Minnesota | 41-0907483 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, Minnesota | 55423 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Hubert B. Joly President and Chief Executive Officer Best Buy Co., Inc. 7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, MN 55423 (Name and address of agent for service) | Copy to: Amy L. Schneider Dorsey & Whitney, LLP 50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500 Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498 (612) 340-2600 |
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TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED | AMOUNT TO BE REGISTERED(1)(2) | PROPOSED MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE(3) | PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE OFFERING PRICE(3) | AMOUNT OF REGISTRATION FEE | ||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share | 5,000,000 shares | $ | 12.05 | $ | 60,250,000 | $ | 8,218 |
(1) | Represents the shares of common stock of Best Buy Co., Inc. that may be offered or sold pursuant to the Best Buy. Co., Inc. 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. |
(2) | Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers any additional shares of common stock that may be offered or sold under the Best Buy Co., Inc. 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. |
(3) | The shares are to be offered at prices not presently determinable. Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and (c), the offering price is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the registrant's common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 19, 2012. |
ITEM 3. | Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
1. | The Annual Report on Form 10-K of Best Buy Co., Inc. (the “registrant”) for the year ended March 3, 2012. |
2. | All other reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) since March 3, 2012. |
3. | The description of the registrant's common stock contained in its Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act. |
ITEM 4. | Description of Securities. |
ITEM 5. | Interest of Named Experts and Counsel. |
ITEM 6. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
ITEM 7. | Exemption from Registration Claimed. |
ITEM 8. | Exhibits. |
4.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix C to the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by Best Buy Co., Inc. on May 12, 2009) | |
4.2 | Amended and Restated By-Laws, dated December 14, 2012 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Best Buy Co., Inc. on December 14, 2012) | |
4.3 | Best Buy Co., Inc. 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix A to the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by Best Buy Co., Inc. on May 9, 2012) | |
5 | Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered | |
23.1 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP | |
23.2 | Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5) | |
24 | Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto) |
ITEM 9. | Undertakings. |
1. | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”); |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement. |
2. | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
3. | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering; |
(b) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and |
(c) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
BEST BUY CO., INC. | ||
By: | /s/ HUBERT B. JOLY | |
Hubert B. Joly | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Signature | Title | |
/s/ HUBERT B. JOLY | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
Hubert B. Joly | (principal executive officer) | |
/s/ SHARON L. McCOLLAM | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer | |
Sharon L. McCollam | and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) | |
/s/ SUSAN S. GRAFTON | Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting | |
Susan S. Grafton | Officer (principal accounting officer) |
Signature | Title | |
/s/ LISA M. CAPUTO | Director | |
Lisa M. Caputo | ||
/s/ KATHY J. HIGGINS VICTOR | Director | |
Kathy J. Higgins Victor | ||
/s/ RONALD JAMES | Director | |
Ronald James | ||
/s/ SANJAY KHOSLA | Director | |
Sanjay Khosla | ||
/s/ GEORGE L. MIKAN, III | Director | |
George L. Mikan, III | ||
/s/ MATTHEW H. PAULL | Director | |
Matthew H. Paull | ||
/s/ HATIM A. TYABJI | Chairman of the Board and Director | |
Hatim A. Tyabji | ||
/s/ GERARD R. VITTECOQ | Director | |
Gerard R. Vittecoq |