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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 18, 2022
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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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)
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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):
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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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 18, 2022, Craig A. Menear, Chair of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Board that he will retire from the Company and the Board effective as of September 30, 2022. On August 18, 2022, the Board elected Chief Executive Officer and President Edward P. Decker as Chair of the Board, effective October 1, 2022.
A copy of the press release announcing these changes is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release of The Home Depot, Inc.
104 |  | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

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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: August 18, 2022 | By: | /s/ Teresa Wynn Roseborough
| Name: | Teresa Wynn Roseborough
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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