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) August 31, 2012
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.)
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Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
On August 31, 2012, Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy" or the “registrant”) entered into a $1.0 billion 364-day senior unsecured revolving credit facility agreement (the “364-Day Facility Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”) as administrative agent, and a syndicate of banks (collectively, the “Lenders”). The 364-Day Facility Agreement will replace the previous $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Previous Facility”), with a syndicate of banks, including JPMorgan acting as administrative agent. The Previous Facility was originally scheduled to expire in October 2012. The 364-Day Facility Agreement permits borrowings up to $1.0 billion and terminates in August 2013 (subject to a one-year term-out option).
The interest rate under the 364-Day Facility Agreement is variable and is determined at the registrant's option as: (i) the sum of (a) the greatest of JPMorgan's prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, or the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1%, and (b) a margin (the “ABR Margin”); or (ii) the LIBOR plus a margin (the “LIBOR Margin”). In addition, a facility fee is assessed on the commitment amount. The ABR Margin, LIBOR Margin and the facility fee are based upon the registrant's current senior unsecured debt rating. Under the 364-Day Facility Agreement, the ABR Margin ranges from 0.0% to 0.525%, the LIBOR Margin ranges from 0.925% to 1.525%, and the facility fee ranges from 0.075% to 0.225%.
The 364-Day Facility Agreement is guaranteed by specified subsidiaries of the registrant and contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. Among other things, these covenants restrict the registrant's or its subsidiaries' ability to incur certain types or amounts of indebtedness, incur liens on certain assets, make material changes in corporate structure or the nature of its business, dispose of material assets, engage in a change in control transaction, make certain foreign investments, enter into certain restrictive agreements, or engage in certain transactions with affiliates. The 364-Day Facility Agreement also contains covenants that require the registrant to maintain a maximum quarterly cash flow leverage ratio and a minimum quarterly interest coverage ratio. The 364-Day Facility Agreement contains customary default provisions including, but not limited to, failure to pay interest or principal when due and failure to comply with covenants.
Some of the Lenders and/or their affiliates have other business relationships with the registrant involving the provision of financial and banking-related services, including cash management, loans, foreign exchange contracts, letters of credit and bank guarantee facilities, investment banking and trust services.
The foregoing description of the 364-Day Facility Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the 364-Day Facility Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
4.1 | 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of August 31, 2012, among Best Buy Co., Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent | |
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: September 5, 2012 | By: | /s/ SUSAN S. GRAFTON |
Susan S. Grafton | ||
Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||