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                                                                 Exhibit 10.1

                                    AGREEMENT

       AGREEMENT, dated as of December 29, 2000 (this "Agreement"), between
Webhire, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Webhire"), and @viso Limited, a company
incorporated under the laws of England and Wales ("@viso").

       WHEREAS, Webhire and @viso entered into a Shareholders Agreement dated as
of June 12, 2000 (the "Shareholders Agreement"), pursuant to which they agreed
to jointly form a company to launch and operate Internet-based workforce
recruiting services in Europe;

       WHEREAS, Section 11(a) of the Shareholders Agreement provides that the
Shareholders Agreement may be terminated at any time by the mutual written
agreement of Webhire and @viso; and

       WHEREAS, due to changed circumstances, the parties desire to terminate
and settle their respective rights and obligations under the Shareholders
Agreement upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

       NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF WEBHIRE COMMON STOCK.

         (a) PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES. On a date to be mutually agreed
upon by the parties or before December 31, 2000 (the "Closing Date"), @viso
will purchase for aggregate consideration of US$1,000,000, and Webhire will
issue and sell to @viso (or its designated transferees), such number of newly
issued shares of Webhire's Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and at
such price per share, as shall be determined in accordance with Section 1(b).
The shares of Webhire Common Stock purchased by @viso pursuant to this
Agreement are referred to hereinafter as the "Shares."

         (b) PURCHASE PRICE; NUMBER OF SHARES. The purchase price per share
of the Shares shall be the average closing price of the Webhire Common Stock
on the NASDAQ National Market for the 20 trading days ending with the Closing
Date. The number of Shares purchased and sold hereunder shall be determined
by dividing US$1,000,000 by the purchase price per share so determined
(without giving effect to any fractional shares resulting from such
calculation).

         (c) NASDAQ LISTING. On or prior to the Closing Date, Webhire shall make
all filings necessary to cause theShares issued and sold hereunder to be
approved for listing on the NASDAQ National Market.

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2. TRANSFER.

         (a) TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. @viso will not make any disposition of any
of the Shares unless and until:

         (i)  there is then in effect a registration statement under the U.S.
              Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") covering such proposed
              disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such
              registration statement; or

         (ii) (A) @viso shall have notified Webhire of the proposed disposition
              and shall have furnished Webhire with a description of the
              proposed disposition sufficient to enable Webhire to determine
              whether an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of
              1933 is available for such disposition, and (B) if reasonably
              requested by Webhire, @viso shall have furnished Webhire with an
              opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Webhire that such
              disposition will not require registration under the 1933 Act.

         (b) LEGEND. @viso understands and agrees that the certificates
evidencing the Shares will bear substantially the following legend:

              "These securities have not been registered under the Securities
              Act of 1933, as amended. Except as provided in the Settlement
              Agreement dated December 29, 2000, they may not be sold, offered
              for sale, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of a registration
              statement in effect with respect to the securities under such Act
              or, if reasonably requested by the corporation, an opinion of
              counsel reasonably satisfactory to the corporation that such
              registration is not required."

3. REGISTRATION OF SHARES.

         (a) REGISTRATION REQUESTS. Commencing one year after the Closing Date
(except as provided below with respect to Shares transferred to Vivendi by
@viso), the holders of at least 300,000 Shares (subject to proportionate
adjustment in the event of any stock split or reverse stock split) held by @viso
or its direct or indirect transferees may make up to two requests ("Registration
Requests"), in writing, that Webhire use, and in the event of such a request
Webhire shall use, its best efforts to effect, as expeditiously as possible, the
registration of any or all of the Shares then held by such parties on a
registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form), or, in the event
that Form S-3 (or any successor form) is not available, any registration form
then available to Webhire to register such shares in connection with the plan of
distribution proposed by such holders. In the event that Shares are transferred
by @viso to its investor Vivendi, Vivendi may make one Registration Request with
respect to such Shares at any time after such transfer; provided, however, that
if Vivendi makes a Registration Request prior to one year after the Closing
Date, the number of Registration Requests that may be made commencing one year
after the Closing Date shall be reduced to one.

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         (b) POSTPONEMENT OF REGISTRATION BY WEBHIRE. Webhire may postpone for
up to 180 days, but on no more than two occasions and for not more than an
aggregate of 180 days in any 365-day period, the filing or effectiveness of a
registration statement pursuant to a Registration Request if Webhire's board of
directors determines in good faith that such registration could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by Webhire or
any of its subsidiaries to engage in any acquisition of assets (other than in
the ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer,
reorganization or similar transaction. Webhire shall not be obligated to effect
any registration pursuant to a Registration Request within 90 days after the
completion of any underwritten public offering of its stock, provided that in
connection with such underwritten public offering Webhire complies with its
obligations under Section 3(c) hereof with respect to such public offering.

         (c) "PIGGY-BACK" REGISTRATION. If Webhire prepares to file a
registration statement under the 1933 Act in connection with the public offering
of its Common Stock (including a registration for other stockholders), Webhire
shall so notify @viso and its direct and indirect transferees, and, subject to
the limitations set forth below, such parties holding at least 300,000 Shares
(subject to proportionate adjustment in the event of any stock split or reverse
stock split) in the aggregate may have any or all of its Shares included in such
registration. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3(c), if the
representative of the underwriters managing such offering advises Webhire in
writing that the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold in any
such offering is greater than the number of shares which the representative
believes feasible to sell at that time at the price and upon the terms approved
by Webhire, there shall be included in such registration and underwriting (i)
first, the number of securities proposed to be sold by Webhire and (ii) second,
the number of shares proposed to be included in the registration and
underwriting by selling stockholders on a pro rata basis based upon the number
of shares that each of such stockholders desires to register.

         (d) EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. Except for underwriting discounts and
commissions applicable to the Shares, Webhire shall be responsible for all
expenses in connection with any registration of Shares hereunder (other than
underwriting discounts and commissions), including, without limitation, all
registration, filing, qualification, printer's and accounting expenses, fees and
disbursements of counsel for Webhire, and reasonable fees and disbursements of
one counsel for the selling stockholders.

         (e) INDEMNIFICATION. With respect to any registration pursuant to this
Section 3, Webhire will provide customary indemnification for the selling
stockholders and any underwriter of Shares sold by them (and any of their
directors, officers and controlling persons) and a stockholder's right to
participate in any underwritten offering will be subject to its execution of a
customary underwriting agreement.

         (f) RESTRICTIONS ON SALES. During the period beginning 10 days prior to
and ending 90 days after the effective date of a registration statement of
Webhire relating to an underwritten offering of Webhire, @viso and/or its
transferees shall not, to the extent requested by Webhire and any managing
underwriter of such offering, directly or

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indirectly, sell, offer, or contract to sell (including, without limitation, any
short sale), grant any option to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of
(other than to its affiliates or pursuant to gifts to donees who agree to be
similarly bound) any Shares at any time during such period except Shares covered
by such registration statement.

         (g) INVESTOR REPRESENTATION. @viso represents that it is an "accredited
investor" within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the 1933 Act,
that it is a knowledgeable investor able to understand and bear the risk of loss
of its investment in Webhire, and that (except for possible distributions of
Shares to its investors) it is acquiring the Shares for its own account for
investment and not with a view to resale or distribution.

4. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES. On the Closing Date @viso shall pay to Webhire, in
addition to the amount payable pursuant to Section 1(a), the sum of US$300,000
as a reimbursement of expenses incurred by Webhire in performing its obligations
under the Shareholders Agreement.

5. TERMINATION OF SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT. The parties accept their rights and
obligations under this Agreement in full satisfaction of their rights and
obligations under the Shareholders Agreement, and agree that effective as of the
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the parties shall be
fully and irrevocably released from all of their obligations under the
Shareholders Agreement and any and all claims, known or unknown, and whether or
not liquidated, accrued or contingent, arising out of or relating to the
Shareholders Agreement or any such obligation, and the Shareholders Agreement
shall be terminated and without further force or effect. In the event that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not closed for any reason on or
before December 31, 2000, this Agreement shall be terminated and the
Shareholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the releases
and satisfaction of obligations referred to in this Section 5 shall not apply.

6. GENERAL.

         (a) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is the entire agreement of the
parties hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and/or understandings on such
subject. It may not be modified, nor may any of its provisions be waived, except
by a written instrument executed by the parties.

         (b) ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party
without the prior written consent of the other party, except by @viso to its
investors, Vivendi and SOFTBANK, in connection with a transfer of Shares to such
investors or by such investors to their direct or indirect transferees, provided
that such investors agree in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of
this Agreement except those which are fully satisfied as of the Closing Date.

         (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in

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accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts
of laws provisions thereof.

         (d) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

         (e) PRESS RELEASES. Neither party shall make any press release or
public announcement related to this Agreement which has not been approved by the
other party in writing; provided, that nothing herein shall restrict either
party in complying with its legal obligations regarding public disclosure as
determined in good faith upon the advice of counsel.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered
this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

WEBHIRE, INC.                           @VISO LIMITED

By: /s/ Martin J. Fahey                 By: /s/ Frank Boulben
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     Martin J. Fahey                       Name:  Frank Boulben
     President and CEO                     Title: DirectorPrepared by MERRILL CORPORATION www.edgaradvantage.com

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Exhibit 4.3  

 THE ASSUMED MUSICLAND

1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN  

 of  

 BEST BUY CO., INC.  

  
 

    THE ASSUMED MUSICLAND
  1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN OF
  BEST BUY CO., INC.    
  

 
 

ARTICLE I
  General Purpose of Plan; Definitions    
  

    SECTION
1.1  Name and Purpose.  The name of this plan is the Assumed Musicland 1988 Stock Option Plan of
Best Buy Co., Inc. (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to enable Best Buy Co., Inc. (the "Company") and any Subsidiaries to retain and attract executives and other key
employees who contribute to the Company's success by their ability, ingenuity and industry, and to enable such executives and other key employees to participate in the long-term success and growth of
the Company by giving them a proprietary interest in the Company. This Plan was originally adopted by Musicland Stores Corporation ("Musicland"), a Delaware corporation. Pursuant to the terms and
conditions of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 6, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Company, Musicland and EN Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"), the
Merger Sub merged with and into Musicland on January 31, 2001 at 11:59 p.m. (the "Effective Time"). As a result of the merger, Musicland became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to
the terms of the Merger Agreement, certain Out of the Money Options (as defined in the Merger Agreement) were assumed by the Company and were converted into options to purchase shares of the Company's
common stock at the Effective Time. The Company assumed this Plan to facilitate such assumption and conversion effective as of the Effective Time. 

    SECTION
1.2  Certain Definitions.  For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set
forth below: 

    (a) "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

    (b) "Cause" means a felony conviction of a Participant, or the failure of a Participant to contest prosecution for a
felony, or a participant's willful misconduct or dishonesty, any of which is directly and materially harmful to the business or reputation of the Company, or, in regard to any Participant who has an
operative employment agreement with the Company, as such term is defined in such employment agreement. 

    (c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

    (d) "Committee" means either the Committee referred to in Section 2.1 of the Plan or, if none has been appointed,
then the Board of Directors as a whole. 

    (e) "Company" means Best Buy Co, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota (or any
successor corporation). 

    (f)  "Disability" means a Participant's physical or mental incapacity resulting from personal injury, disease, illness
or other condition, which (i) prevents him or her from performing his or her duties for the Company, as the same is determined in a uniform manner by the Committee after reviewing any medical evidence
or requiring any medical examinations which the Committee considers necessary to its determination and (ii) results in a termination of his or her employment with the Company. 

    (g) "Non-Employee Director" means a "Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) as promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor rule. 

    (h) "Early Retirement" means a Participant's retirement from active employment with the Company or any Subsidiaries
under which the Participant is eligible to draw early retirement benefits from the applicable pension plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries. 

    (i)  "Fair Market Value" as of any date means, during any time when the Stock is not publicly traded, the fair market
value of the Stock as the same had been most recently determined by the 

Board of Directors in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive) or, in regard to any Participant who has an operative employment agreement with the Company, as such term is defined in such
employment agreement, and, during any time when the Stock is publicly traded, the closing price of the Stock on the last trading day immediately preceding such date (as reported by a national stock
exchange or quoted on NASDAQ), or if no sale was made on such trading day, the closing market price on the first preceding trading day on which there was a sale. 

    (j)  "Normal Retirement" means retirement from active employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries on or after the
normal retirement date specified in the applicable pension plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries. 

    (k) "Participant" means any employee of the Company or any Subsidiaries selected to receive a grant of a Stock
Appreciation Right and/or Stock Option hereunder. 

    (l)  "Retirement" means both Normal Retirement and Early Retirement. 

    (m) "Stock" means Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, of Best Buy Co., Inc. 

    (n) "Stock Appreciation Right" means the right pursuant to an award granted under Article VI herein to surrender
to the Company all or a portion of a Stock Option in exchange for an amount, paid in cash or in Stock, equal to the difference between (i) the Fair Market Value, as of the date such Stock Option or
such portion thereof is surrendered, of the shares of Stock covered by such Stock Option or such portion thereof, and (ii) the aggregate exercise price of such Stock Option or such portion thereof. 

    (o) "Stock Option" means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to Article V herein; a Stock
Option granted pursuant to this Plan is not intended to be an "Incentive Stock Option" within the meaning of Section 422A of the Code. 

    (p) "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Company if each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain) owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the
other corporations in the chain. 

    (q) "Vested" means in connection with Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that the time has been reached when
the option to purchase stock first becomes exercisable and any accompanying appreciation right may be surrendered for payment. 

    (r) "Outside Director" means a director who (a) is not a current employee of the Company or any member of an
affiliated group which includes the Company; (b) is not a former employee of the Company who receives compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan)
during the taxable year; (c) has not been an officer of the Company; and (d) does not receive remuneration from the Company, either directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than as
a director, except as otherwise permitted under Code Section 162(m) or the regulations promulgated thereunder. For this purpose, remuneration includes any payment in exchange for goods and
services. This definition shall be further governed by the provisions of Code Section 162(m) and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

 
 

ARTICLE II
  Administration    
  

    SECTION
2.1.  Authority and Duties of the Committee.  

    (a) The
Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors or, in its discretion, by a Committee of not less than three who shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors and who shall serve at its pleasure. If at any time no Committee shall be in office, then the functions of the Committee specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board of Directors.
During any times when the Company's Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee the members of which shall be Non-Employee Directors and Outside Directors. 

    (b) The
Committee shall have the power and authority to grant to eligible employees, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, Stock Options with or without accompanying Stock
Appreciation Rights. However, all such grants are subject to the terms and conditions of the Shareholders Agreement and to any contrary provision of an operative employment agreement between a
Participant and the Company. 

    (c) In
particular, the Committee shall have the authority: 

     (i) to
select the officers and other key employees of the Company and any Subsidiaries to whom Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may from time to time be
granted hereunder; 

    (ii) to
determine whether and to what extent Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights are to be granted hereunder; 

    (iii) to
determine the number and class of shares to be covered by each such award granted hereunder; 

    (iv) to
determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan and any operative employment agreement, of any award granted hereunder
(including, but not limited to, any restriction on any Stock Option or other award and/or the shares of Stock relating thereto); 

    (v) to
determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award under this Plan shall be deferred either
automatically or at the election of the Participant; 

    (vi) to
adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable; 

   (vii) to
interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and 

   (viii) to
otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. 

    (d) All
decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan Participants. 

 
 

ARTICLE III
  Stock Subject to Plan    
  

    SECTION
3.1.  Limitations.  The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution
under the Plan shall be 47,800. However, no more than 54,155 shares of Stock may be reserved or available for distribution in any one calendar year, subject to a cumulative carryover of shortfalls
below said limit in each following year. Such shares may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. 

    SECTION
3.2.  Options Not Exercised.  Subject to Section 6.2(d) herein regarding the payment of
Stock Appreciation Rights, if any shares that have been optioned ceased to be subject to option, then such shares shall again be available for distribution in connection with future awards under the
Plan. 

    SECTION
3.3.  Antidilution.  In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization,
stock dividend, split, reverse split, combination, reclassification or other change in corporate structure affecting the Stock, such substitution or adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number of
shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and in the number and option price of shares subject to outstanding options granted under the Plan as may be determined to be appropriate by the Committee,
in its sole discretion, provided that the number of shares subject to any award shall always 

be a whole number. Such adjusted option price shall also be used to determine the amount payable by the Company upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right associated with any Stock Option. 

 
 

ARTICLE IV
  Participants    
  

    SECTION
4.1.  Eligibility.  Officers and other key employees of the Company and any Subsidiaries who are
responsible for or contribute to the management, growth and/or profitability of the business of Company, but excluding members of the Committee during any times that the Company's Stock is registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and also excluding any person who serves only as a director of the Company or any Subsidiaries, are eligible to participate in this
Plan by receiving, as a reward for past performance and as an incentive for future performance, grants of Stock Options, with or without accompanying Stock Appreciation Rights, under the Plan. The
Participants under the Plan shall be selected from time to time by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee shall also determine, in its sole discretion (subject however to the
provisions of the Shareholders Agreement), the number and class of shares covered by each award to a Participant. 

 
 

ARTICLE V
  Grant of Stock Options    
  

    SECTION
5.1.  Option Grant and Agreement.  Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by
minutes of a meeting, or by a unanimous written consent without a meeting, of the Committee and by a written Stock Option Agreement dated as of the date of grant and executed by the Company and by the
Participant. 

    SECTION
5.2.  Terms and Conditions of Grants.  Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, the Shareholders Agreement and any operative employment
agreement, as the Committee shall deem desirable: 

    (a)  Option Price.  The option price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock Option shall be
determined by the Committee at the time of grant but may not be less than the par value thereof. 

    (b)  Option Term.  Any unexercised portion of a Stock Option granted hereunder shall expire at the end of
the stated term of the Stock Option. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date the option is granted.
If a definite term is not specified by the Committee at the time of grant, then the term shall be deemed to be ten years. 

    (c)  Exercisability.  Stock Options, or portions thereof, shall first become exercisable at such time or
times as determined by the Committee at or after grant, provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, no Stock Option shall be exercisable prior to the first
anniversary date of the granting of the option. If the Committee provides, in its discretion, that any Stock Option becomes vested only in installments, the Committee may waive such installment
exercise provisions at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Stock Option granted under this Plan shall be exercisable in full, without regard to any installment exercise provisions, beginning
sixty (60) days prior to the expected date of occurrence of any of the following events: (i) dissolution or liquidation of the Company, other than in conjunction with a bankruptcy of the Company or
any other similar occurrence; (ii) any merger, consolidation, acquisition, separation, reorganization, or similar occurrence, where the Company will not be the surviving entity and the shareholders of
the Company will not constitute a majority of the shareholders of the surviving entity; (iii) the transfer of substantially all of the assets of the Company where, immediately after such asset
transfer, substantially all of the assets of the Company are held by persons who are not members of the Company's "affiliated group" as such term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code; or (iv)
any person or group within the meaning of 

Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 70% of the Company's outstanding common stock, and, in addition, any unvested
portions of any Stock Option shall become immediately exercisable to the extent so provided in any employment agreement entered into between the holder of such Stock Option and the Company either
before or after the date of such award. 

    (d)  Method of Exercise.  Vested portions of any Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any
time during the option term by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by cash payment in full of the
purchase price, along with any required tax withholding pursuant to Section 11.3, in any manner satisfactory to the Company. As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, before or
after grant, payment in full or in part may also be made in the form of unrestricted Stock already owned by the optionee (based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the option is
exercised, as determined by the Committee) subject to any applicable tax and securities laws, regulations and rulings. No shares of Stock shall be issued until full payment thereof has been made. An
optionee shall generally have the rights to dividends and other rights of a shareholder with respect to shares subject to a Stock Option only after the optionee has given written notice of exercise,
has paid in full for such shares, and, otherwise, met the requirements stated in Section 10.1 of the Plan. 

    (e)  Non-transferability of Options.  No Stock Option shall be transferable by the optionee otherwise
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and all Stock Options shall be exercisable, during the optionee's lifetime, only by the optionee. 

    SECTION
5.3.  Termination of Grants Prior to Expiration.  Unless otherwise provided in any employment
agreement entered into between the holder of such Stock Option and the Company either before or after the date of grant, the following early termination provisions shall apply to all Stock Options: 

    (a)  Termination by Death.  If an optionee's employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries terminates by
reason of his or her death, the Stock Option, whether vested or not, may thereafter be immediately exercised by the legal representative of the optionee's estate, or by the legatee or heir of the
optionee pursuant to a will or the laws of descent and distribution, but only for a period of three years (or such shorter period as the Committee shall specify at the time of grant) from the date of
such death, or until the expiration of the stated term of the Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter. 

    (b)  Termination by Reason of Disability.  If an optionee's employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries
terminates by reason of his or her Disability, any Stock Option held by such optionee, whether vested or not, may thereafter be immediately exercised but only for a period of three years (or such
shorter period as the Committee shall specify at the time of grant) from the date of such termination of employment, or until the expiration of the stated term of the Stock Option, whichever period is
the shorter; provided, however, that, if the optionee dies within such three-year period (or such shorter period as applicable), any unexercised Stock Option held by such optionee shall thereafter be
exercisable by the legal representative of the optionee's estate, or by the legatee or heir of the optionee pursuant to a will or the laws of descent and distribution, for the greater of the remainder
of the three-year period (or such shorter period as applicable) or for a period of twelve months from the date of such death, but in no event shall any portion of the Stock Option be exercisable after
its stated expiration date. 

    (c)  Termination by Reason of Retirement.  If an optionee's employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries
terminates by reason of his or her Retirement, any Stock Option held by such optionee, whether vested or not, may thereafter be immediately exercised but only for a period of three years (or such
shorter period as the Committee shall specify at the time of grant) from the date of such termination of employment, or until the expiration of the stated term of the Stock Option, whichever period is
the shorter; provided, however, that, if the optionee dies within such three-year period (or such shorter period as applicable), any unexercised Stock Option held by 

such optionee shall thereafter be exercisable by the legal representative of the optionee's estate, or by the legatee or heir of the optionee pursuant to a will or the laws of descent and
distribution, for the greater of the remainder of the three-year period (or such shorter period as applicable) or for a period of twelve months from the date of such death, but in no event shall any
portion of the Stock Option be exercisable after its stated expiration date. 

    (d)  Other Termination.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, at or after the time of grant, if
an optionee's employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries terminates, voluntarily or involuntarily, for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, any vested portion of the Stock Option
at the time of such termination may be exercised by the optionee for a period of three months from the date of such termination or for the stated term of the Stock Option, whichever period is the
shorter, and at the end of such time period the Stock Option shall terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, if, at the time of any such termination of employment, the Stock is not
publicly traded and the Board of Directors has not made a determination of the Fair Market Value of the Stock which is applicable to the termination date, then the time period in which the optionee
shall be able to exercise the vested portion of the Stock Option shall be extended until three months after the date, if any, on which such Fair Market Value is determined, but in no event shall any
portion of the Stock Option be exercisable after its stated expiration date. No unvested portion of the Stock Option at the time of any such termination from employment shall thereafter become vested. 

 
 

ARTICLE VI
  Stock Appreciation Rights    
  

    SECTION
6.1.  Grant and Exercise.  

    (a) Stock
Appreciation Rights may be granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan, either at the same time or after the grant of
said Stock Option. 

    (b) A
Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with respect to a given Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the
termination or exercise of the related Stock Option, except that a Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to less than the full number
of shares covered by a related Stock Option shall not be reduced until the exercise or termination of the related Stock Option exceeds the number of shares not covered by the Stock Appreciation Right. 

    (c) A
Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by an optionee by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Stock Option. Stock Options which have been so
surrendered, in whole or in part, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Stock Appreciation Right have been exercised. Upon such exercise and surrender, the optionee shall be
entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in Section 6.2(b) below. However, the Participant shall be responsible for the payment of any required tax withholding as
provided in Section 11.3 herein. 

    SECTION
6.2.  Terms and Conditions.  Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to the following terms
and conditions: 

    (a) Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate shall be vested and
exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Article V herein; provided, however, that during any time that the Company's Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, no Stock Appreciation Right granted subsequent to the grant of the related Stock Option shall be exercisable during the first six months of its term, except that this limitation
shall not apply in the event of death or Disability of the optionee prior to the expiration of the six-month period; 

    (b) Upon
the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, an optionee shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, an amount in cash or shares of Stock equal in
value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock over the option price per share specified in the related 

option multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having the right in its sole discretion to determine the form
of payment; 

    (c) Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be transferable only when and to the extent that the underlying Stock Option would be transferable under Article V herein; 

    (d) Upon
the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock Option or part thereof to which such Stock Appreciation Right is related shall be deemed to have been
exercised for the purpose of the limitation set forth in Section 3.1 of the Plan on the number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan, but only to the extent of the number of shares
issued or issuable under the Stock Appreciation Right at the time of exercise based on the value of the Stock Appreciation Right at such time; and 

    (e) Such
other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, the Shareholders Agreement and any operative employment agreement, as shall be
determined from time to time by the Committee. 

 
 

ARTICLE VII
  Transfers and Leaves of Absence    
  

    SECTION
7.1.  Transfer of Participant.  For purposes of the Plan, the transfer of a Participant among the
Company and its subsidiaries shall not be deemed a termination of employment. 

    SECTION
7.2.  Effect of Leaves of Absence.  For purposes of the Plan, the following leaves of absence
shall not be deemed a termination of employment: 

    (a) a
leave of absence, approved in writing by the Company, for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the period of such
leave does not exceed ninety (90) days; and 

    (b) a
leave of absence in excess of ninety (90) days approved in writing by the Committee, but only if the employee's right to reemployment is guaranteed either by a
statute or by contract, and provided that, in the case of any such leave of absence the employee returns to work within thirty (30) days after the end of such leave. 

