Shareholder Vote

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): May 28, 2021 LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) North Carolina 1-7898 56-0578072 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer  Identification No.) 1000 Lowes Blvd. , Mooresville , NC 28117 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 704 ) 758-1000 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share LOW New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. For more information on the proposals submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting held on May 28, 2021, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021 as revised by the Company’s filing on Form DEFR14A on May 5, 2021. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting. Proposal 1: Election of Directors VOTES FOR VOTES WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES Raul Alvarez 527,131,955 5,203,994 95,683,836 David H. Batchelder 527,566,170 4,769,779 95,683,836 Angela F. Braly 520,884,625 11,451,324 95,683,836 Sandra B. Cochran 528,766,381 3,569,568 95,683,836 Laurie Z. Douglas 526,910,060 5,425,889 95,683,836 Richard W. Dreiling 489,431,431 42,904,518 95,683,836 Marvin R. Ellison 530,517,964 1,817,985 95,683,836 Daniel J. Heinrich 524,150,870 8,185,079 95,683,836 Brian C. Rogers 527,442,154 4,893,795 95,683,836 Bertram L. Scott 514,622,129 17,713,820 95,683,836 Mary Beth West 530,849,519 1,486,430 95,683,836 Proposal 2: Advisory approval of Lowe’s named executive officer compensation in fiscal 2020 VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 488,545,330 41,989,771 1,800,848 95,683,836 Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Lowe’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021 VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 597,647,201 29,770,383 602,201 N/A Proposal 4: Shareholder proposal regarding amending the Company’s proxy access bylaw to remove shareholder aggregation limits VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 173,541,836 356,531,151 2,262,962 95,683,836 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.   LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC. Date: June 1, 2021 By: /s/ Ross W. McCanless Name: Ross W. McCanless Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary