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): March 28, 2011
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)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 28, 2011, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule II thereto. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the Company agreed to sell and the underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.40% Senior Notes due April 1, 2021, and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.95% Senior Notes due April 1, 2041 (the “Transaction”).
A copy of the underwriting agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the underwriting agreement.
The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission certain items related to the Transaction that are to be incorporated by reference into its Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-161470).
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement | |
| 4.1 | Form of 4.40% Senior Note due April 1, 2021 | |
| 4.2 | Form of 5.95% Senior Note due April 1, 2041 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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SIGNATURES
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: March 31, 2011 | By: | /s/ Carol B. Tomé | ||
| Name: Carol B. Tomé | ||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Corporate Services | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated March 28, 2011 | |
| 4.1 | Form of 4.40% Senior Note due April 1, 2021 | |
| 4.2 | Form of 5.95% Senior Note due April 1, 2041 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
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