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BEST BUY CO., INC. | ||||
7601 Penn Avenue South | ||||
Richfield, Minnesota 55423 | ||||
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9:00 a.m., Central Time, on Tuesday, June | |||||||
Place: | Online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BBY2019 | ||||||
Internet: | Submit pre-meeting questions online by visiting www.proxyvote.com and attend the Regular Meeting of Shareholders online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ | ||||||
Items of Business: | 1. | To elect the | |||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February | ||||||
3. | To conduct a non-binding advisory vote to approve our named executive officer compensation. | ||||||
4. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||||
Record Date: | You may vote if you were a shareholder of Best Buy Co., Inc. as of the close of business on Monday, April | ||||||
Proxy Voting: | Your vote is important. You may vote via proxy as a shareholder of record: | ||||||
1. | By visiting www.proxyvote.comon the internet; | ||||||
2. | By calling (within the U.S. or Canada) toll-free at 1-800-690-6903; or | ||||||
3. | By signing and returning your proxy card if you have received paper materials. |
For shares held through a broker, bank or other nominee, you may vote by submitting voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee.
Regardless of whether you expect to attend the meeting, please vote your shares in one of the ways outlined above.
By Order of the Board of Directors | ||
Richfield, Minnesota | Todd G. Hartman | |
May | Secretary |
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE |
11, 2019: This Notice of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February |
Help us make a difference by eliminating paper proxy mailings to your home or business. As permitted by rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we are furnishing proxy materials to our shareholders primarily via the internet. On or about May 1, 2019, we mailed or made available to our shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our Annual Report. The Notice of Internet Availability also includes instructions to access your form of proxy to vote via the internet. Certain shareholders, in accordance with their prior requests, have received e-mail notification of how to access our proxy materials and vote via the internet or have been mailed paper copies of our proxy materials and proxy card.
Internet distribution of our proxy materials is designed to expedite receipt by our shareholders, lower the cost of the Regular Meeting of Shareholders and conserve precious natural resources. If you would prefer to receive paper proxy materials, please follow the instructions included in the Notice of Internet Availability. If you have previously elected to receive our proxy materials electronically, you will continue to receive e-mail notification with instructions to access these materials via the internet unless you elect otherwise.
ATTENDING THE REGULAR MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
• | Like last year, we invite you to attend the 2019 Regular Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) virtually. There will not be a physical meeting at the corporate campus. You will be able to attend the Meeting virtually, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions during the Meeting by visiting: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BBY2019 and following the instructions on your proxy card. |
• | A replay of the Meeting will be available on www.investors.bestbuy.com. |
Dear Fellow Shareholders,
On behalf of the entire Board of Directors (the "Board"“Board”), we welcome the opportunity to invite you to attend our 20182019 Regular Meeting of Shareholders.
During this past year, foryour Board has continued its diligent work in its key areas of responsibility. In the second year of our Company.Best Buy 2020: Building the New Blue growth strategy, we continued to focus our efforts around our purpose to enrich lives through technology and our philosophy to contribute to the common good. We unveiledare proud of our new strategy, ouraccomplishments over the past year, including strong financial performance, significant achievements in our Environmental, Social & Governance initiatives, and the addition of three new Board members. We also just announced an evolution of our leadership roles that we believe will support the long-term success of the Company.
Purpose, Culture & Long-term Value Creation
The Board has continued to be strong,active and engaged in the development and oversight of programs that support our purpose, culture and long-term value creation. During fiscal 2019, this resulted in enhanced benefits for our employees, expansion of our In-Home Advisor program, the nation-wide launch of our Total Tech Support offering, and the acquisition of GreatCall, a leading connected health services provider for aging consumers. We are proud of the performance we madeachieved, including revenue of $42.9 billion and 4.8 percent enterprise comparable sales growth (on top of 5.6 percent in fiscal 2018). Our total shareholder return for 2016 to 2018 is 125.5 percent, while the average of the S&P 500 is 64.5 percent. Concurrently, we maintained high employee engagement scores and further progress inreduced store turnover rates to record lows.
Environmental, Social & Governance
We seek to apply our effortssense of corporate responsibility and focus on sustainable development to positively impactour interactions with all of our stakeholders, including our customers, our employees, our vendors,vendor partners, our stockholders, the communities in which we operate and society:
Board Composition
As a company, we believe diversity and inclusion is important to our employees, customers and shareholders. In fiscal 2018 we declaredsupport of our turnaround overstrategy and launched our new growth strategy, Best Buy 2020: Building the New Blue. At our 2017 Investor Day, we laid out a clear and exciting purpose:
CEO Succession
We recently announced an evolution in leadership roles. After seven years of leading the company, Hubert will transition to capitalize on these opportunities becausethe role of Executive Chairman of the Board, effective at the end of our combination of assetsMeeting. At that time, Corie Barry, our Chief Financial and capabilities gives us the ability to serve customers online, in stores or in their homes. Your Board was deeply engaged with managementStrategic Transformation Officer, will become Chief Executive Officer. Corie has played a critical role in the development and execution of thisour proven growth strategy, and will continue to guide and support management in its execution.
Your feedback is important to us, and we are asking you to support are women. We continue to implement strong corporate governance policies and practices, particularly in the areas of strategy, talent development and succession, risk management and compliance.
With gratitude for your confidence and support, | |
Hubert Joly, Chairman & CEO | Russ Fradin, Lead Independent Director |
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), provide a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their companies. With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this proxy statement on Form 14A are forward-looking statements and may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "guidance," "intend," "outlook," "plan," "project"“anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “foresee,” “outlook,” “plan,” “project” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Such statements reflect our current views and estimatesview with respect to future market conditions, company performanceevents and financial results, business prospects, new strategies, the competitive environment and other events. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and uncertainties thatassumptions. A variety of factors could cause actualour future results to differ materially from the potentialanticipated results discussedexpressed in such forward-looking statements. Readers should review Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2018, for a description of important factors that could cause our actualfuture results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements made in this proxy statement. Among the factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements are the following: macro-economic conditions (including fluctuations in housing prices and jobless rates), financial and commodity market conditions (including but not limited to the credit, equity, currency and energy markets), conditions in the industries and categories in which we operate, changes in consumer preferences or confidence, changes in consumer spending and debt levels, the mix of products and services offered for sale in our physical stores and online, product availability, trade restrictions or changes in the costs of imports, competitive initiatives of competitors (including pricing actions and promotional activities), strategic and business decisions of our vendors (including actions that could impact promotional support, product margin and/or supply), the success of new product launches, the impact of pricing investments and promotional activity, weather, natural or man-made disasters, attacksstatement on our data systems, our ability to prevent or react to a disaster recovery situation, changes in law or regulations, changes in tax rates, changes in taxable income in each jurisdiction, tax audit developments and resolution of other discrete tax matters, changes in our stock price and the impact on excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation, our ability to manage our property portfolio, the impact of labor markets, our ability to retain qualified employees and management, failure to achieve anticipated expense and cost reductions, disruptions in our supply chain, the costs of procuring goods we sell, failure to achieve anticipated revenue and profitability increases from operational and restructuring changes (including investments in our multi-channel capabilities), inability to secure or maintain favorable vendor terms, failure to accurately predict the duration over which we will incur costs, development of new businesses, failure to complete or achieve anticipated benefits of announced transactions and our ability to protect information relating to our employees and customers. We caution that the foregoing list of important factors is not complete. AnySchedule 14A. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this proxy statement or as of the date they are made, and we assumeundertake no obligation to update anyour forward-looking statement that we may make.
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At our upcoming 20182019 Regular Meeting of Shareholders, we are asking shareholders to vote on three key items. This section highlights information contained in other parts of this proxy statement. We encourage you to review the entire proxy statement for more detail on these items, as well as our Annual Report and our Chairman and CEO'sCEO’s Letter to Shareholders posted on our website at www.investors.bestbuy.com.
Items of Business for Vote at our Regular Meeting of Shareholders
This year, we are requesting shareholderyour support in alignment with the recommendations of our Board for the following Items of Business:
Item Number | Item Description | Board Recommendation |
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Election of Directors | FOR Each Nominee | |
We have | ||
2 | Ratification of Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | FOR |
We are asking our shareholders to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal | ||
3 | Advisory Vote to Approve our Named Executive Officer Compensation | FOR |
We are seeking, in an advisory capacity, approval by our shareholders of our named executive officer compensation, the |
Attending the Meeting
How will the Meeting be conducted?
The Meeting will be conducted online, which providesin a fashion similar to an in-person meeting. All of our shareholdersboard members and executive officers will attend the optionMeeting and be available for questions. You may attend the Meeting online, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions during the Meeting by visiting our virtual shareholder forum at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BBY2019 and following the instructions on your proxy card.
How can I ask questions during the Meeting?
Questions may be submitted prior to attend from any location convenient to them, while still providing access to our Board and management through the ability toMeeting or you may submit questions onin real time during the Meeting through our virtual shareholder forum. We are committed to having all directors and executive officers available to answer questions and to acknowledging each question we receive. We believe utilizing technologywill allot approximately 15 minutes for questions during the Meeting and submitted questions should follow our Rules of Conduct in order to be addressed during the Meeting. Our Rules of Conduct are posted on the forum.
What can I do if I need technical assistance during the Meeting?
If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Virtual Shareholder Meeting log-in page.
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If I can’t attend the Meeting, can I vote or listen to it later?
You do not need to attend the online Meeting to vote if you submitted your vote via proxy in advance of the meeting. A replay of the Meeting, including the questions answered during the meeting, will be available on www.investors.bestbuy.com.
Additional information about how to vote your shares and attend our Meeting can be found in the General Information section of this manner is consistent with our role as a leading provider of technology products, services and solutions, as well as to our sustainability commitments.
Corporate Governance
Our long-standing approach to corporate governance is to develop and implement principles that: (1) enable the success of our strategy and business objectives; (2) are rooted in a robust ongoing dialogue with our shareholders; and (3) are inspired by best practices. Consistent with this approach, we continue to build upon a strong framework of corporate governance policies and practices, including the following:
Board Structure | |||
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Lead Independent Director | • | All Independent Committees | |
• | Annual Director Elections | • | No Director Related Party Transactions |
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Robust Annual Board Evaluation Process | • | Director Overboarding Policy | |
• | Majority Vote for Directors | • | Director Retirement Policy |
Shareholder Rights | Compensation | ||
• | No Cumulative Voting Rights | • | Pay for Performance Compensation Programs |
• | No Poison Pill | • | Annual Say-on-Pay Vote |
• | Proxy Access By-laws | • | Anti-hedging and |
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No Exclusive Forum/Venue or | • | Clawback |
The Board seeks a wide range of experience and expertise from a variety of industries and professional disciplines in its directors and carefully assesses and plans for the director skill sets, qualifications and diverse perspectives required to support the Company’s long-term strategic goals. Our slate of director nominees reflects the strong results of these efforts.
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Additional information on our Corporate Governance policies and practices can be found in the Corporate Governance at Best Buy section of this proxy statement.
Environment, Social Responsibility & Sustainability
Our Board, with oversight by the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committee, is integrally involved in the Company’s corporateenvironmental, social responsibility and sustainabilitygovernance (“ESG”) initiatives. We believe that these initiatives are foundational toan organization built upon values-driven leadership and we are focused on our purpose of enriching people’sto enrich lives through technology,technology. When we began the Renew Blue stage of our transformation strategy in 2012, we identified five strategic pillars focused on the needs and as such, we are making investments in employee engagement, supply chain, the environment andinterests of our communities to accomplishstakeholders – our goal of delivering value to ourcustomers, employees, vendor partners, shareholders, and society as a whole.
Additional information regarding our purpose and programs relating to our corporate social responsibility and sustainabilityESG efforts can be found in the
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Item 1: Election of Director Nominees
The following individuals are standing for election to our Board. In complianceThe Board recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees. All nominees, with the exception of Ms. Barry, are current members of the Board. Ms. Barry’s appointment is in conjunction with her appointment as our director retirement policy withinCEO, which is effective at the end of the Meeting.
Committee Membership(1) | |||||||
Name | Director Since | Most Recent Employer | Independent | AC | CC | FC | NC |
Corie S. Barry | — | Chief Financial Officer & Strategic Transformation Officer; CEO-elect, Best Buy Co., Inc. | No | ||||
Lisa M. Caputo | 2009 | Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, The Travelers Companies, Inc. | Yes | √ | √ | ||
J. Patrick Doyle(2) | 2014 | President & CEO (Former), Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | Yes | ||||
Russell P. Fradin(3) | 2013 | Operating Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice | Yes | √ | |||
Kathy J. Higgins Victor | 1999 | President & Founder, Centera Corporation | Yes | √ | C | ||
Hubert Joly | 2012 | Chairman & CEO, Best Buy Co., Inc. | No | ||||
David W. Kenny | 2013 | CEO, Nielsen | Yes | C | √ | ||
Cindy R. Kent | 2018 | President & GM, Infection Prevention Division, (Former) 3M | Yes | √ | |||
Karen A. McLoughlin | 2015 | Chief Financial Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | Yes | √ | C | ||
Thomas L. Millner | 2014 | CEO (Former), Cabela’s Inc. | Yes | C | √ | ||
Claudia F. Munce | 2016 | Venture Advisor, New Enterprise Associates | Yes | √ | √ | ||
Richelle P. Parham | 2018 | General Partner, Camden Partners Holdings, LLC | Yes | √ | |||
Eugene A. Woods | 2018 | CEO, Atrium Health | Yes | √ |
(1) | Reflects committee membership approved in April 2019, effective following the Meeting. |
(2) | Mr. Doyle will serve as Lead Independent Director, effective after the Meeting. |
(3) | Mr. Fradin currently serves as our Lead Independent Director. |
Key: AC = Audit Committee; CC = Compensation & Human Resources Committee; FC = Finance & Investment Policy Committee; NC = Nominating, Corporate Governance Principles, Mr. Vittecoq is not standing for re-election at the Meeting. The Board recognizes his years of service and valuable contributions to the Board during his tenure. & Public Policy Committee √ = Member; C = Chair
Additional information about each of our nominees and director qualification and nomination process can be found in
Item of Business No. 1 — Election of Directors.Item 2: Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board recommends a vote FOR ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2020.
Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) served as our auditors for fiscal 2019. Our Audit Committee has selected D&T to audit our financial statements for fiscal 2020 and is submitting its selection of our independent registered public accounting firm for ratification by the shareholders in order to ascertain the view of our shareholders on this selection. The following table summarizes the aggregate fees incurred for services rendered by D&T during fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018. Additional information can be found in Item of Business No. 2 — Ratification of Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Service Type | Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2018 | ||||
Audit Fees | $ | 2,912,000 | $ | 2,770,000 | ||
Audit-Related Fees | 654,000 | 334,000 | ||||
Tax Fees | — | — | ||||
Total Fees | $ | 3,566,000 | $ | 3,104,000 |
Name | Age | Director Since | Position/Company | Independence | Current Committees | Other For-Profit Directorships (*Public Company) |
Lisa M. Caputo | 54 | 2009 | Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer The Travelers Companies, Inc. | ü | Compensation & Human Resources Nominating, Corporate Governance & Public Policy | — |
J. Patrick Doyle | 54 | 2014 | President & CEO Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | ü | Compensation & Human Resources Finance & Investment Policy | Domino’s Pizza, Inc.* |
Russell P. Fradin | 62 | 2013 | Operating Partner Clayton, Dubilier & Rice | ü | Compensation & Human Resources (Chair) | Capco Hamilton Insurance Tranzact |
Kathy J. Higgins Victor | 61 | 1999 | President & Founder Centera Corporation | ü | Compensation & Human Resources Nominating, Corporate Governance & Public Policy (Chair) | — |
Hubert Joly | 58 | 2012 | Chairman & CEO Best Buy Co., Inc. | — | None | Ralph Lauren Corporation* |
David W. Kenny | 56 | 2013 | Senior Vice President, IBM Watson & IBM Cloud IBM Corporation | ü | Finance & Investment Policy Nominating, Corporate Governance & Public Policy | — |
Karen A. McLoughlin | 53 | 2015 | Chief Financial Officer Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | ü | Audit Finance & Investment Policy | — |
Thomas L. Millner | 64 | 2014 | CEO (Retired) Cabela's Inc. | ü | Audit (Chair) Nominating, Corporate Governance & Public Policy | Total Wine & More |
Claudia F. Munce | 58 | 2016 | Venture Advisor New Enterprise Associates | ü | Audit Finance & Investment Policy | Bank of the West CoreLogic* |
Richelle P. Parham | 50 | 2018 | General Partner, Camden Partners Holdings, LLC | ü | To be determined | E.L.F.* Laboratory Corporation* Ranir |
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Item 3: Say-on-Pay: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The Board recommends a highly relevant rangevote FOR approval of backgrounds, experience and expertise necessary to our strategy. Our director nominees represent the following composition characteristics, among others:
Our shareholders have an annual opportunityconsistently strongly supported our executive compensation program. For the last five years, our average Say-on-Pay vote has been 96.8%. We believe this support reflects our strong pay-for-performance philosophy, our commitment to share their opinionsound compensation policies, and our active engagement and open dialogue with our shareholders. The Compensation Committee regularly takes feedback received from shareholders into consideration when making decisions regarding our executive compensation program.
Our executive compensation program contains the following elements:
Compensation Component | Key Characteristics | Purpose |
Base Salary | Cash | Provide competitive, fixed compensation to attract and retain executive talent. |
Short-Term Incentive | Cash award paid based on achievement of various performance metrics | Create a strong financial incentive for achieving or exceeding Company performance goals. |
Long-Term Incentive | Stock options, performance-conditioned time-based restricted shares, and performance share awards | Create a strong financial incentive for increasing shareholder value, encouraging ownership stake, and promote retention. |
Pay is tied to performance. The majority of ourexecutive compensation practices through a non-binding advisory "Sayis not guaranteed and is based on Pay" vote. For moreperformance metrics designed to drive shareholder value.
Additional information see the
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Name and Principal Position | Base Salary | Stock Awards(1) | Stock Option Awards(1) | Short-Term Incentive Plan Payout | All Other Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Hubert Joly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $ | 1,286,058 | $ | 8,644,644 | $ | 2,198,462 | $ | 4,602,983 | $ | 28,307 | $ | 16,760,454 | ||||||||||||
Corie S. Barry Chief Financial Officer | $ | 764,423 | $ | 2,008,397 | $ | — | $ | 2,057,625 | $ | 8,203 | $ | 4,838,648 | ||||||||||||
Shari L. Ballard President, Multi-Channel Retail | $ | 859,616 | $ | 3,012,512 | $ | — | $ | 2,309,113 | $ | 24,367 | $ | 6,205,608 | ||||||||||||
R. Michael Mohan Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer | $ | 866,346 | $ | 3,012,512 | $ | — | $ | 2,331,975 | $ | 22,907 | $ | 6,233,740 | ||||||||||||
Keith J. Nelsen General Counsel and Secretary | $ | 697,885 | $ | 1,656,905 | $ | — | $ | 1,249,817 | $ | 22,507 | $ | 3,627,114 |
BEST BUY CO., INC.
This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors ("Board"(“Board”) of Best Buy Co., Inc. ("(“Best Buy," "we," "us," "our"” “we,” “us,” “our” or the "Company"“Company”) to be voted at our 20182019 Regular Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"“Meeting”) to be held virtually on Tuesday, June 12, 2018,11, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., Central Time, at
What is the purpose of the Meeting?
At the Meeting, shareholders will vote on the items of business outlined in the Notice of 20182019 Regular Meeting of Shareholders ("(“Meeting Notice"Notice”) included as the cover page to this proxy statement. In addition, management will provide a brief update on our business and respond to questions from shareholders.
Why did I receive this proxy statement and a proxy card or the Notice of Internet Availability?
You received this proxy statement and a proxy card or the Notice of Internet Availability because you owned shares of Best Buy common stock as of April 16, 2018,15, 2019, the record date for the Meeting and are entitled to vote on the items of business at the Meeting. This proxy statement describes the items of business that will be voted on at the Meeting and provides information on these items so that you can make an informed decision.
How can I attend the Meeting?
You can attend the meeting online by logging on to
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/How will the Meeting be conducted?
The Meeting will be conducted online, in a fashion similar to an in-person meeting. All of our board members and executive officers will attend the Meeting and be available for questions. You will be able to attend the Meeting online, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions during the Meeting by visiting our virtual shareholder forum at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BBY2019 and following the instructions on your proxy card.
How can I ask questions during the Meeting?
Questions may be submitted prior to the Meeting through our virtual shareholder forum at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BBY2019, or you may submit questions in real time during the meeting through the forum. We are committed to acknowledging each question we receive. We will allot approximately 15 minutes for questions during the Meeting and submitted questions should follow our Rules of Conduct for the meeting in order to be addressed during the Meeting. Our Rules of Conduct are posted on the forum.
What can I do if I need technical assistance during the Meeting?
If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual shareholder meeting log-in page.
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If I can’t attend the Meeting, how do I vote or listen to it later?
You do not need to attend the online Meeting to vote if you submitted your vote via proxy in advance of the meeting. A replay of the Meeting, including the questions answered during the meeting, will be available on www.investors.bestbuy.com.
Who may vote?
In order to vote at the Meeting, you must have been a shareholder of record of Best Buy as of April 16, 2018,15, 2019, which is the record date for the Meeting. If your shares are held in "street name"“street name” (that is, through a bank, broker or other nominee), you will receive instructions from the bank, broker or nominee that you must follow in order for your shares to be voted as you choose.
When is the record date?
The Board has established April 16, 2018,15, 2019, as the record date for the Meeting.
How many shares of Best Buy common stock are outstanding?
As of the record date, there were
On what items of business am I voting?
1. | The election of the |
2. | The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February |
3. | The non-binding advisory vote to approve our named executive officer compensation; and |
4. | Such other business as may properly come before the Meeting. |
How does the Board recommend that I vote?
Our Board recommends that you vote your shares:
If you are a record holder and you sign and submit your proxy card without indicating your voting instructions, your shares will be voted as indicated above.
How do I vote?
If you are a shareholder of record (that is, if your shares are owned in your name and not in "street name"“street name”), you may vote:
• | Via the internet at www.proxyvote.com; |
• | By attending the virtual Meeting and voting online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BBY2019. |
If your shares are held in a brokerage account by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee.
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If you wish to vote by telephone or via the internet, you must do so before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, June 11, 2018.10, 2019. After that time, telephone and internet voting on www.proxyvote.com will not be permitted and any shareholder of record wishing to vote thereafter must vote online during the Meeting. Shareholders of record will be verified online by way of the personal identification number included on your proxy or notice card. Voting by a shareholder during the Meeting will replace any previous votes submitted by proxy.
We have made all proxy materials available via the internet. However, you may opt to receive paper copies of proxy materials, at no cost to you, by following the instructions contained in the Notice of Internet Availability that we have mailed to most shareholders. We encourage you to take advantage of the option to vote your shares electronically through the internet or by telephone. Doing so will result in cost savings for the Company.
How are my voting instructions carried out?
When you vote via proxy, you appoint the Chairman of the Board, Hubert Joly and the Secretary of the Company, Keith J. NelsenTodd G. Hartman (collectively, the "Proxy Agents"“Proxy Agents”), as your representatives to vote at the Meeting. The Proxy Agents will vote your shares at the Meeting, or at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting, as you have instructed them on the proxy card. If you return a properly executed proxy card without specific voting instructions, the Proxy Agents will vote your shares in accordance with the Board'sBoard’s recommendations as disclosed in this proxy statement. If you submit a proxy, your shares will be voted regardless of whether you attend the Meeting. Even if you plan to attend the Meeting, it is advisable to vote your shares via proxy in advance of the Meeting in case your plans change.
If an item properly comes up for vote at the Meeting, or at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting, that is not described in the Meeting Notice, including adjournment of the Meeting and any other matters incident to the conduct of the Meeting, the Proxy Agents will vote the shares subject to your proxy in their discretion. Discretionary authority for them to do so is contained in the proxy.
How many votes do I have?
You have one vote for each share you own, and you can vote those shares for each item of business to be addressed at the Meeting.
How many shares must be present to hold a valid Meeting?
For us to hold a valid Meeting, we must have a quorum. In order to have a quorum, a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock that are entitled to vote need to be present or represented by proxy at the Meeting. Your shares will be counted as present at the Meeting if you:
Broker non-votes, as defined below, will be included in determining the presence of a quorum at the Meeting so long as there is at least one routine matter which the broker, bank or other nominee can vote on, as is the case with the Meeting. In addition, abstentions on any matter are included in determining the presence of a quorum.
How many votes are required to approve an item of business and what are the effects of abstentions and broker non-votes on the voting results?
Pursuant to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation ("Articles"(“Articles”) and our Amended and Restated By-laws ("By-laws"(“By-laws”), each item of business to be voted on by the shareholders at the Meeting, with the exception of Item 1, requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of Best Buy common stock present at a meeting and entitled to vote. Item 1, the election of directors, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast with respect to the director.
Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), if you are a beneficial owner of shares and you do not provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or nominee, that firm has discretion to vote your shares for certain routine matters. Item 2, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered
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public accounting firm, is considered a routine matter under NYSE rules. However, your broker, bank or nominee does not have discretion to vote your shares for non-routine matters. Items 1 and 3, the election of directors and the advisory vote related to named executive officer compensation, respectively, are not considered routine matters under NYSE rules.
When a broker, bank or nominee votes a beneficial owner'sowner’s shares on certain but not all of the proposals, because it is unable to vote due to the beneficial owner'sowner’s failure to provide voting instructions on a matter as to which the broker, bank or nominee has no discretion to vote otherwise, the missing votes are referred to as “broker non-votes.”
Abstentions will have the same effect as votes against Items 2 and 3 described in this proxy statement, but will have no effect on Item 1. Broker non-votes will have no effect on Items 1 and 3.
What if I change my mind after I vote via proxy?
If you are a shareholder of record, you may revoke your proxy at any time before your shares are voted by:
If your shares are held in a brokerage account by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee.
Who will count the vote?
Representatives of Broadridge will tabulate the vote and act as the inspector of elections.
Where can I find the voting results of the Meeting?
We plan to publish the final voting results in a Current Report on Form 8-K ("(“Form 8-K"8-K”) filed within four business days of the Meeting. If final voting results are not available within the four business day timeframe, we plan to file a Form 8-K disclosing preliminary voting results within the required four business days, to be followed as soon as practicable by an amendment to the Form 8-K containing final voting results.
How are proxies solicited?
We expect to solicit proxies primarily by internet and mail, but our directors, officers, other employees and agents may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, through electronic communication and by facsimile transmission. We will request that brokerage firms, banks, other custodians, nominees, fiduciaries and other representatives of shareholders forward the Notice of Internet Availability and, as applicable, the proxy materials and Annual Reports themselves, to the beneficial owners of our common stock. Our directors and employees do not receive additional compensation for soliciting shareholder proxies. We have retained Georgeson Inc. as our proxy solicitor for a fee estimated to be $15,000, plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.
Who will pay for the cost of soliciting proxies?
We pay all of the costs of preparing, printing and distributing our proxy materials. We will reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other representatives of shareholders for reasonable expenses incurred as defined in the NYSE schedule of charges in connection with proxy solicitations.
How can multiple shareholders sharing the same address request to receive only one set of proxy materials and other investor communications?
You may elect to receive future proxy materials, as well as other investor communications, in a single package per address. This practice, known as "householding,"“householding,” is designed to reduce our paper use and printing and postage costs. To make the election, please indicate on your proxy card under "Householding Election"“Householding Election” your consent to receive such communications in a single package per address. Once we receive your consent, we will send a single
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package per household until you revoke your consent or request separate copies of our proxy materials by notifying our Investor Relations Department in writing at 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN, 55423, or by telephone at 612-291-6147. We will start sending you individual copies of proxy materials and other investor communications following receipt of your revocation.
Can I receive the proxy materials electronically?
Yes. All shareholders may access our proxy materials electronically via the internet. We encourage our shareholders to access our proxy materials via the internet because it reduces the expenses for, and the environmental impact of, our shareholder
An electronic version of this proxy statement is posted on our website at www.investors.bestbuy.comwww.investors.bestbuy.com.
Where can I find additional information about Best Buy?
Our reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and other publicly available information should be consulted for other important information about Best Buy. You can find these reports and additional information about us on our website at
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Our Board is committed to developing and implementing corporate governance principles that: (1) enable the success of our strategy and business objectives; (2) are rooted in a robust ongoing dialogue with our shareholders; and (3) are inspired by best practices. Consistent with this approach, we continue to build upon a strong framework of corporate governance practices. Shareholder perspectives play an important role in that process. Some key points regardingaspects of our current Board and governance structure and practices are as follows:
Board Leadership & Composition | |
• | Our Board |
• | All of our |
• | Our Board places an emphasis on diverse representation among its members. |
• | The average tenure of our director nominees is |
• | All Committees are comprised exclusively of independent directors. |
• | Our directors are required to retire at the expiration of their term |
Board Accountability | |
• | We conduct a robust annual Board, individual director and CEO evaluation process, and periodically engage an independent third party to provide independent assessments of Board and director performance. |
• | None of our directors are involved in a material related party transaction. |
• | Our directors and officers are prohibited from hedging and pledging Company securities. |
• | Our directors and executive officers are required to comply with stock ownership guidelines. |
• | Our Board has adopted Corporate Governance Principles as part of its commitment to good governance practices. These principles are available on our website at www.investors.bestbuy.com |
Shareholder Rights & Engagement | |
• | We do not have |
• | We have proxy access provisions consistent with market practice (3/3/20/20). |
• | We have no exclusive forum/venue or fee-shifting provisions. |
• | We have no cumulative voting rights and our only class of voting shares is our common stock. |
• | A shareholder(s) must own 10% of the voting shares of our stock to call a special meeting, or 25% if the special meeting relates to a business combination or change in our Board composition. |
• | We regularly engage with shareholders to solicit feedback, address questions and concerns and provide perspective on Company policies and practices. |
In this section of our proxy statement, we provide detail on specific aspects of our Corporate Governance program, policies and practices, as well as additional information on the operations and composition of our Board.
Our Board ishas been led by our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Joly, as well as byand our Lead Independent Director, Mr. Fradin. Our Lead Independent Director role complements the role of theour Chairman by providing effective, independent leadership on the Board through his clearly defined authority. Additional leadership roles continue to be filled by other directors, all of whom are independent and play an active role in our strategic planning, risk oversight and governance. We believe this leadership structure is ideally suited to this stage of our Company's strategy.Company. As part of our CEO succession, Mr. Joly will transition to the role of Executive Chairman at the end of the Meeting, with substantially similar responsibilities as those set forth below. The independent directors believe that Mr. Joly’s continued leadership of the Board leadership dutieswill provide a valuable resource to the Board and responsibilities are outlined below and in our Corporate Governance Principles, which are also posted online at
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Our Lead Independent Director is nominated by the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committee, and final selection is subject to ratification by the vote of a majority of the independent directors on the Board. The Lead Independent Director serves for an annual term beginning at the Board meeting following the first Regular Meetingregular meeting of Shareholdersshareholders at which directors are elected. In April 2019, the Board appointed Mr. Doyle to succeed Mr. Fradin was re-appointed to theas Lead Independent Director, roleeffective at the Meeting.
The Board leadership duties and responsibilities are outlined below and in June 2017.our Corporate Governance Principles, which are also posted online at www.investors.bestbuy.com.
Our Chairman is responsible for:
Our Lead Independent Director performs the following duties:
The Board seeks a wide range of experience and expertise from a variety of industries and professional disciplines in its directors. TheIt carefully assesses the director skill sets, qualifications and diverse perspectives required to support the Company’s long-term strategic goals, and for an orderly succession and transition of directors, as evidenced by the composition changes over the past seven years. We believe our Board should be composed of individuals with highly relevant skills, independence, integrity, sound judgment, proven records of
Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Principles, the Board has established independence standards consistent with the requirements of the SEC and NYSE. To be considered independent under the NYSE rules, the Board must affirmatively
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Our Director Independence Guidelines, consistent with the NYSE rules, generally provide that no director or director nominee may be deemed independent if the director or director nominee:
— | has in the past three years: |
— | is: |
Under our director independence standards described above, the Board has determined that each director who served during any part of fiscal 20182019 and each director nominee is independent, with the exception of Mr. Joly, our Chairman and CEO.CEO, and Ms. Barry, our Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Transformation Officer. Ms. Barry was nominated to stand for election to the Board in connection with her appointment as our new CEO, effective at the Meeting. The Board based these determinations primarily on a review of the responses of the directors to questions regarding employment and compensation history, affiliations, family and other relationships and on discussions with our directors.
As part of its independence analysis, the Board reviewed our relationships with companies with which our directors are affiliated. As part of that review, the Board considered our relationship with IBM Corp.,Nielsen, a company affiliated with Mr. Kenny. Mr. Kenny, a director since September 2013, serves as Senior Vice PresidentCEO and a director of IBM Watson and IBM Cloud, divisions of IBM Corp.Nielsen. Since 2000, IBM Corp.1999, Nielsen has provided us with information technology-relateddata analytics services. The amounts we have paid to IBM Corp.Nielsen were less than 2% of the annual consolidated gross revenues of IBMNielsen for each of the past three fiscal years. In addition, Mr. Kenny did not influence or participate in negotiating our agreements with IBM.Nielsen. The Board determined that the Company'sCompany’s relationship with IBM Corp.Nielsen was not material and did not impair Mr. Kenny'sKenny’s independence.
In addition, the Board also considered our relationship with Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., which has provided us with information technology and business solution services since 2017. Ms. McLoughlin, a director since September 2015, serves asis the Chief Financial Officer of Cognizant. The amounts paid to Cognizant were less than 2% of Cognizant'sCognizant’s annual consolidated gross revenues for the past twothree fiscal years. Ms. McLoughlin did not influence or participate in negotiating our agreements with Cognizant. The Board determined that the Company'sCompany’s relationship with Cognizant was not material and did not impair Ms. McLoughlin'sMcLoughlin’s independence.
During fiscal 2019, the Board held four regular meetings and one special meeting. Each incumbent director attended, in person or by telephone, 100 percent of the meetings of both the Board and committees on which he or she served. Directors are required to attend our regular meetings of shareholders, and all of our director nominees that were then directors attended the 2018 Meeting either in-person or telephonically.
Executive Sessions of Independent Directors
Our independent directors, led by Mr. Fradin, meet in executive sessions of independent directors during each regularly scheduled Board meeting. Independent directors use these sessions as a forum for open discussion about the Company, our senior management, and any other matters they deem appropriate.
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The Board has the following four committees: the Audit, Committee; the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the "Compensation Committee"“Compensation Committee”); the, Finance and Investment Policy, Committee; and the Nominating, Corporate Governance and
The Board has determined that all members of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee are independent as defined under the SEC and NYSE rules, and all members of the Compensation Committee are "outside directors"“outside directors” for purposes of Internal Revenue Code section 162(m). The Board has also determined that, during fiscal 2018, three2019, two of the four members of the Audit Committee qualified as audit committee financial experts under SEC rules, and that each of the members of the Audit Committee has accounting and related financial management expertise in accordance with the NYSE listing standards.
The key responsibilities, fiscal 20182019 membership and number of meetings held in fiscal 20182019 for each committee are set forth below:
Committee | Key Responsibilities | Committee Members | Number of Meetings held in Fiscal 2019 | |||
Audit | • | |||||
Assists the Board in its oversight of: | Thomas L. Millner*† Karen A. McLoughlin† Claudia F. Munce Richelle P. Parham | 9 | ||||
• | the integrity of our financial statements and financial reporting processes; | |||||
• | our internal accounting systems and financial and operational controls; | |||||
• | the qualifications and independence of our independent registered public accounting firm; | |||||
• | the performance of our internal audit function and our independent registered public accounting firm; and | |||||
• | our legal compliance and ethics programs, including our legal, regulatory and risk oversight requirements, and the major risks facing the Company (including risks related to finance, operations, privacy and cyber-security), related party transactions and our Code of Business Ethics. | |||||
• | Is responsible for the preparation of a report as required by the SEC to be included in this proxy statement. | |||||
Compensation & Human Resources | • | Determines executive officer compensation and executive officer and director compensation philosophies, evaluates the performance of our CEO, approves CEO and executive officer compensation, and oversees preparation of a report as required by the SEC to be included in this proxy statement. | Russell P. Fradin* | |||
Lisa M. Caputo J. Patrick Doyle Kathy J. Higgins Victor | 5 | |||||
• | Reviews and recommends director compensation for Board approval. | |||||
• | Is responsible for succession planning and compensation-related risk oversight. | |||||
• | Approves and oversees the development and evaluation of equity-based and other incentive compensation and certain other employee benefit plans. |
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Committee | Key Responsibilities | Committee Members | Number of Meetings held in Fiscal 2019 | |||
Finance & Investment Policy | • | Provides oversight of, and advises the Board regarding, our financial policies and financial condition to help enable us to achieve our long-range goals. | J. Patrick Doyle* David W. Kenny Karen A. McLoughlin Claudia F. Munce | 4 | ||
• | Oversees, evaluates and monitors the: (i) protection and safety of our cash and investments; (ii) achievement of reasonable returns on financial assets within acceptable risk tolerance; (iii) maintenance of adequate liquidity to support our activities; (iv) assessment of the cost and availability of capital; and (v) alignment of our strategic goals and financial resources. | |||||
• | ||||||
Is responsible for approving certain significant contractual obligations. | ||||||
Nominating, Corporate Governance & Public Policy | • | Identifies and recommends director nominees, reviews and recommends corporate governance principles to the Board, and oversees the evaluation of the performance of the Board and its committees. | Kathy J. Higgins Victor* Lisa M. Caputo David W. Kenny Thomas L. Millner | 4 | ||
• | Assists the Board with general corporate governance, including Board organization, membership, training and evaluation. | |||||
• | Oversees public policy and corporate responsibility and sustainability matters that affect us. | |||||
* | Chair |
† | Designated as an |
In March 2019, Ms. Kent was appointed to the Finance & Investment Policy Committee, and in April 2019, the Board approved several changes to the committee composition, effective following the Meeting. At that time, the committees will be comprised of the following individuals and Mr. Doyle will serve as Lead Independent Director:
Committee | Committee Membership (Eff. June 2019) | |
• Thomas L. Millner*† | • Claudia F. Munce | |
Audit | • Karen A. McLoughlin† | • Richelle P. Parham |
• David W. Kenny* | • Russell P. Fradin | |
Compensation & Human Resources | • Lisa M. Caputo | • Kathy J. Higgins Victor |
• Karen A. McLoughlin* | • Claudia F. Munce | |
Finance & Investment Policy | • Cindy R. Kent | • Eugene A. Woods |
• Kathy J. Higgins Victor* | • David W. Kenny | |
Nominating, Corporate Governance & Public Policy | • Lisa M. Caputo | • Thomas L. Millner |
* | Chair |
† | Designated as an “audit committee financial expert” |
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In addition to its responsibilities as set forth above, the Board is responsible forand its committees take an active role in the oversight of enterprise risk. The Board considers enterprise risk factors as critical in its review of business strategy and performance and ensures that there is an appropriate balance of risk and opportunity.
The Audit Committee also oversees management'smanagement’s processes to identify and quantify the material risks that we face. During fiscal 2018, the Board reorganized the Company's risk and compliance structure to enable theOur Chief Risk and Compliance Officer to act asis a direct liaison to the Audit Committee on the Company's materialour risk oversight processes and procedures. In connection with its risk oversight role, the Audit Committee meets privately with representatives of our independent registered public accounting firm, the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, our internal audit staff and our legal staff. Our internal audit staff, which reports directly to the Audit Committee at least quarterly, assist management in identifying, evaluating and implementing risk management controls and procedures to address identified risks.
In connection with their oversight of compensation-related risks, Compensation Committee members annually review the most important enterprise risks to ensure that compensation programs do not encourage risk-taking that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us. As in past years, the review process in fiscal 20182019 identified our existing risk management framework and the key business risks that may materially affect us, reviewed all compensation plans and identified those plans that are most likely to impact these risks or introduce new risks, and balanced these risks against our existing processes and compensation program safeguards. The review process also took into account mitigating features contained within our compensation plan design, which includes elements such as: metric-based pay, time-matching performance periods, payment for outputs, goal diversification, stock ownership guidelines, payment caps, and our clawback policy.
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The Compensation Committee also considered additional controls outside of compensation plan design which contribute to risk mitigation, including the independence of our performance measurement teams and our internal control environment.
Based upon the process we employed, the Compensation Committee determined that our compensation programs do not encourage risk-taking that is reasonably likely to result in a material adverse effect on the Company.
Our Nominating Committee oversees the Board'sBoard’s composition, effectiveness, accountability and evaluation of the performance of the Board, its committees and individual directors. On an annual basis, members of the Board complete a questionnaire evaluating the performance of the Board as a whole, each member’s respective committee and the performance of the Chairman and Lead Independent Director. Directors are asked about roles and responsibilities, as well as more general performance-related questions. The Nominating Committee reviews the results of these questionnaires and determines whether the results warrant any action. The results and any proposed actions are then shared with the full Board for further discussion and approval of final action plans.
In addition, the Chair of our Nominating Committee, the Board Chairman and the Lead Independent Director review each individual director’s contributions to the Board during the past year and his or her performance against the director qualification standards and Board needs. The Nominating Committee also annually reviews the skills and qualifications of each Board member and the strategic goals of the Company to determine whether the skill sets of the individual directors on the Board continue to support the Company'sCompany’s long-term strategic goals. This process is utilized by the Nominating Committee to assess whether a director should continue to serve on the Board and stand for re-election at the next Regular Meeting of Shareholders and to otherwise address Board composition needs.
In addition to the process described above, the Nominating Committee engaged an independent third-party consultant in 2016 to conduct individual interviews with each director and certain senior executives and perform a comprehensive analysis of the Board'sBoard’s overall effectiveness. The Committee anticipates utilizing this approach periodically to obtain independent assessments of the Board's performance.
Our Compensation Committee conducts a robust annual CEO evaluation process, consisting of both a performance review and a compensation analysis. The performance evaluation component includes an assessment of the Company'sCompany’s performance in light of set objectives, personal interviews with the individual Board members and the CEO'sCEO’s direct reports, 360and feedback evaluations provided by over 30several individuals who interact with the CEO, and a detailed CEO self-assessment.CEO. Separately, the Company's Human ResourcesCompensation Committee’s compensation consultant conducts extensive market research. CEO compensation market data is collected from Fortune 100 companies, the retail industry generally,our peer group, and a retail-industry focused subset of our peer group, to ensure both market competitiveness and appropriateness of our CEO'sCEO’s compensation relative to his peers. The Compensation Committee'sCommittee’s independent consultant reviews the market data and provides its recommendations to the Compensation Committee. Once all of the relevant performance and compensation data has been collected, the Compensation Committee meets in executive session to discuss the CEO performance evaluation results and CEO compensation. After reviewing all of the collected data regarding performance, the Compensation Committee makes its decision regarding CEO compensation for the forthcoming year. The Compensation Committee then provides its final assessment on CEO performance and decision regarding CEO compensation to the Board for discussion during executive session. Our Chairman and CEO abstains from participating in all related discussions of the Compensation Committee and Board prior to delivery of the final assessment.
Our Nominating Committee oversees the orientation and continuing education of our directors. Director orientation familiarizes directors with our strategic plans, significant financial, accounting and risk management issues, compliance programs, policies,
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We also offer continuing education programs and provide opportunities to attend commercial director education seminars outside of the Company to assist our directors in maintaining their expertise in areas related to the work of the Board and the directors'directors’ committee assignments.
In fiscal 2018,2019, the Board conducted its annual continuing education seminar for the full Board in June 2017,2018, focusing on retail operations. The Board visited local stores and met with retail employees and territory leadership to understand specific local issues and discuss management's long-term plan for growing the Company.
Our executive officers and Board members are prohibited from pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan or from holding Company securities in a margin account. In addition, all employees and Board members are prohibited from hedging Company securities, including by way of forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, exchange funds or otherwise.
Our stock ownership guidelines have requiredrequire each of our non-management directors to own 10,000 shares and to hold 50 percent of their granted equity until that ownership target is met. In fiscal 2014, we began granting directorsDirectors are required to hold all restricted stock units subjectgranted to a holding requirement. Directors must hold these unitsthem during their Board tenure until their service on the Board ends. In fiscal 2018,2019, all of our non-management directors were in compliance with the ownership guidelines. Our stock ownership guidelines for executive officers are discussed in the
A key part of our corporate governance program is our annual shareholder engagement process. We regularly engage with our shareholders on a variety of topics throughout the year to ensure we are addressing their questions and concerns, to seek input and to provide perspective on Company policies and practices. Our typical engagement follows a seasonal cycle, as outlined below.
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We have taken several actions in recentprior years in consideration of shareholder feedback elicited during this process, including: adoption of proxy access, declassification of our Board, the determination to hold the advisory vote on our executive compensation on an annual basis, adjustments to the director appointments on our Board committees, and the development of our corporate social responsibility program and reporting. We also continue to facilitate direct shareholder communication with management and members of our Board and the ability to easily access and obtain information regarding our Company on our website at www.investors.bestbuy.com. Please see the Executive and Director Compensation — Introduction section for more information regarding actions taken as a result of shareholder feedback received regarding our prior year'syear’s executive compensation decisions.
We take our role in corporate social responsibility and sustainability matters very seriously.seriously, aiming to positively impact people, communities and the environment and contribute to the common good. We believe businesses exist not only to deliver value to shareholders, but alsosociety, not just to deliver valueshareholders. Simply put, we aim to society. We are keen to manage for the long-termdo well by building and investing in programs that will support a lasting institution with a competitive advantage.
Here are a number of ways that we reflect this approach in the management of the Company’s corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiatives, under the supervision of the Nominating Committee:
Company Strategy
. We have anchored our strategy around a clear purpose of enriching people’s lives through technology. WeEmployee Engagement & Diversity
. We invest in the long-term development and engagement of our employees by aspiring to have an increasingly diverse workforce and inclusive environment, robust training and development programs and a culture where our people can thrive. We ranked third in the world for employee training and development by Training Magazine and our employees completed 22 million online learning modules last year. We also received a perfect score of 100 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for theVendor Partners. We partner with our private label suppliers to ensure they meet our expectations for safe workplaces where workers are treated fairly. We perform audits, led by either us directly or third parties, to identify any gaps inbetween factory performance and our Supplier Code of Conduct, which is aligned with the industry standard code of conduct established by the Responsible Business Alliance.Alliance, where we’ve been a member since 2011. We also provide supplier training and assist in program development to support best practices in relation to conflict minerals, customs and trade anti-terrorism measures and factory laborworking conditions.
Environment
. We areCommunity
.Our Code of Business Ethics and additional information regarding these initiatives and our progress towards them can be found in our annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, available at
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As a leading global retailermajor corporation and corporate citizen, we believe that it is important to work with policymakers on issues impacting our customers, employees, businesses, shareholders and communities. We know that collaboration helps bring about change that better servesserve our industry and the communities where we live and work. In fiscal 2018,2019, our public policy priorities included: corporate tax reform;tariffs/fair trade practices; marketplace fairness; competitive workplace; financial services; cybersecurity;privacy, data privacysecurity and the internet of things; supply chain and infrastructure; energy and environment; andfair competition through emerging technologies and innovation. More information about these priorities, as well as our annual political activity reports and related policies, can be found at
Shareholders and interested parties who wish to contact the Board, any individual director, or the independent directors as a group, are welcome to do so in writing, addressed to such person(s) in care of:
Mr. Keith J. Nelsen
Mr. NelsenHartman will forward all written shareholder correspondence to the appropriate director(s), except for spam, junk mail, mass mailings, customer complaints or inquiries, job inquiries, surveys, business solicitations or advertisements, or patently offensive or otherwise inappropriate material. Mr. NelsenHartman may, at his discretion, forward certain correspondence, such as
If you would like additional information about our corporate governance practices, you may view the following documents at
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Our By-laws provide that our Board consist of one or more directors and that the number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors serving at the time that the action is taken. The number of directors on our Board is reviewed and set by our Board no less often than annually. In March 2018,April 2019 in connection with our CEO succession announcement, the Board set the number of directors at eleven, based on the number of directors currently serving, with the number to adjust to reflect the number of directors standing for re-electionthirteen, effective at the Meeting. The Board will continue to evaluate the size of the Board and make adjustments as needed to meet the current and future needs of the Company.
The Nominating Committee is responsible for screening and recommending to the full Board director candidates for nomination. The Nominating Committee often engages a third-party search firm to assist in identifying appropriate candidates to consider as additions to our Board. When the Board is seeking to fill an open director position, theand its Nominating Committee will also consider nominations received from our shareholders, provideddetermines that proposed candidates meet the requisite director qualification standards discussed within this section of our proxy statement.
Ms. Kent and the current and future needs of the Board.
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The Nominating Committee will consider director candidates nominated by shareholders. Shareholder nominations must be accompanied by a candidate resume that addresses the extent to which the nominee meets the director qualification standards and any additional search criteria posted on our website. Nominations will be considered only if we are then seeking to fill an open director position. All nominations by shareholders should be submitted as follows:
Chair, Nominating, Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committee
In seeking new board members, our objective is to identify and retain directors that can effectively develop the Company'sCompany’s strategy and oversee management'smanagement’s execution of that strategy. We only consider director candidates who embody the highest standards of personal and professional integrity and ethics and are committed to a culture of transparency and open communication at the Board level and throughout the Company. Successful candidates are dedicated to accountability and continuous improvement with a belief in innovation as a key business success factor. They are also actively engaged and have an innate intellectual curiosity and entrepreneurial spirit.
As part of its annual evaluation process for director nominees, the Nominating Committee considers other criteria, including the candidate'scandidate’s history of achievement and superior standards, ability to think strategically, willingness to share examples based upon experience, policy-making experience, and ability to articulate a point-of-view,point of view, take tough positions and constructively challenge management. Directors must also be committed to actively engaging in their Board roles, with sufficient time to carry out the duties of Board and Board committee membership. Finally, one or more of our directors must possess the education or experience required to qualify as an "audit“audit committee financial expert"expert” pursuant to SEC rules.
Our Corporate Governance Principles establishdescribe our policy of considering diversity in the director identification and nomination process. When considering Board candidates, the Nominating Committee seeks nominees with a broad range of experience from a variety of industries and professional disciplines, such as finance, professional services and technology, along with a diversity of gender, ethnicity, age and geographic location. The Nominating Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria, and no particular criterion is necessarily applied to all prospective nominees. As part of its annual review of the Board’s composition and director nominees, the Nominating Committee assesses the effectiveness of its approach to diversity. When the Nominating Committee identifies an area of which the Board may benefit from greater representation, it may focus its candidate search on particular experience, background or diversity characteristics, including gender, ethnic and geographical attributes. The Board believes that diversity in the backgrounds and qualifications of Board members ensures the mix of experience, knowledge and abilities necessary for the Board to fulfill its responsibilities and leads to a more effective oversight and decision-making process.
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The grid below summarizes the key qualifications and skills each of our director nominees possess that were most relevant to the decision to nominate him or her to serve on the Board. The lack of a mark does not mean the director does not possess that qualification or skill; rather a mark indicates a specific area of focus or expertise on which the Board relies most heavily. Each director’s biography describes these qualifications and relevant experience in more detail.
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The biographies of each of the nominees include information regarding the person'sperson’s service as a director, business experience, public company director positions held currently or at any time during the last five years, information regarding involvement in certain legal or administrative proceedings during the last ten years, if any, and the key experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that led the Nominating Committee and the Board to determine that the person should serve as a director.
There are no family relationships among the nominees or between any nominee and any director, executive officer or person chosen to become an executive officer. There are also no material proceedings to which any director, officer, affiliate of the Company, any 5 percent shareholder or any associate is a party adverse to the Company or its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or its subsidiaries.
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Age: 44 | Committees: | |||||
Director Since: Nominee | None | |||||
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• | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | |||||
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education:Ms. Barry holds degrees from the College of St. Benedict.
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Director Since: December 2009 | • | Compensation Committee | |||||
✔ | Independent | • | Nominating Committee | ||||
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Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education:Education:Ms. Caputo holds degrees from Brown University and Northwestern University.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Director Since: October 2014 | • | Compensation Committee | |||||
✔ | Independent | • | Finance & Investment Policy Committee (Chair) | ||||
None |
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Mr. Doyle holds degrees from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Michigan.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Russell P. Fradin | |||||||
Age: 63 | |||||||
Director Since: April 2013 | • | Compensation Committee (Chair) | |||||
✔ | Independent | ||||||
Other Public Company Directorships: | |||||||
Lead Independent Director | • | TransUnion | |||||
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Mr. Fradin holds degrees from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and from Harvard University.Business School.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Kathy J. Higgins Victor | |||||||
Committees: | |||||||
Director Since: November 1999 | • | Compensation Committee | |||||
✔ | Independent | • | Nominating Committee (Chair) | ||||
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None |
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Ms. Higgins Victor holds a degree from the University of Avila.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Hubert Joly | ||||||||
Age: | Committees: | |||||||
Director Since: September 2012 | None | |||||||
Other Public Company Directorships: | ||||||||
Appointed Chairman in June 2015 | • | Ralph Lauren Corporation | ||||||
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Mr. Joly holds degrees from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris) and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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David W. Kenny | ||||||||
Age: | Committees: | |||||||
Director Since: September 2013 | Finance & Investment Policy Committee | |||||||
✔ | • | Nominating Committee | ||||||
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• | ||||||||
Nielsen |
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Mr. Kenny holds degrees from the GM Institute (now Kettering University) and Harvard University.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Cindy R. Kent | ||||||
Age: 50 | Committees: | |||||
Director Since: September 2018 | • | Finance & Investment Policy | ||||
✔ | Independent | |||||
Other Public Company Directorships: | ||||||
None | ||||||
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Ms. Kent holds degrees from Northwestern University and Vanderbilt University.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Karen A. McLoughlin | |||||||
Age: 54 | Committees: | ||||||
Director Since: September 2015 | • | Audit Committee | |||||
✔ | Independent | • | Finance & Investment Policy Committee | ||||
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None |
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Ms. McLoughlin holds degrees from Wellesley College and Columbia University.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Thomas L. “Tommy” Millner | |||||||
Age: 65 | Committees: | ||||||
Director Since: January 2014 | • | Audit Committee (Chair) | |||||
✔ | Independent | • | Nominating Committee | ||||
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None |
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Mr. Millner holds a degree from Randolph Macon College.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Claudia F. Munce | |||||||
Age: 59 | Committees: | ||||||
Director Since: March 2016 | • | Audit Committee | |||||
✔ | Independent | • | Finance & Investment Policy Committee | ||||
• | CoreLogic |
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Ms. Munce holds degrees from the Santa Clara University School of Engineering and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Richelle P. Parham | |||||||
Age: | Committees: | ||||||
• | Audit | ||||||
Independent | |||||||
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• | E.L.F. | ||||||
• | Laboratory Corporation of | ||||||
America | Holdings |
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Ms. Parham holds degrees from Drexel University.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
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Eugene A. Woods | ||||||
Age: 54 | Committees: | |||||
Director Since: December 2018 | • | Finance and Investment Policy (eff. June 2019) | ||||
✔ | Independent | |||||
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None | ||||||
Current Role:
Prior Roles:
Education: Mr. Woods holds multiple degrees from Pennsylvania State University.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
• | Health Care Expertise - Mr. Woods has more than 25 years of health care experience, having overseen nonprofit and for-profit hospitals, academic and community-based delivery systems and rural and urban facilities. He is currently president and CEO of Atrium Health, a health care system with nearly $10 billion of annual revenue, 55 hospitals and 900 care locations. He ranked No. 25 on Modern Healthcare’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare for 2018 and is the former Chair of the American Hospital Association Board. |
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You may vote for all, some or none of the nominees for election to the Board. However, you may not vote for more individuals than the number nominated. Each of the nominees has agreed to continue serving as a director if elected. However, if any nominee becomes unwilling or unable to serve and the Board elects to fill the vacancy, the Proxy Agents named in the proxy will vote for an alternative person nominated by the Board. Our Articles prohibit cumulative voting, which means you can vote only once for any nominee. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to the director is required to elect a director.
Proxy cards that are properly executed will be voted for the election of all of the nominees unless otherwise specified.
The Board recommends that shareholders vote
FOR the election of Corie S. Barry, Lisa M. Caputo, J. Patrick Doyle, Russell P. Fradin, Kathy J. Higgins Victor, Hubert Joly, David W. Kenny, Cindy R. Kent, Karen A. McLoughlin, Thomas L. Millner, Claudia F. Munce,2019 Proxy Statement | 37 |
The following table provides information about the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned on March 30, 201831, 2019 (unless otherwise indicated), by each of our CEO, any individual who served as our Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), and our three other most highly compensatednamed executive officers during the most recent fiscal year.officers. The table provides similar information for each director and director nominee, all directors and executive officers as a group, and each person, or any group that we know who beneficially owns more than 5 percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
Name and Address(1) | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned | Percent of Shares Beneficially Owned |
Hubert Joly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 1,899,625(2) | * |
Corie S. Barry, Chief Financial Officer & Strategic Transformation Officer | 168,920(3) | * |
R. Michael Mohan, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. | 121,334(4) | * |
Keith J. Nelsen, General Counsel and Secretary (Former) | 92,877(5) | * |
Kamy Scarlett, Chief Human Resources Officer & President, U.S. Retail Stores | 24,776(6) | * |
Shari L. Ballard, President, Multi-Channel Retail (Former) | — | |
Lisa M. Caputo, Director | 52,811(7) | * |
J. Patrick Doyle, Director | 20,933(8) | * |
Russell P. Fradin, Director | 30,311(8) | * |
Kathy J. Higgins Victor, Director | 51,041(9) | * |
David W. Kenny, Director | 26,288(8) | * |
Cindy R. Kent, Director | 983(8) | * |
Karen A. McLoughlin, Director | 16,151(8) | * |
Thomas L. Millner, Director | 24,775(8) | * |
Claudia F. Munce, Director | 13,928(8) | * |
Richelle P. Parham, Director | 2,617(8) | * |
Eugene A. Woods, Director | 608(8) | * |
All current directors and executive officers, as a group (18 individuals) | 2,576,600(10) | 0.95% |
Richard M. Schulze, Founder and Chairman Emeritus 6600 France Avenue South, Suite 550 Minneapolis, MN 55435 | 36,832,529(11) | 13.75% |
The Vanguard Group 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 | 29,170,548(12) | 10.83% |
FMR LLC (“Fidelity”) 245 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210 | 23,545,958(13) | 8.749% |
BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 | 17,111,560(14) | 6.4% |
Name and Address(1) | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned | Percent of Shares Beneficially Owned | |||||||
Hubert Joly, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 1,555,147 | (2 | ) | * | |||||
Corie S. Barry, Chief Financial Officer | 111,417 | (3 | ) | * | |||||
Shari L. Ballard, President, Multi-Channel Retail | 17,198 | (4 | ) | * | |||||
R. Michael Mohan, Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer | 60,063 | (5 | ) | * | |||||
Keith J. Nelsen, General Counsel and Secretary | 94,374 | (6 | ) | * | |||||
Lisa M. Caputo, Director | 50,063 | (7 | ) | * | |||||
J. Patrick Doyle, Director | 18,185 | (8 | ) | * | |||||
Russell P. Fradin, Director | 27,563 | (9 | ) | * | |||||
Kathy J. Higgins Victor, Director | 48,293 | (10 | ) | * | |||||
David W. Kenny, Director | 23,540 | (11 | ) | * | |||||
Karen A. McLoughlin, Director | 13,403 | (12 | ) | * | |||||
Thomas L. Millner, Director | 22,027 | (13 | ) | * | |||||
Claudia F. Munce, Director | 11,180 | (14 | ) | * | |||||
Richelle P. Parham, Director | — | * | |||||||
Gérard R. Vittecoq, Director** | 27,563 | (15 | ) | * | |||||
All current directors and executive officers, as a group (19 individuals) | 2,135,063 | (16 | ) | 0.75 | % | ||||
Richard M. Schulze, Founder and Chairman Emeritus 3033 Excelsior Blvd., Suite 525 Minneapolis, MN 55416 | 38,516,375 | (17 | ) | 13.62 | % | ||||
The Vanguard Group 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 | 31,909,729 | (18 | ) | 10.91 | % | ||||
FMR LLC ("Fidelity") 245 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210 | 25,922,635 | (19 | ) | 8.87 | % | ||||
BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10055 | 18,956,442 | (20 | ) | 6.50 | % |
* | Less than 1%. |
(1) | The business address for all current directors and executive officers is 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, Minnesota, 55423. |
(2) | The figure represents: (a) |
(3) | The figure represents: (a) |
(4) |
The figure represents: (a) |
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The figure represents: (a) |
(6) | The figure represents: (a) 20,678 outstanding shares owned by Ms. Scarlett; and |
(7) | The figure represents: (a) 10,000 outstanding shares owned by Ms. Caputo; (b) |
(8) | The figure represents |
(9) |
The figure represents: (a) 10,730 outstanding shares owned by Ms. Higgins Victor; (b) |
The figure represents: (a) the outstanding shares, restricted stock units and options described in the preceding footnotes (2) |
Mr. Schulze is our Founder and Chairman Emeritus. He is not a member of our Board and is not considered an executive officer but is listed here due to his status as a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock. The figure represents: (a) 1,732,500 outstanding shares owned by Mr. Schulze; (b) |
As reported on the |
As reported on the |
As reported on the |
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that our directors, executive officers and shareholders who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock file initial reports of ownership with the SEC. They must also file reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. In addition, they are required by SEC regulations to provide us copies of all Section 16(a) reports that they file with the SEC. Based solely on a review of such Section 16(a) reports, management and the Board believe our directors, and executive officers who served during any part of fiscal 2019 and shareholders who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock complied with the Section 16(a) filing requirements during the fiscal year ended February 3, 2018.2, 2019, except that one equity award, which was granted to Mathew R. Watson on March 12, 2018, was reported on a delayed basis due to administrative error (see Mr. Watson’s Form 4 dated March 15, 2018, for additional detail).
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Our Related Party Transactions Policy prohibits "related“related party transactions"transactions” unless approved by the Audit Committee and the Board. For purposes of our policy, a "related“related party transaction"transaction” is a transaction or series of transactions in which (a) the Company or a subsidiary is a participant, (b) the aggregate amount involved exceeds $120,000 and (c) any director, executive officer or shareholder beneficially owning more than 5 percent of our common stock, or any of their respective immediate family members has a direct or indirect material interest.
A related party transaction will generally not be approved unless it provides us with a demonstrable incremental benefit and the terms are competitive with those available from unaffiliated third parties. Only Board members who do not have an interest in the transaction are permitted to vote on a related party transaction. In addition, ongoing related party transactions are reviewed by the Audit Committee and the Board to ensure that such transactions continue to provide the necessary incremental benefit to us and have competitive terms. Each of the transactions discussed below were approved (or re-approved if ongoing) by the Audit Committee and the Board in March 2018,2019, unless otherwise noted, in accordance with our Related Party Transactions Policy.
Richard M. Schulze
As of the date of this filing, Mr. Schulze owned approximately 13.613.75 percent of our common stock. On March 25, 2013, we entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Schulze pursuant to which, among other things, Mr. Schulze was given the lifetime honorary title of "Founder“Founder and Chairman Emeritus"Emeritus” of the Company, although he is not an executive and is no longer a member of our Board. Under this letter agreement, we agreed to compensate Mr. Schulze with an annual base salary of $150,000 through fiscal 2018 for his services as Chairman Emeritus, and to provide lifetime medical benefits for him, his spouse and his eligible dependents in accordance with our plans, practices, programs and policies in effect generally for our executives and their dependents. We also agreed to provide office space and administrative support, and to reimburse Mr. Schulze for his costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as Chairman Emeritus. The letter agreement'sagreement’s term was renewed in January 2018 through the end of fiscal 2020, except as specifically described above.
Ryan Green, Mr. Schulze'sSchulze’s step-son, is employed with us as a Senior Director in our Properties department at our corporate headquarters in Richfield, Minnesota. Mr. Green'sGreen’s total cash compensation forin fiscal 20182019 was approximately $229,000.$271,000. Mr. Green also received an annual long-term incentive award of 1,7761,075 time-based restricted shares, which vest in one-third increments on each anniversary of the grant for three years, and whichyears. His award is consistent for other employees at his level. Mr. Green is eligible to receive employee benefits generally available to all employees. Mr. Green'sGreen’s employment with us began in August 2012. Mr. Schulze'sSchulze’s family member is compensated at a level comparable to the compensation paid to non-family members in similar positions at Best Buy.
Fidelity
FMR LLC ("Fidelity"(“Fidelity”) filed an amended Schedule 13G in February 2018,2019, stating that it beneficially owns 8.878.75 percent of the Company'sCompany’s common stock. As a result of beneficially owning more than 5 percent of our common stock, Fidelity is currently considered a “related party” under our Related Party Transactions Policy. Certain affiliates of Fidelity provide services to us in connection with the record keeping and administration of our stock plans (including the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Long-Term Incentive Plan). We paid these entities approximately $415,000$354,000 for these services for fiscal 2018.2019. The administrative services contracts were initially entered into prior to Fidelity'sFidelity’s Schedule 13G filing and 5 percent holder status. The contracts were negotiated at arm'sarm’s length, and there is no indication that the Company or Fidelity received preferential treatment as a result of the relationship.
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The key responsibility of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in overseeing the integrity of the Company'sCompany’s financial statements and financial reporting processes. The Audit Committee'sCommittee’s charter, which was approved by our Board, is posted on our website at
Committee Meetings
The Audit Committee met nine times during fiscal 2018,2019, including five times via conference call. The Audit Committee schedules its meetings to ensure it has sufficient time to devote appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Audit Committee meetings include regular executive sessions with our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP ("(“D&T"&T”), our internal auditors and management. The Audit Committee also discusses with our internal auditors and D&T the overall scope and plans for their respective audits.
Fiscal 20182019 Audited Financial Statements
The Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board, reviewed and discussed with both management and D&T our annual audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2018,2, 2019, and our quarterly operating results for each quarter in such fiscal year, along with the related significant accounting and disclosure issues. The Audit Committee has discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 1301 "Communications“Communications with Audit Committees."
The Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with D&T its independence from us and our management. As part of that review, the Audit Committee received from D&T the written disclosures and the letter required by applicable rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (U.S.) regarding the independent accountant'saccountant’s communications with audit committees concerning independence. In addition, the Audit Committee reviewed all services provided by and the amount of fees paid to D&T in fiscal 2018.2019. In reliance on the reviews and discussions with management and D&T, the Audit Committee believes that the services provided by D&T were compatible with, and did not impair, its independence.
Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, that our annual audited consolidated financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended February 3, 2018,2, 2019, for filing with the SEC.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Thomas L. Millner (Chair)
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THIS SECTION SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm retained to audit the Company’s financial statements. As part of this oversight, the Audit Committee considers the firm’s independence, qualifications, performance, and whether the independent registered public accounting firm should be rotated, as well as the impact of such a rotation. Deloitte & Touche LLP ("(“D&T"&T”) has been retained as our independent registered public accounting firm since fiscal 2006. In compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, the Lead Audit Partner from D&T rotates off our account every five years, with oversight in selection by the Audit Committee. The last Lead Audit Partner rotation occurred in March 2016. The Audit Committee has appointed D&T as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2019.1, 2020. We will ask shareholders to ratify the appointment of D&T as our independent registered public accounting firm at the Meeting. Representatives of D&T are expected to attend the Meeting. They will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The Audit Committee is responsible for the audit fee negotiations associated with the retention of our independent registered public accounting firm. For the fiscal years ended February 2, 2019, and February 3, 2018, and January 28, 2017, D&T served as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following table presents the aggregate fees incurred for services rendered by D&T during fiscal 20182019 and fiscal 2017,2018, respectively. The fees listed below were pre-approved by our Audit Committee pursuant to the Audit Committee'sCommittee’s pre-approval policy as described below:
Service Type | Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2018 | ||||
Audit Fees(1) | $ | 2,912,000 | $ | 2,770,000 | ||
Audit-Related Fees(2) | 654,000 | 334,000 | ||||
Tax Fees | — | — | ||||
Total Fees | $ | 3,566,000 | $ | 3,104,000 |
Service Type | Fiscal 2018 | Fiscal 2017 | ||||||
Audit Fees(1) | $ | 2,770,000 | $ | 2,515,000 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees(2) | 334,000 | 375,000 | ||||||
Tax Fees | — | — | ||||||
Total Fees | $ | 3,104,000 | $ | 2,890,000 |
(1) | Consists of fees for professional services rendered in connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal years ended February 2, 2019, and February 3, |
(2) | Consists primarily of fees for statutory audit filings, as well as the audits of our retirement savings plans and |
It is our policy that our independent registered public accounting firm be engaged to provide primarily audit and audit-related services. However, pursuant to the policy, in certain circumstances and using stringent standards in its evaluation, the Audit Committee may authorize our independent registered public accounting firm to provide tax services when it determines that D&T is the most efficient and effective tax service provider.
