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 20, 2021 __________________ 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 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 20, 2021. Below are the final vote results from the meeting. Proposal 1 : The following nominees were elected by majority vote to serve on the Board of Directors: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Gerard J. Arpey 746,987,590 11,519,828 1,336,840 152,618,950 Ari Bousbib 734,354,338 24,052,363 1,437,557 152,618,950 Jeffery H. Boyd 747,080,702 11,453,756 1,309,800 152,618,950 Gregory D. Brenneman 696,475,025 62,029,266 1,339,967 152,618,950 J. Frank Brown 746,909,431 11,486,777 1,448,050 152,618,950 Albert P. Carey 714,470,384 43,995,396 1,378,478 152,618,950 Helena B. Foulkes 708,517,620 43,958,478 7,368,160 152,618,950 Linda R. Gooden 755,337,965 3,161,210 1,345,083 152,618,950 Wayne M. Hewett 754,053,174 4,440,096 1,350,988 152,618,950 Manuel Kadre 753,340,453 4,977,470 1,526,335 152,618,950 Stephanie C. Linnartz 750,439,441 8,194,683 1,210,134 152,618,950 Craig A. Menear 700,668,584 54,379,155 4,796,519 152,618,950 Proposal 2 : The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021 was ratified. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 870,712,638 40,054,188 1,696,382 N/A Proposal 3 : An advisory vote on executive compensation ("Say-on-Pay") was approved. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 714,473,194 42,507,311 2,863,753 152,618,950 Proposal 4 : A shareholder proposal regarding amendment of the shareholder written consent right was not approved. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 348,787,627 406,705,299 4,351,332 152,618,950 Proposal 5 : A shareholder proposal regarding a political contributions congruency analysis was not approved. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 286,416,044 467,863,021 5,565,193 152,618,950 Proposal 6 : A shareholder proposal regarding a report on prison labor in the supply chain was not approved. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 99,864,878 649,078,180 10,901,200 152,618,950 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: May 26, 2021 By: /s/ Teresa Wynn Roseborough Name: Teresa Wynn Roseborough       Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 3