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Form 8-K HOME DEPOT, INC. For: Aug 18

August 18, 2022 4:11 PM EDT
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 18, 2022
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware  1-8207  95-3261426
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
2455 Paces Ferry Road, 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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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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.05 Par Value Per ShareHDNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.




Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 18, 2022, Craig A. Menear, Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Board that he will retire from the Company and the Board effective as of September 30, 2022. On August 18, 2022, the Board elected Chief Executive Officer and President Edward P. Decker as Chair of the Board, effective October 1, 2022.

A copy of the press release announcing these changes is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
ExhibitDescription
104The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

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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.
 
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
Date: August 18, 2022
By:/s/ Teresa Wynn Roseborough
Name:Teresa Wynn Roseborough
     Title:Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit 99.1
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The Home Depot Names Ted Decker Chair of the Board

ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2022The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced today that its Board of Directors has elected CEO and President Edward “Ted” Decker as chair of the board, effective Oct.1, 2022. He will succeed Craig Menear, who will retire as chair effective Sept. 30, 2022.

“During Ted’s tenure as CEO and a member of the board, we have witnessed firsthand his passion for the customer experience and our associates, and we look forward to continuing to work with him as chair,” said Greg Brenneman, the board’s lead director. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Craig for his unwavering commitment to The Home Depot’s values and his visionary leadership, which established a solid foundation for the long-term success of the company.”

Decker, a 22-year veteran of The Home Depot, was named CEO in March 2022. He was named president and chief operating officer in October 2020. Decker joined The Home Depot in 2000 as a director of business valuation and has held numerous strategic positions across the company.

The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of the second quarter, the company operated a total of 2,316 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company employs approximately 500,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.

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For more information, contact:
Financial CommunityNews Media
Isabel JanciSara Gorman
Vice President of Investor Relations and TreasurerSenior Director of Corporate Communications
770-384-2666770-384-2852
isabel_janci@homedepot.comsara_gorman@homedepot.com




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