THE 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): January 27, 2005

THE HOME DEPOT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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 January 27, 2005, Roger S. Penske, a director of The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that he does not plan to stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors due to increasing demands on his time. Mr. Penske will serve the remainder of his term as a director until the Company’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

 

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: February 1, 2005