UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CURRENT REPORT
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 18, 2008
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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95-3261426 |
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of Incorporation) |
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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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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.
On January 18, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Mr. Brian C. Cornell as a director of the Company on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Cornell will participate in the standard non-management director compensation arrangements described in the Company’s 2007 proxy statement, modified as described in the Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2007.
The Company’s press release announcing this development is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated January 18, 2008 |
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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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Name: Jack A. VanWoerkom |
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Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and |
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General Counsel |
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Date: January 18, 2008
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