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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): June 17, 2024       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 June 17, 2024, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (together, the “Underwriters”). The Underwriting Agreement relates to a public offering by the Company of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due December 24, 2025, $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.100% Notes due December 24, 2025, $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.150% Notes due June 25, 2026, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% Notes due June 25, 2027, $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Notes due June 25, 2029, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.850% Notes due June 25, 2031, $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.950% Notes due June 25, 2034, $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.300% Notes due June 25, 2054, and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.400% Notes due June 25, 2064 (collectively, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-259121) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2021.   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 Company expects the offering of the Notes to close on June 25, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.   The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein and in the above-referenced shelf registration statement.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits .   The document included as an exhibit to this report is filed solely to provide information about its terms, is not intended to provide any factual or other information about the Company or the other parties to the agreement, and should not be relied upon by investors for any other purpose.   (d)  Exhibits   Exhibit Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated as of June 17, 2024 among The Home Depot, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters. 104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).         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: June 18, 2024   By:  /s/ Richard V. McPhail   Name: Richard V. McPhail   Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer