1.Manga UK annnouced the following on twitter:

Finalized UK plans for K-ON!! release. Expect Vol.1 DVD Von August. We are authoring with Madman in Australia and they don't recive materials until April. Add 12 week production time. So, that's why it takes so long. Please don't import R1 edition. It'll kill us.
This follows the Kürzlich announcement that the Complete Series 1 box-set won't be released until the first quarter of 2012;

2.The limited first pressing for the ninth and final Blu-ray Disc volume of the K-ON!! Fernsehen Anime series ranked #1 on Oricon's sales chart for a Sekunde consecutive...