HOME DEPOT, INC.
 

 
 

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 3, 2005

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointments of Principal Officers.

      (b) On June 3, 2005, Berry R. Cox, a director of The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that he plans to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors to devote more time and attention to the affairs of his firm, Berry R. Cox, Inc., an investment management company.

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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/ Frank L. Fernandez    
    Name:   Frank L. Fernandez   
    Title:   Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel 		  
 

Date: June 3, 2005

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