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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Directors
The information provided under the caption ‘‘Nominees and Directors’’ in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
Executive Officers
Information regarding our executive officers is furnished in a separate item captioned ‘‘Executive Officers of the
Registrant’’ included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Family Relationships
The nature of all family relationships between any director, executive officer or person nominated to become a director is
stated under the captions ‘‘Nominees and Directors’’ and ‘‘Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions’’ in the
Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Audit Committee Financial Expert and Identification of the Audit Committee
The information provided under the caption ‘‘Audit Committee Report’’ in the Proxy Statement, regarding the Audit
Committee financial experts and the identification of the Audit Committee members, is incorporated herein by reference.
Director Nomination Process
The information provided under the caption ‘‘Director Nomination Process’’ in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein
by reference. There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees
to our Board.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
The information provided under the caption ‘‘Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance’’ in the Proxy
Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Code of Ethics
We adopted a Code of Business Ethics that applies to our directors and all of our employees, including our principal
executive officer, our principal financial officer and our principal accounting officer. Our Code of Business Ethics is
available on our Web site, www.bby.com — select the ‘‘Investor Relations’’ link and then the ‘‘Corporate Governance’’
link.
A copy of our Code of Business Ethics may also be obtained, without charge, upon written request to:
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Investor Relations Department
7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423-3645
We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or a waiver
from, a provision of our Code of Business Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or
principal accounting officer by posting such information within two business days of any such amendment or waiver on our
Web site, www.bby.com — select the ‘‘Investor Relations’’ link and then the ‘‘Corporate Governance’’ link.
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