8-K



 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
__________________
FORM 8-K
__________________
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 8, 2015
__________________
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 __________________
Delaware
  
1-8207
  
95-3261426
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  
(Commission
File Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))








 
Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On September 8, 2015, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement dated September 8, 2015 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (together, the “Underwriters”). The Underwriting Agreement relates to a public offering by the Company of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due September 15, 2017 and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.35% Notes due September 15, 2025 (collectively, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-260550) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 25, 2015.
Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell the Notes to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase the Notes for resale to the public. The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company and the Underwriters against certain liabilities and customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.
The Company expects the offering of the Notes to close on September 15, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions.
The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the Underwriting Agreement which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein and in the above-referenced shelf registration statement.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The document included as an exhibit to this report is filed solely to provide information about its terms, is not intended to provide any factual or other information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements, and should not be relied upon by investors for any other purpose.
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit
  
Description
1.1
  
Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 8, 2015 among The Home Depot, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.









2



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.
 
 
 
 
 
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
 
 
 
Date: September 8, 2015

By:
/s/ Carol B. Tomé
 
Name:
Carol B. Tomé
     
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Corporate Services


3



EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
  
Description
1.1
  
Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 8, 2015 among The Home Depot, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.




4