SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

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): February 28, 2002

 

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

1-9595

41-0907483

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

7075 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota

55344

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 947-2000

 

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

 

 

ITEM 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(c)                            Exhibits

 

The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Report:

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

 

99

 

Press release issued by registrant on February 28, 2002. 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.

 

 

ITEM 9.           REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

 

Pursuant to Regulation FD, information is being furnished with respect to a discussion between an analyst and Best Buy Co., Inc. senior management on February 27, 2002, concerning its financial outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002.

 

The related press release issued February 28, 2002 is filed as Exhibit No. 99 to this Report.  Best Buy Co., Inc.’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 Company.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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: February 28, 2002

 

 

By:

/s/ Darren R. Jackson

 

 

 

Name:

 

Darren R. Jackson

 

 

 

Title:

 

Senior Vice President — Finance, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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