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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): September 15, 2016
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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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Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On September 15, 2016, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a public offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.125% Senior Notes due September 15, 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.500% Senior Notes due September 15, 2056 (together with the 2026 Notes, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-206550) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 25, 2015. The Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of May 4, 2005 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., 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
4.1

 
Indenture dated as of May 4, 2005 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee – incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-124699).

 
 
 
4.2

 
Form of 2.125% Senior Notes due September 15, 2026.
 
 
 
4.3

 
Form of 3.500% Senior Notes due September 15, 2056.
 
 
 
5.1

 
Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP.
 
 
 
23.1

 
Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

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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: September 15, 2016

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


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
 
Description
4.1

 
Indenture dated as of May 4, 2005 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee – incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-124699).

 
 
 
4.2

 
Form of 2.125% Senior Notes due September 15, 2026.
 
 
 
4.3

 
Form of 3.500% Senior Notes due September 15, 2056.
 
 
 
5.1

 
Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP.
 
 
 
23.1

 
Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).


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