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 9, 2015

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:
 
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o
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o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 9, 2015, Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy" or the "registrant") held its Regular Meeting of Shareholders. At the close of business on April 13, 2015, the record date for the determination of shareholders to vote at the Regular Meeting of Shareholders, there were 352,334,352 shares of common stock of the registrant issued and outstanding. The holders of 321,258,659 shares of common stock were represented either in person or by proxy at the meeting, constituting a quorum.

The final results of the votes of the shareholders of the registrant are set forth below. All items submitted to vote by shareholders received more than 97% support of votes cast.

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
Bradbury H. Anderson
 
298,784,874
 
2,324,085
 
716,519
 
19,433,181
Lisa M. Caputo
 
298,786,561
 
2,314,571
 
724,346
 
19,433,181
J. Patrick Doyle
 
299,171,220
 
1,906,749
 
747,509
 
19,433,181
Russell P. Fradin
 
299,146,226
 
1,928,993
 
750,259
 
19,433,181
Kathy J. Higgins Victor
 
294,195,342
 
5,879,901
 
1,750,235
 
19,433,181
Hubert Joly
 
295,623,947
 
4,906,021
 
1,295,510
 
19,433,181
David W. Kenny
 
299,142,683
 
1,941,433
 
741,362
 
19,433,181
Thomas L. Millner
 
298,842,221
 
2,235,797
 
747,460
 
19,433,181
Gérard R. Vittecoq
 
299,101,163
 
1,987,425
 
745,890
 
19,433,181

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, 2016, was ratified based upon the following votes:
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
318,926,863
 
1,502,099
 
829,697

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
295,510,978
 
5,227,768
 
1,086,732
 
19,433,181

For additional information regarding the registrant, see the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015 and Proxy Statement dated April 28, 2015. 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.


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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 11, 2015
By: 
/s/ KEITH J. NELSEN
 
 
Keith J. Nelsen
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



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