Best Buy Company, Inc.

Best Buy Unveils te@ch Emergency Response Program for K-12 Schools That Enroll Students Displaced by Hurricanes

September 30, 2005

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

WHAT: The te@ch emergency response program will provide up to $3

million in Best Buy gift cards to help any K-12 school with

enrolled students displaced by the recent hurricanes. Gift

cards will be awarded in amounts up to $5,000 per school,

redeemable at any U.S. Best Buy store, to help improve the

classroom experience this year for all students.

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WHEN: Online applications are available Oct. 1, 2005 at

www.bestbuy.com. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 4,

2005, with gift cards awarded to schools by Nov. 21, 2005.

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WHO: Any K-12 school that has enrolled students displaced by recent

hurricanes for the 2005-2006 school year is eligible for a gift

card. Principals and teachers at these schools are invited to

apply for the grants.

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WHY: Best Buy is committed to bringing technology and education

together to make learning fun for children and K-12 classrooms.

Through $3 million in te@ch emergency response awards, Best Buy

will help schools that have opened their doors to displaced

students. Additionally, through working with appropriate local

and state officials in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and

Texas, Best Buy will help reboot and rebuild K-12 schools

destroyed or damaged by recent hurricanes through a donation of

$5 million in computer hardware, networks, and Geek Squad

computer repair and installation services.

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