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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-216381
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		15
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250925
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250925

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LOWES COMPANIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000060667
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-LUMBER & OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS [5211]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				560578072
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B2
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-280893
		FILM NUMBER:		251340212

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 LOWES BLVD.
		CITY:			MOORESVILLE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28117
		BUSINESS PHONE:		704-758-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 LOWES BLVD.
		CITY:			MOORESVILLE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28117
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)<BR>Registration No. 333-280893 </B></P>
<p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </U> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(To Prospectus dated July&nbsp;19, 2024) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$5,000,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" ALIGN="center">


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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$650,000,000 3.950% Notes due October 15, 2027 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$750,000,000 4.000% Notes due October 15, 2028 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$1,100,000,000 4.250% Notes due March 15, 2031 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$1,300,000,000 4.500% Notes due October 15, 2032 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$1,200,000,000 4.850% Notes due October 15, 2035 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 3.950% notes will mature on October 15, 2027 (the &#8220;2027 Notes&#8221;), the 4.000% notes will mature on October 15, 2028 (the
&#8220;2028 Notes&#8221;), the 4.250% notes will mature on March 15, 2031 (the &#8220;2031 Notes&#8221;), the 4.500% notes will mature on October 15, 2032 (the &#8220;2032 Notes&#8221;) and the 4.850% notes will mature on October 15, 2035 (the
&#8220;2035 Notes,&#8221; and, together with the 2027 Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2032 Notes, the &#8220;Notes&#8221;). We will pay interest on the 2027 Notes, 2028 Notes, 2032 Notes and 2035 Notes semi-annually in arrears on each
April 15 and October 15, commencing April 15, 2026. We will pay interest on the 2031 Notes semi-annually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2026. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are being offered to finance in part the pending FBM Acquisition (as defined herein). If we do not consummate the FBM Acquisition on
or prior to August&nbsp;19, 2027 or if, on or prior to such date, the stock purchase agreement with respect to the FBM Acquisition is terminated, then we will be required to redeem all of the Notes of each series at a redemption price equal to 101%
of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (as defined herein). The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will not be deposited
into an escrow account pending any special mandatory redemption of the Notes. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Special Mandatory Redemption.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may also redeem the Notes of any series at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the applicable redemption prices
for such series of Notes described under &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption.&#8221; If a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Change of Control Offer to Purchase&#8221;) occurs with
respect to a series of Notes, we may be required to offer to purchase the Notes of that series from the holders unless we have exercised our option to redeem such Notes as described herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be unsecured obligations and will rank equally with our existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. Each series of the
Notes will be issued in fully registered book-entry form without coupons and in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Each series of Notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market.
We do not intend to apply for the listing of any series of the Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of such Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in the Notes involves risks. See the risks described in the &#8220;<A HREF="#supptx54563_5">Risk Factors</A>&#8221; section
beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement and in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 2025, as they may be amended, updated or modified periodically in
our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Public&nbsp;Offering<BR>Price<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Underwriting<BR>Discount</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Proceeds&nbsp;to<BR>Lowe&#8217;s<BR>(before&nbsp;expenses)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per 2027&nbsp;<B></B><B></B><B></B><B></B>Note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.975</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.225</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.750</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">649,837,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,462,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">648,375,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per 2028&nbsp;<B></B><B></B><B></B><B></B>Note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.893</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.643</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">749,197,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,875,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">747,322,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per 2031&nbsp;<B></B><B></B><B></B><B></B>Note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.828</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.350</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.478</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,098,108,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,850,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,094,258,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per 2032&nbsp;<B></B><B></B><B></B><B></B>Note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.783</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.383</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,297,179,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,200,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,291,979,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Per 2035&nbsp;<B></B><B></B><B></B><B></B>Note</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.761</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.450</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.311</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,197,132,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,400,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,191,732,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <DIV STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:11%">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Plus accrued interest, if any, from September 30, 2025, if settlement occurs after that date.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the
Notes or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters expect to deliver the Notes against payment therefor in immediately available funds in book-entry form only through the
facilities of The Depository Trust Company for the accounts of its participants, including Clearstream Banking, S.A., and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, on or about September 30, 2025, which is the fifth business day