 
 

ARTICLE VIII
  Amendment and Discontinuation    
  

    SECTION
8.1.  Amendment or Discontinuation of the Plan.  The Board of Directors may amend, alter, or
discontinue the Plan at any time, but no amendment, alteration, or discontinuance shall be made which would impair the rights of a Participant under any Stock Option theretofore granted, without the
Participant's express consent thereto, or which without the approval of the stockholders of the Company would: 

    (a) except
as expressly provided in this Plan, materially increase the total number of shares reserved for the purpose of the Plan; 

    (b) change
the class of employees eligible to participate in the Plan, as stated in Article IV herein; or 

    (c) extend
the maximum option period under Section 5.2(b) of the Plan. 

    SECTION
8.2.  Amendment of Grants.  The Committee may amend the terms of any Stock Option theretofore
granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to Section 3.3 herein, no such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without his or her consent. The Committee may also
substitute new Stock options for previously granted options, including previously granted options having higher option prices. 

 
 

ARTICLE IX
  Unfunded Status of the Plan    
  

    SECTION
9.1.  Unfunded Status.  The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and
deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a
general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan with respect to awards
hereunder, provided, however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan. 

 
 

ARTICLE X
  Stock Certificates    
  

    SECTION
10.1.  Delivery of Stock Certificates.  The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificates for shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of any Vested Stock Option, or portion thereof, granted hereunder prior to the fulfillment of all of the following conditions: 

    (a) Payment
in full for the shares and for any required tax withholding as provided in Sections 5.2(d) and 11.3 of the Plan; 

    (b) The
completion of any registration or other qualification of such shares under any federal or state laws or under the rulings or regulations of the SEC or any other
regulating body which the Committee in its sole discretion shall deem necessary or advisable; 

    (c) The
admission of such shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which the Stock is so listed; 

    (d) In
the event the Stock is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, qualification of the exercise of the Stock Option as a private placement under said Act;
and 

    (e) The
obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any federal or state governmental agency which the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine to be
necessary or advisable. 

    SECTION
10.2.  Applicable Restrictions on Stock.  

    (a) Shares
of Stock purchased upon the exercise of any Stock Option may also be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may
determine necessary or advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities
law. 

    (b) Said
shares of Stock shall include the restrictive legends the Committee may deem appropriate to include. 

 
 

ARTICLE XI
  General Provisions    
  

    SECTION
11.1.  No Implied Right to Employment.  The adoption of this Plan shall not confer upon any
employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries any right to continued employment, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment of any of
its employees at any time. 

    SECTION
11.2.  Other Compensation Plans.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board of
Directors from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder
approval if such approval is required, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 

    SECTION
11.3.  Tax Withholding.  Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of
a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right first becomes includible in the gross income of the Participant for income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the 

Company, regarding payment of, any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the award. If approved by the Committee, such arrangements may include,
(i) authorizing the Company to retain from the number of shares of Stock that would otherwise be deliverable to the Participant, or (ii) delivering to the Company from shares of
unrestricted Stock already owned by the Participant, that number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the tax payable by the Participant, subject to any applicable tax and
securities laws, regulations and rulings. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to
deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant. 

 
 

ARTICLE XII
  Effective Date of the Plan    
  

    The Plan became effective on the date it was approved by a vote of the holders of a majority of the total outstanding Stock August 25, 1988. 

 
 

ARTICLE XIII
  Term of the Plan    
  

    No Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the date of stockholder approval
August 25, 1998, but awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. 

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THE ASSUMED MUSICLAND 1988 STOCK OPTION PLAN OF BEST BUY CO., INC.

ARTICLE I General Purpose of Plan; Definitions

ARTICLE II Administration

ARTICLE III Stock Subject to Plan

ARTICLE IV Participants

ARTICLE V Grant of Stock Options

ARTICLE VI Stock Appreciation Rights

ARTICLE VII Transfers and Leaves of Absence

ARTICLE VIII Amendment and Discontinuation

ARTICLE IX Unfunded Status of the Plan

ARTICLE X Stock Certificates

ARTICLE XI General Provisions

ARTICLE XII Effective Date of the Plan

ARTICLE XIII Term of the Plan

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