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Best Buy Co., Inc. Fiscal 2000 Annual Report
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides 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 Annual Report are forward-looking statements and may
be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “intend” and
“potential.” Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. A variety of factors could cause the Company’s
actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements,
including, among other things, general economic conditions, product availability, sales volumes, profit
margins, and the impact of labor markets and new product introductions on the Company’s overall
profitability. Readers should refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 1998,
that describes additional important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by the statements made in this Annual Report.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition