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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): March 26, 2020 __________________ 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 , 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): ☐ 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, $0.05 Par Value Per Share   HD   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 8.01. Other Events. On March 30, 2020, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a public offering of of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.500% Notes due April 15, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.700% Notes due April 15, 2030 (the “2030 Notes”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.300% Notes due April 15, 2040 (the “2040 Notes”), and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.350% Notes due April 15, 2050 (together with the 2027 Notes, the 2030 Notes, and the 2040 Notes, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-227052) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2018. In connection with the offering of the Notes, on March 26, 2020 the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several 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 May 4, 2005 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as Trustee. The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, Indenture and the respective forms of global note for the offering, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein and in the above-referenced shelf registration statement. 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 March 26, 2020 between The Home Depot, Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters.       4.1   Indenture dated as of May 4, 2005 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee - incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-124699).       4.2   Form of 2.500% Note due April 15, 2027.       4.3   Form of 2.700% Note due April 15, 2030.       4.4   Form of 3.300% Note due April 15, 2040.       4.5   Form of 3.350% Note due April 15, 2050.       5.1   Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP.       23.1   Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 2 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.       Date: March 30, 2020 By: /s/ Richard V. McPhail   Name: Richard V. McPhail       Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3