UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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 10, 2013
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| 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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 10, 2013, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a public offering of $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.250% Senior Notes due 2018, $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.750% Senior Notes due 2024 and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2044 (collectively, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-183621) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 29, 2012, including a related prospectus and prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012 and September 4, 2013, respectively.
In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement dated September 3, 2013 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters named therein (together, the “Underwriters”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell the Notes to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase the Notes for resale to the public. The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company and the Underwriters against certain liabilities and customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.
The Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of August 24, 2012 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.
The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the respective forms of global note for the offering, which are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein and in the above-referenced shelf registration statement by reference.
| 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 | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 3, 2013 among The Home Depot, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the Underwriters named therein. | |
| 4.1 | Indenture dated as of August 24, 2012 between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas – incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-183621). | |
| 4.2 | Form of 2.250% Senior Notes due September 10, 2018. | |
| 4.3 | Form of 3.750% Senior Notes due February 15, 2024. | |
| 4.4 | Form of 4.875% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
SIGNATURES
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. | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: September 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ Carol B. Tomé | ||||||
| Name: | Carol B. Tomé | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Corporate Services | |||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 3, 2013 among The Home Depot, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the Underwriters named therein. | |
| 4.1 | Indenture dated as of August 24, 2012 between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas – incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-183621). | |
| 4.2 | Form of 2.250% Senior Notes due September 10, 2018. | |
| 4.3 | Form of 3.750% Senior Notes due February 15, 2024. | |
| 4.4 | Form of 4.875% Senior Notes due February 15, 2044. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |