HD_8K_05.22.2014



 

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): May 22, 2014
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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, 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 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 22, 2014. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the following items:
Proposal 1: The following nominees were elected by majority vote to serve on the Board of Directors:
 
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTES
F. Duane Ackerman
956,986,521
 
7,723,644
 
2,456,669
 
203,649,268
Francis S. Blake
936,784,208
 
24,676,989
 
5,705,637
 
203,649,268
Ari Bousbib
961,416,174
 
3,229,658
 
2,521,002
 
203,649,268
Gregory D. Brenneman
945,867,391
 
18,760,444
 
2,538,999
 
203,649,268
J. Frank Brown
961,079,013
 
3,585,653
 
2,502,168
 
203,649,268
Albert P. Carey
954,740,243
 
9,935,922
 
2,490,669
 
203,649,268
Armando Codina
903,263,213
 
61,340,836
 
2,562,785
 
203,649,268
Helena B. Foulkes
960,848,080
 
3,883,513
 
2,435,241
 
203,649,268
Wayne M. Hewett
961,002,092
 
3,588,081
 
2,576,661
 
203,649,268
Karen L. Katen
902,166,041
 
62,447,975
 
2,552,818
 
203,649,268
Mark Vadon
961,604,409
 
2,974,842
 
2,587,583
 
203,649,268
Proposal 2: The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2014 was ratified.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
1,156,146,481
 
11,307,227
 
3,362,394
 
N/A
Proposal 3: An advisory vote on executive compensation was approved.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
945,100,570
 
16,036,184
 
6,030,080
 
203,649,268

Proposal 4: A shareholder proposal regarding a change in the percentage of outstanding shares required to call special shareholder meetings was not approved.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
422,173,015
 
540,848,565
 
4,145,254
 
203,649,268
Proposal 5: A shareholder proposal regarding an employment diversity report was not approved.
FOR
 
AGAINST
 
ABSTAIN
 
BROKER
NON-VOTE
217,243,560
 
659,782,361
 
90,140,913
 
203,649,268


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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.
 
 
 
 
By:
  /s/ Teresa Wynn Roseborough
 
Name:
Teresa Wynn Roseborough
     
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Date: May 28, 2014


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