Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): April 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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.05 Par Value Per Share

New 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 April 18, 2022, the Board of Directors of The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Matthew A. Carey, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, to the newly formed role of Executive Vice President – Customer Experience, effective April 25, 2022.

In connection with his new role, Mr. Carey will be granted an award of restricted shares having a value of $125,000 and an award of stock options having a value of $125,000 at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board after the effective date of his promotion. The shares of restricted stock will vest 50% after each of the 30- and 60-month anniversaries of the grant date, and the stock options will vest and become exercisable on each of the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date, in each case subject to Mr. Carey’s continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Carey’s change in role is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit						Description
99.1						Press Release of The Home Depot, Inc.
104						The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

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: April 19, 2022	By:	/s/ Teresa Wynn Roseborough
	Name:	Teresa Wynn Roseborough
	Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary