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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): December 6, 2018
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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)
  __________________
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):
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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 8.01.
Other Events.

On December 6, 2018, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a public offering of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due March 1, 2022 (the "Floating Rate Notes"), $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.250% Senior Notes due March 1, 2022 (the “2022 Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.900% Senior Notes due December 6, 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due December 6, 2048 (together with the Floating Rate Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2028 Notes, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-227052) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2018. The Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of August 24, 2012 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.

The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the Indenture and the respective forms of global note for the offering, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein and in the above-referenced shelf registration statement.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The documents included as exhibits to this report are filed solely to provide information about their terms, are 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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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: December 6, 2018
By:
/s/ Carol B. Tomé
 
Name:
Carol B. Tomé
     
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Corporate Services



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