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): June 2, 2011

 

 

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)

 

 

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 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On June 2, 2011, the Board of Directors of The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s By-Laws. The amendments are effective as of June 2, 2011.

A new Section 11 of Article I was added to the By-Laws to provide the procedures for shareholder action by written consent, in accordance with the amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation approved by the Company’s shareholders at the 2011 Annual Meeting on June 2, 2011. In addition, Article I, Sections 1 and 2 were amended to clarify the requirements for a shareholder to make nominations for director and proposals of other business at an annual or special meeting of shareholders. Article I was further amended to consolidate into one section (Section 4) the required information that must be provided by a shareholder to the Company pursuant to the advance notice procedures and to make the requirements consistent for all types of shareholder notice (in connection with annual or special meetings, requests for special meetings or actions by written consent). The information requirements were also revised to clarify the types of derivative instruments and other economic interests that must be disclosed by a shareholder who submits a nomination or proposal for other business. Further non-substantive revisions were made to Article I as a result of the reorganization of the Article described above and related conforming changes.

The above description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-Laws of the Company (As Amended and Restated Effective June 2, 2011), attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on June 2, 2011. At the meeting, shareholders voted on the following items:

Proposal 1: The following nominees were elected by majority vote to serve on the Board of Directors:

 

		FOR				AGAINST				ABSTAIN				BROKER NON-VOTES
F. Duane Ackerman			1,113,612,811				4,576,583				1,997,524				239,504,984
Francis S. Blake			1,092,778,837				25,112,135				2,295,946				239,504,984
Ari Bousbib			1,079,626,950				38,477,314				2,082,654				239,504,984
Gregory D. Brenneman			1,107,383,045				10,775,903				2,027,970				239,504,984
J. Frank Brown			1,113,235,926				4,937,739				2,013,253				239,504,984
Albert P. Carey			1,114,765,018				3,433,309				1,988,591				239,504,984
Armando Codina			989,510,885				123,653,406				7,022,627				239,504,984
Bonnie G. Hill			1,099,232,096				18,804,681				2,150,141				239,504,984
Karen L. Katen			1,114,819,556				3,404,876				1,962,486				239,504,984
Ronald L. Sargent			1,101,695,097				16,469,826				2,021,995				239,504,984

Proposal 2: The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011 was ratified.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
1,341,388,465		13,779,050		4,524,387		N/A

Proposal 3: An advisory vote on executive compensation was approved.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
1,099,197,312		16,563,957		4,425,649		239,504,984

Proposal 4: An advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation was approved for every year.

 

EVERY ONE YEAR		EVERY TWO YEARS		EVERY THREE YEARS		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
735,938,013		4,233,158		375,840,570		4,175,177		239,504,984

 

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The Company has considered the shareholder vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation and determined that it will hold an advisory vote on its executive compensation every year until the next vote on frequency, which will be no later than the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2017.

Proposal 5: A Company proposal to implement shareholder ability to act by written consent (approval of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) was approved.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
1,311,672,617		42,290,116		5,729,169		N/A

Proposal 6: A shareholder proposal regarding cumulative voting was not approved.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
463,691,152		652,397,499		4,098,267		239,504,984

Proposal 7: A shareholder proposal regarding a change in the percentage of outstanding shares required to call special shareholder meetings was approved.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
588,905,741		526,934,125		4,347,052		239,504,984

Proposal 8: A shareholder proposal regarding an employment diversity report was not approved.

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTE
219,743,004		714,893,964		185,549,950		239,504,984

Proposal 9: A shareholder proposal regarding electioneering policies and contributions was not approved.

 

FOR		AGAINST				ABSTAIN				BROKER NON-VOTE
49,228,753			932,150,752				138,807,413				239,504,984

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit		Description
3.1		By-Laws of The Home Depot, Inc. (As Amended and Restated Effective June 2, 2011)

 

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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.

 

Date: June 7, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
3.1		By-Laws of The Home Depot, Inc. (As Amended and Restated Effective June 2, 2011)

 

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