Best Buy Disaster Relief - Update: September 10, 2005; 100 Percent of Displaced Best Buy Employees Are Found; Job Fairs Taking Place Sept. 12-16 at Four Stores.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY)

Best Buy has located 100 percent of its 1,273 displaced employees.

    --  All are alive and accounted for.

        --  Temporary shelters, provided by Best Buy, are available
            for employees and their families, including food, and
            other necessities.

        --  All employees will be paid for as long as the crisis
            persists, which will be monitored.

        --  Employees who need cash are receiving cash advances from
            Best Buy.

        --  Employees who want to work, but whose home stores are
            currently closed, are being welcomed at Best Buy stores
            throughout the U.S.

        --  Counseling is being offered to all employees through our
            employee assistance program.

        --  A Web site and employee hotline have been established for
            store employees and their families to consult for current
            information.

    Job Fairs taking place Sept. 12 - Sept. 16 at four Best Buy stores
    in Ala., La.

    --  Hiring full time, part time and seasonal employees for a
        variety of functions, including cashiers, customer service,
        non-commission sales, Geek Squad agents, shipping and
        receiving, and delivery drivers.

        --  Mobile, Ala.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - 3250 Airport Boulevard

        --  Spanish Fort, Ala.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - 10200 Eastern
            Shore Boulevard

        --  Baton Rouge, Ala.: Noon to 5 p.m. - 5913 Bluebonnet
            Boulevard

        --  Lafayette, La.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - 5635 Johnson Street

    Two in-store "computer banks" are available in Lafayette, La. and
    Baton Rouge, La.

    --  These banks provide free internet access to community members
        who need to file insurance claims, register with FEMA and the
        Red Cross, and reach loved ones. Additional computer banks
        will open as other stores are reopened and equipped.

    Store status

    --  The Houma, La. store is now open, with short hours, noon - 6
        p.m.

    --  As of September 10, the following Best Buy stores remain
        closed: Harvey, La.; Slidell, La.; Metairie, La.; Covington,
        La.; and Hattiesburg, Miss.