board of Directors otherwise determines a different frequency for such non-binding votes.

For additional information regarding the registrant, see the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2023, and Proxy Statement dated May 2, 2023. 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.

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 14, 2023

By:

/s/ TODD G. HARTMAN

Todd G. Hartman

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

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