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Table of Contents
21
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities.
Market Information and Dividends
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BBY. In fiscal 2004, our Board initiated
the payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend with respect to shares of our common stock. A quarterly cash dividend has
been paid in each subsequent quarter. Future dividend payments will depend on our earnings, capital requirements, financial
condition and other factors considered relevant by our Board. The table below sets forth the high and low sales prices of our
common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange – Composite Index and the dividends declared and paid during the
periods indicated.
Sales Price Dividends Declared and Paid
Fiscal 2015 Fiscal 2014 Fiscal Year
High Low High Low 2015 2014
First Quarter $ 28.20 $ 22.30 $ 26.92 $ 13.83 $ 0.17 $ 0.17
Second Quarter 32.24 24.57 31.33 24.98 0.17 0.17
Third Quarter 35.53 28.80 43.85 30.16 0.19 0.17
Fourth Quarter 40.03 33.17 44.66 22.15 0.19 0.17
Holders
As of March 23, 2015, there were 2,933 holders of record of our common stock.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
In June 2011, our Board authorized up to $5.0 billion of share repurchases, which became effective on June 21, 2011. There is
no expiration date governing the period over which we can repurchase shares under the June 2011 program. We did not
repurchase any shares during fiscal 2015. At the end of fiscal 2015, $4.0 billion of the $5.0 billion of share repurchases
authorized by our Board in June 2011 was available for future share repurchases.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table provides information about our common stock that may be issued under our equity compensation plans as
of January 31, 2015.
Plan Category
Securities to Be
Issued Upon Exercise
of Outstanding
Options and Rights
(a)
Weighted Average
Exercise Price per
Share of Outstanding
Options and Rights(1)
(b)
Securities Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in
Column (a))(2)
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 19,046,251 (3) $ 36.81 27,290,742
(1) Includes weighted-average exercise price of outstanding stock options only.
(2) Includes 4,546,228 shares of our common stock which have been reserved for issuance under our 2008 and 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
(3) Includes grants of stock options and market-based restricted stock under our 2004 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended, and our 2014
Omnibus Incentive Plan.