UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CURRENT REPORT
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 8, 2007
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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2455 Paces Ferry Road, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(770) 433-8211
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On November 8, 2007, Helen Johnson-Leipold informed the Company that she is resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors effective November 15, 2007. Ms. Johnson-Leipold did not cite any disagreement on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
(d) Effective November 15, 2007, the Board of Directors elected Mr. Duane Ackerman, Mr. Ari Bousbib and Ms. Karen Katen as directors of the Company on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Ackerman will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Infrastructure Committee. Mr. Bousbib will serve on the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee and the Infrastructure Committee. Ms. Katen will serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Infrastructure Committee.
Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bousbib and Ms. Katen will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company’s 2007 proxy statement as amended by the Board on August 16 and described in the Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2007.
The Company’s press release announcing these developments is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(e) On November 15, 2007, the Company’s Leadership Development and Compensation Committee amended the Form of Non-Employee Directors Deferred Share Award to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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10.1 |
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Form of Non-Employee Directors Deferred Share Award |
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Press Release of The Home Depot, Inc. dated November 15, 2007 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC. |
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/s/ Jack A. VanWoerkom |
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Jack A. VanWoerkom |
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Executive Vice President, Secretary |
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and General Counsel |
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Date: November 15, 2007 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Form of Non-Employee Directors Deferred Share Award |
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Press Release of The Home Depot, Inc. dated November 15, 2007 |
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