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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): October 9, 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)
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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).
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 9, 2018, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The Home Depot, Inc. (the "Company") elected Mr. Manuel Kadre as a director of the Company upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board also appointed Mr. Kadre to serve on the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee of the Board.  The Board has determined that Mr. Kadre is "independent" under the Corporate Governance Standards of the New York Stock Exchange and under the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines. Mr. Kadre will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company's 2018 proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018.
 
The Company's press release announcing Mr. Kadre's election is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and 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.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Teresa Wynn Roseborough
 
Name:
Teresa Wynn Roseborough
     
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Date: October 9, 2018




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