Two of Best Buy’s hallmark community relations programs are celebrating milestones in 2016. The Best Buy Teen Tech Center network will grow to 12 locations, and Geek Squad Academy will celebrate its 10th year.
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22% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.28 per Share
New $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program over Two Years
Special Dividend of $0.45 per Share or Approximately $145 Million
MINNEAPOLIS, February 25, 2016 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized a plan to return excess capital to shareholders as follows:
- A 22% increase in the regular quarterly dividend to $0.28 per share, effective immediately;
- A new $1 billion share repurchase plan expected to be completed over the next two years; and
- A special dividend of $0.45 per share, or approximately $145 million; related to the net after-tax proceeds from certain legal settlements and asset disposals.