Consistent with SEC rules regarding auditor independence, the Audit Committee is responsible for appointing, setting fees for and overseeing the work of our independent registered public accounting firm. In recognition of this responsibility and in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, it is the policy of the Audit Committee to pre-approve all permissible services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm, except for minor audit-related engagements which in the aggregate do not exceed 5 percent of the fees we pay to our independent registered public accounting firm during a fiscal year.
Each year, prior to engaging our independent registered public accounting firm, management submits to the Audit Committee for approval a list of services expected to be provided during that fiscal year within each of the three categories of services described below, as well as related estimated fees, which are generally based on time and materials.
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Audit services include audit work performed on the financial statements, as well as work that generally only the independent registered public accounting firm can reasonably be expected to provide, including comfort letters and discussions surrounding the proper application of financial accounting and/or reporting standards.
Audit-related services include assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by the independent registered public accounting firm, including due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions, statutory audits, employee benefit plan audits and special procedures required to meet certain regulatory requirements.
Tax services include compliance and other non-advisory services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm when it is most efficient and effective to use such firm as the tax service provider.
As appropriate, the Audit Committee then pre-approves the services and the related estimated fees. The Audit Committee requires our independent registered public accounting firm and management to report actual fees versus the estimate periodically throughout the year by category of service. During the year, circumstances may arise when it becomes necessary to engage our independent registered public accounting firm for additional services not contemplated in the initial annual proposal. In those instances, the Audit Committee pre-approves the additional services and related fees before engaging our independent registered public accounting firm to provide the additional services.
The members of the Audit Committee and the Board believe that the continued retention of D&T to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders. The Board recommends that shareholders vote
FOR the proposal to ratify the appointment of D&T as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending FebruaryThe affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present and entitled to vote at the Meeting is required to ratify D&T as our independent registered accounting firm.
Although ratification is not required pursuant to our By-laws or otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of D&T to our shareholders for ratification because we value our shareholders'shareholders’ views on the Company'sCompany’s independent registered public accounting firm. If the appointment of D&T were not to be ratified by the shareholders, the Audit Committee would not be required to appoint another independent registered public accounting firm, but would give consideration to an unfavorable vote. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders.
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We are providing our shareholders with an opportunity to cast an advisory vote, a "Say“Say on Pay,"” regarding our fiscal 20182019 named executive officer (“NEO”) compensation program, as described in the
The Compensation Committee establishes, recommends and governs all of the compensation and benefits policies and actions for the Company'sCompany’s NEOs. While the advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers is not binding, it will provideprovides useful information to our Board and Compensation Committee regarding our shareholders'shareholders’ views of our executive compensation philosophy, policies and practices. The Compensation Committee values our shareholders'shareholders’ opinions and will take the results of the vote into consideration when determining the future compensation arrangements for our NEOs. Tonamed executive officers. At the extent there are significant negative "Say on Pay" advisoryCompany’s 2018 Regular Meeting of Shareholders, our shareholders voted to hold the non-binding shareholder vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers each year. Accordingly, the Company currently intends to hold such votes we planannually. The next such vote is expected to consult directly with shareholders to better understandbe held at the concerns that influenced the vote and consider constructive feedback in making future decisions about our executive compensation program.
As detailed in the
Executive and Director Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, we believe our fiscalAccordingly, we ask that our shareholders cast an advisory vote to approve the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the shareholders of the Company approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2019, as described in the Executive and Director Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis section and the compensation tables and related material disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2019 Regular Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
Our Board recommends an advisory vote
FOR approval of the fiscalThe affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote (excluding broker non-votes) is required for advisory approval of our NEO compensation.
It is intended that, unless otherwise instructed, the shares represented by proxy (other than broker non-votes) will be voted “for” the advisory vote on executive compensation.
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The following
Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes how the Compensation Committee of the Board decided to compensate our fiscalName | ||
Principal Position | ||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Corie S. Barry | Chief Financial Officer & Strategic Transformation Officer | |
Chief Operating Officer, Best Buy U.S. | ||
Keith J. Nelsen | General Counsel and Secretary (Former) | |
Kamy Scarlett | Chief Human Resources Officer and President, U.S. Retail Stores | |
Shari L. Ballard | President, Multi-Channel Retail (Former) |
In July 2018, Ms. Ballard announced that she would be leaving Best Buy effective March 2019. Ms. Ballard stepped down from her responsibilities as President, Multi-Channel Retail but continued to act in an advisory capacity to assist with the transition of those responsibilities through the end of her tenure with the Company.
Ms. Scarlett took on the responsibilities as President, U.S. Retail Stores in January 2019, in addition to her existing role as our Chief Human Resources Officer.
In April 2019, we announced several additional changes to our leadership team. Following the Meeting in June, Ms. Barry will become our CEO. Mr. Joly will continue to serve as an advisor to Ms. Barry and as our Executive Chairman. Mr. Nelsen transitioned to an advisory role through September 2019 in support of his successor, Mr. Todd Hartman, our General Counsel, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and Secretary.
The
Compensation Discussion and Analysis portion of our proxy statement includes the following:CD&A Section | What’s included? | |
Executive Summary | Highlights of our executive compensation program, including our shareholder engagement process and Committee consideration of Say on Pay votes, a summary of our fiscal | |
Compensation Philosophy, Objectives & Policies | Overview of the philosophy, objective & policies utilized by the Compensation Committee in implementing our executive compensation program | |
Governance | Summary of the key participants in our executive compensation process and the role each plays in the decision-making | |
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Prior “Say on Pay” Votes
At our 2018 Meeting, 96.2 percent of our shareholders voted in support of our “Say on Pay” proposal, which was on par with our results in 2017 and 2016.
We believe the high level of support we received from shareholders for the last several years is driven in part by our performance and in part by our continued commitment to align pay and performance. In the fall of fiscal 2019, following our 2018 Meeting, we reached out to all of our top twenty shareholders, representing approximately 65 percent of our outstanding shares, offering to discuss any questions or concerns regarding executive compensation practices and other governance issues. As a result of these outreach efforts, we engaged in direct conversations with several shareholders to answer questions, provide commentary on the compensation decisions made during the year, and received feedback to be considered when making future decisions. Further, as discussed in the Corporate Governance at Best Buy — Shareholder Engagement section, we regularly engage with our shareholders throughout the year regarding their various priorities, and we welcome their feedback on our practices and policies.
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Summary of Executive Compensation Practices
Pay for Performance
Risk Mitigators
Shareholder Engagement
Key Fiscal 2019 Compensation Decisions
In fiscal 2018, we declared Renew Blue complete and unveiled a new strategy: Best Buy 2020: Building the New Blue. Taking the strong fiscal 2018 results into account, in March 2018, the Compensation Committee made a few adjustments to the NEO compensation for fiscal 2019 compensation. A summary of the changes is included below and explained in further detail within our Compensation Discussion and Analysis:
• | Base Salaries: We increased the base salary rates for five of the NEOs (excluding Mr. Joly) in light of the scope of their roles and responsibilities and market data. |
• | Short-Term Incentives: We made no changes to the |
• | Long-Term Incentives: We |
• | Other Compensation: We |
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Fiscal 2019 Pay and Performance Outcomes
In fiscal 2019, we made significant progress on implementing our Best Buy 2020 strategy to enrich lives through technology and further develop our competitive differentiation. We believe that our fiscal 2019 results confirm that our strategy is working. On a full-year basis in fiscal 2019, we grew our enterprise comparable sales by 4.8 percent on top of 5.6 percent in fiscal 2018, increased GAAP diluted EPS by 59.5 percent to $5.20 and increased our non-GAAP diluted EPS by 20.4 percent to $5.32*. In addition, we recorded annual revenue of $42.9 billion, GAAP operating income of $1.9 billion and non-GAAP operating income of $2.0 billion in fiscal 2019.* With these results, we essentially met our fiscal 2021 targets provided at our Investor Day in 2017 two years earlier than anticipated. From a capital allocation standpoint, we returned $2.0 billion to our shareholder through share repurchases and dividends. In addition to these results, the following performance measures were tied specifically to the compensation of our executives and resulted in the short-term incentive and long-term incentive award payouts shown below.
Enterprise Revenue was added to the Performance Share Award mix in fiscal 2018. The first year of potential payout applying this metric will be in fiscal 2020. These awards and payouts are explained in further detail within theExecutive Compensation Elements section of this proxy statement.
*For GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations, please refer to the schedule entitled Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
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Compensation Changes Related to CEO Succession
As part of our recently announced CEO succession plan effective at the end of the Meeting, Mr. Joly’s annual base salary will decrease to $650,000, and his annual short-term incentive award target will decrease to 100% of base salary for the portion of the year he holds the position of Executive Chair. He will continue to participate in all benefit programs available to the Company’s senior executives. Upon her promotion to CEO, Ms. Barry’s base salary will increase to $1.1 million and her annual short-term incentive award target will increase to 175% of base salary for the portion of the year she holds the position of CEO. Upon her promotion, Ms. Barry will also receive a true-up equity award with a target value of $5.475 million comprised of 50% of the value in performance shares, 20% in stock options, and 30% in restricted shares, consistent with the fiscal 2020 annual awards. Upon Mr. Mohan’s promotion to President and Chief Operating Officer, his base salary will increase to $1 million and his short-term incentive award target will increase to 160% of base salary for the portion of the year he holds this role. At the time of this promotion, Mr. Mohan will also receive a true-up equity award with a target value of $2.475 million comprised of 50% of the value in performance shares, 20% in stock options, and 30% in restricted shares, consistent with the fiscal 2020 annual awards. Mr. Mohan will also receive a additional grant of restricted shares valued at $2.5 million that will vest in full on the second anniversary of the grant date. Consistent with the Compensation Committee’s approach in setting annual compensation levels, in determining these compensation adjustments, the Compensation Committee considered each NEO’s prior performance, Company performance, the compensation levels paid to similarly situated executive officers at the Company, the competitive median of the market data to provide a perspective on external practices, and input from the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant. Additional details regarding our CEO succession plan and related compensation was disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on April 15, 2019.
Compensation Philosophy, Objectives and Policies
The Company’s compensation philosophy is to align executive compensation with shareholders’ interests. To that end, the Compensation Committee works to ensure that base salaries are market competitive, and short and long-term incentives are heavily weighted toward Company performance and are within the range of market practice.
We achieve these objectives by using programs that are designed to align employee interests with Company goals and create a common vision of success without undue risk.
We continue to utilize the following executive compensation policies and practices:
• | Pay-for-performance. We tie pay to performance. The majority of |
• | Mitigate undue risk. We |
• | Independent Compensation Committee and compensation consultant. The Compensation Committee is |
• | Shareholder engagement. We routinely engage with shareholders regarding executive compensation and related issues. |
• | Re-pricing of stock options. Stock options may not, without the approval of our |
• | Stock ownership and trading policies. We have stock ownership guidelines for all of our executive |
• | NEO benefits. Our executive officers, including the NEOs, generally receive the same employee benefits as other officers. We do not have an executive retirement plan that provides extra benefits to the NEOs. |
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The following table summarizes the roles of each of the key participants in the executive compensation decision-making process for our NEOs.
Key Participant |
Compensation Committee |
Role in Decision-Making Process |
• Establishes our compensation objectives. |
• Determines, approves and oversees executive compensation, including the design, competitiveness and |
• The Compensation Committee’s charter is available on our website at www.investors.bestbuy.com. |
Compensation Committee’s Independent Compensation Consultant |
Role in Decision-Making Process |
• Reviews the recommendations of management with the Compensation Committee to ensure that the recommendations are aligned with our objectives and executive and director talent. |
overall compensation mix, the selection of performance metrics and the setting of the performance goals and ranges. |
• Provides analysis and crafts recommendations for the Compensation Committee in the setting of CEO compensation opportunity. |
• Reviews the results of key conclusions. |
• The Compensation Committee connection with compensation-related matters. Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. has served as the Compensation Committee’s independent compensation consultant since the fall of 2012. |
CEO |
Role in Decision-Making Process |
• Creates and presents recommendations to the Compensation Committee for our other executive officers and provides his or her own perspective. Does not participate in, or otherwise influence, recommendations regarding his own compensation. |
Human Resources (“HR”) and Finance |
Role in Decision-Making Process |
• HR provides the Compensation Committee with market analytics in support of the CEO’s recommendations for our executive officers, other than the CEO. Management does not make recommendations on CEO compensation. As necessary, HR engages outside consultants to assist with its analytics and recommendations. Finance provides the Compensation Committee with financial analytics in support of the short- and long-term program design and target setting. |
Compensation Consultant Independence
The Compensation Committee reviewed the independence of Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. under NYSE and SEC listing standards. Based on its review and information provided by Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. regarding the provision of its services, fees, policies and procedures, presence (if any) of any conflicts of interest, ownership of Best Buy stock, and other relevant factors, the Compensation Committee concluded that the work of Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. has not raised any conflicts of interest and deemed them to be an independent advisor to the Compensation Committee.
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Market Competitive Data. For fiscal 2019, each element of compensation and the level of total direct compensation for our NEOs was considered against market benchmarks and views of individual performance. Our Compensation Committee reviewed publicly available compensation data and private surveys for our peer group of companies, Fortune 100 companies and general and retail industry survey data. We used available information and monitored actions taken by our peer group to evaluate market trends and to assess the long-term incentive program and overall competitiveness of our executive compensation levels. We did not, however, seek to establish any specific element of compensation or total direct compensation that falls within a prescribed range relative to our peer group of companies or the Fortune 100 companies.
Change in Peer Group for Fiscal 2019. We review our peer group annually. The Compensation Committee strives to ensure that our peer group is an accurate reflection of our business model, represents the labor market for executive talent and includes external perspectives. For fiscal 2019, the peer group was approved after consideration of the following criteria:
The Compensation Committee considered the Company’s position relative to the peer group on the basis of earnings, revenue and market cap, and made no changes to our peer group for fiscal 2019 from fiscal 2018. For fiscal 2019, our peer group consisted of the following companies:
Alphabet, Inc. | Kohl’s Corporation | Office Depot, Inc. |
Amazon.com, Inc. | Lowe’s Companies Inc. | Staples, Inc. |
Apple Inc. | Macy’s, Inc. | Target Corporation |
Costco Wholesale Corporation | Microsoft Corporation | Wal-Mart, Inc. |
eBay Inc. | Nike, Inc. | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. |
The Home Depot, Inc. | Nordstrom, Inc. |
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Executive Compensation Elements
Overview. Our NEOs’ compensation in fiscal 2019 included the following elements (for additional details on specific awards, see the discussion below and the Compensation of Executive Officers — Summary Compensation Table section):
Fiscal 2019 Pay Mix. The Compensation Committee emphasizes variable performance-based pay when setting the target pay mix for our executive officers, but does not establish a set pay mix for them. The target pay mix for fiscal 2019 for our CEO and other NEOs, on average, is shown below. Actual salary levels, STI awards (discussed in further detail in the Short-Term Incentive section) and LTI awards (discussed in further detail in the Long-Term Incentive
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section) vary based on the market analysis described above. Approximately 90 percent of the CEO’s target pay and, on average, approximately 80 percent of the other NEOs’ target pay is variable based on operating performance, changes in our stock price and/or total shareholder return relative to the S&P 500 companies.
Each element in the pay mix is discussed below and shown in the Summary Compensation Table as found in the Compensation of Executive Officers section of this proxy statement.
Base Salary
In March 2018, the Compensation Committee reviewed the total compensation for each NEO, including their base salaries. Based on the stage of the Company’s strategy, its assessment of each officer relative to market data, and distribution of responsibilities, the Compensation Committee approved base salary increases for Msses. Barry, Ballard and Scarlett and Messers. Mohan and Nelsen in light of relative market data, increased responsibilities and in recognition of each of their changing positions or continued growth in their respective roles.
Name | Fiscal 2019 Annual Base Salary | Fiscal 2018 Annual Base Salary | Percent Change | ||||||
Mr. Joly | $ | 1,275,000 | $ | 1,275,000 | 0 | % | |||
Ms. Barry | 850,000 | 750,000 | 13 | % | |||||
Mr. Mohan | 900,000 | 850,000 | 6 | % | |||||
Mr. Nelsen | 750,000 | 690,000 | 9 | % | |||||
Ms. Scarlett(1) | 800,000 | 550,000 | 45 | % | |||||
Ms. Ballard | 900,000 | 850,000 | 6 | % |
(1) | Ms. Scarlett’s salary increased twice during the year: from $550,000 to $700,000 in April 2018, and to $800,000 in January 2019 in connection with her role as President, U.S. Retail Stores. |
Short-Term Incentive
Our executive compensation programs are designed to ensure that a significant percentage of total compensation is linked to Company performance. For fiscal 2019, the NEOs were eligible for performance-based, short-term incentive cash awards pursuant to our fiscal 2019 STI plan.
Fiscal 2019 STI Performance Criteria. In December 2017, the Compensation Committee approved the performance metrics for the fiscal 2019 STI plan. For fiscal 2019, the Compensation Committee approved similar performance metrics as in fiscal 2018, except domestic services productive revenue was replaced with domestic services point of sale revenue. The reason for this change was to align the timing of recognition of services revenue with sales behaviors and customer actions. The other metrics for fiscal 2019 remained consistent with fiscal 2018.
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Accordingly, financial metrics under the fiscal 2019 STI were: compensable enterprise operating income, enterprise comparable sales growth, U.S. net promoter score, U.S. online revenue growth, U.S. services point of sale revenue, and U.S. cost reduction.
STI Metric | Metric Weighting | Definition | ||
Compensable Enterprise Operating Income | 40%. Served as | |||
In March 2018, the Compensation Committee approved the performance goals for each metric. The minimum, target and maximum goals for each metric were evaluated to ensure they would incent the desired level of performance for each priority. For some metrics, this evaluation resulted in changes to the minimum, target, and maximum goals in light of anticipated year-over-year industry trends, product cycles, and other market factors.
The following chart shows actual fiscal 2019 performance compared to the minimum, target and maximum goals for each metric. Minimum performance against the goal results in a no payout, Target performance results in a 1.00 payout, and Maximum performance results in a 2.00 payout. The final metric score is interpolated as an exact point somewhere between 0.00 and 2.00. The chart also includes the same information from fiscal 2018, if applicable (as presented in last year’s proxy statement) to illustrate how the goals changed and how our actual performance compared to last year.
Metric ($ in millions) | Minimum | Target | Maximum | Actual Result | Metric Score | ||||||||||
Compensable Enterprise Operating Income (40%)(1)(2) | $ | 1,802 | $ | 1,892 | $ | 2,072 | $ | 2,003 | 1.61 | ||||||
Fiscal 2018 Compensable Enterprise Operating Income (40%)(1)(3) | $ | 1,741 | $ | 1,831 | $ | 2,011 | $ | 1,950 | 1.66 | ||||||
Enterprise Comparable Sales Growth (30%) | 1.88 | % | 2.34 | % | 3.26 | % | 4.79 | % | 2.00 | ||||||
Fiscal 2018 Comparable Sales Growth (30%) | 0.50 | % | 2.17 | % | 3.09 | % | 5.60 | % | 2.00 | ||||||
Best Buy 2020 Priorities: | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Net Promoter Score (7.5%)(4) (for purchasers and non-purchasers) | 38.2 | 38.6 | 39.4 | 41.3 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
Fiscal 2018 U.S. Net Promoter Score (7.5%) (for purchasers and non-purchasers) | 35.9 | 36.3 | 37.1 | 38.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
U.S. Online Revenue Growth (7.5%) | 9.59 | % | 14.59 | % | 24.59 | % | 10.69 | % | 0.61 | ||||||
Fiscal 2018 U.S. Online Revenue Growth (7.5%) | 11.43 | % | 16.43 | % | 26.43 | % | 23.70 | % | 1.72 | ||||||
U.S. Services POS Revenue (7.5%)(5) | $ | 1,811 | $ | 1,871 | $ | 1,991 | $ | 1,952 | 1.67 | ||||||
Fiscal 2018 U.S. Services Productive Revenue (7.5%)(6) | $ | 1,392 | $ | 1,452 | $ | 1,572 | $ | 1,464 | 1.09 |
Metric ($ in millions) | Minimum | Target | Maximum | Actual Result | Metric Score | |||||
Compensable Enterprise Operating Income (40%)(1)(2) | $1,741 | $1,831 | $2,011 | $1,950 | 1.66 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 Compensable Enterprise Operating Income (50%)(1)(3) | $1,505 | $1,595 | $1,775 | $1,751 | 1.86 | |||||
Enterprise Comparable Sales Growth (30%) | 0.50% | 2.17% | 3.09% | 5.60% | 2.00 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 Enterprise Comparable Sales Growth (20%) | 0.24% | 0.7% | 1.62% | 0.13% | — | |||||
Best Buy 2020 Priorities: | ||||||||||
U.S. Cost Reduction (7.5%)(4) | $175 | $200 | $300 | $286 | 2.72 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 Waste and Efficiency (10%) | $130 | $150 | $230 | $187 | 1.92 | |||||
U.S. Online Revenue Growth (7.5%) | 11.43% | 16.43% | 26.43% | 23.70% | 1.72 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 U.S. Digital Revenue Growth (10%) | 7.9% | 12.9% | 22.9% | 20.73% | 1.78 | |||||
U.S. Net Promoter Score (7.5%)(5) (for purchasers and non-purchasers) | 35.9 | 36.3 | 37.1 | 38.0 | 2.0 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 U.S. Net Promoter Score (10%) (for purchasers and non-purchasers) | 38.5 | 38.9 | 39.7 | 42.0 | 2.0 | |||||
U.S. Services Productive Revenue (7.5%)(6) | $1,392 | $1,452 | $1,572 | $1,464 | 1.09 | |||||
Fiscal 2017 U.S. Services Productive Revenue | $1,398 | $1,458 | $1,578 | $1,422 | 0.70 | |||||
Fiscal 2018 Blended Score: | 1.829 | |||||||||
Fiscal 2017 Blended Score: | 1.225 |
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Metric ($ in millions) | Minimum | Target | Maximum | Actual Result | Metric Score | ||||||||||
U.S. Cost Reduction (7.5%)(7) | $ | 200 | $ | 250 | $ | 300 | $ | 265 | 1.30 | ||||||
Fiscal 2018 U.S. Cost Reduction (7.5%) | $ | 175 | $ | 200 | $ | 300 | $ | 286 | 2.72 | ||||||
Fiscal 2019 Blended Score: | 1.663 | ||||||||||||||
Fiscal 2018 Blended Score: | 1.829 |
(1) | Actual performance for this metric had to be above the minimum threshold in order for STI payments to be made. A result lower than the minimum threshold would have resulted in an overall blended score of zero, and no STI payments. |
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