following the date of this prospectus supplement. See &#8220;Underwriting.&#8221; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Joint Book-Running Managers </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:3pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><B>BofA Securities</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="right"><B>Wells Fargo Securities</B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><B>Barclays</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Citigroup</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>J.P. Morgan</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="right"><B>US Bancorp</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Senior Co-Managers </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Mizuho</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Truist Securities</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Loop Capital Markets</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>BMO Capital Markets</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus supplement is September 23, 2025 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Prospectus Supplement </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_1">ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-ii</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_2">CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-iii</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_3">SUMMARY</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_4">THE OFFERING</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_5">RISK FACTORS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_6">USE OF PROCEEDS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-10</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_7">CAPITALIZATION</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-11</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_9">TAXATION</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-22</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_10">UNDERWRITING</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_11">LEGAL MATTERS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-35</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_12">EXPERTS</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-35</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supptx54563_13">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-35</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">S-35</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc54563_4">OUR COMPANY</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This document is in two parts. The first is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering and the Notes and
other matters relating to us. The second part, the accompanying prospectus dated July&nbsp;19, 2024, gives more general information, some of which does not apply to this offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this prospectus supplement to &#8220;Lowe&#8217;s,&#8221; &#8220;the Company,&#8221;
&#8220;our company,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer to Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the description of this offering and the Notes varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely
on the information in this prospectus supplement. In various places in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we refer you to sections of other documents for additional information by indicating the caption heading of the other
sections. All cross-references in this prospectus supplement are to captions contained in this prospectus supplement and not in the accompanying prospectus, unless otherwise indicated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Before you invest in the Notes, you should carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the documents
incorporated herein and therein by reference, including the documents we have referred you to under &#8220;Information Incorporated by Reference&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. The shelf registration statement described in the accompanying
prospectus, including the exhibits thereto, can be read at the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) web site as described under &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone, including any dealer, salesperson or other individual, to provide you with any
information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. Neither we nor the
underwriters take any responsibility for, nor can provide any assurances as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell the Notes in any jurisdiction where
the offer or sale is not permitted. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should assume that the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus,
any related free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein is accurate only as of their respective dates. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, including with respect to the FBM Acquisition, may have changed since those dates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities other than the securities to which they relate or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor any sale made hereunder or thereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of our company or Foundation Building Materials, Inc.
(&#8220;FBM&#8221;) since the date hereof or that the information contained herein or therein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain persons participating in this offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Notes.
Such transactions may include stabilizing the purchase of the Notes to cover syndicate short positions. For a description of those activities, see &#8220;Underwriting.&#8221; </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">S-ii </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference
herein and therein may include &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements including words such as &#8220;believe&#8221;, &#8220;expect&#8221;,
&#8220;anticipate&#8221;, &#8220;plan&#8221;, &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;estimate&#8221;, &#8220;intend&#8221;, &#8220;will&#8221;, &#8220;should&#8221;, &#8220;could&#8221;, &#8220;would&#8221;, &#8220;may&#8221;, &#8220;strategy&#8221;,
&#8220;potential&#8221; and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus involve, among other things, expectations,
projections, and assumptions about future financial and operating results, objectives (including objectives related to environmental, social, and governance matters), business outlook, priorities, sales growth, shareholder value, capital
expenditures, cash flows, the housing market, the home improvement industry, demand for products and services, share repurchases, Lowe&#8217;s strategic initiatives, including those relating to acquisitions and dispositions and the impact of such
transactions on our strategic and operational plans and financial results, including the recently completed acquisition of Artisan Design Group (&#8220;ADG&#8221; and such acquisition, the &#8220;ADG Acquisition&#8221;) or the pending acquisition of
the business of FBM. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management&#8217;s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve risks and uncertainties, and we can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, without limitation, the occurrence of any event or other circumstance that could give rise
to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the stock purchase agreement for the FBM Acquisition, the failure to obtain regulatory approval or to satisfy the other conditions to the FBM Acquisition on the expected timeframe or at all,
the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the proposed transaction, the potential adverse effects to the businesses of Lowe&#8217;s or FBM during the pendency of the transaction, the possibility that the anticipated benefits and
synergies of the ADG Acquisition or the FBM Acquisition are not realized when expected, or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of Lowe&#8217;s with ADG and/or FBM, the impact of our indebtedness,
including the Notes offered hereby and other indebtedness we may incur to finance the FBM Acquisition, on our financial condition and business activities, or as a result of changes in general economic conditions, such as volatility and/or lack of
liquidity from time to time in U.S. and world financial markets and the consequent reduced availability and/or higher cost of borrowing to Lowe&#8217;s and its customers, slower rates of growth in real disposable personal income that could affect
the rate of growth in consumer spending, inflation and its impacts on discretionary spending and on our costs, shortages, and other disruptions in the labor supply, interest rate and currency fluctuations, home price appreciation or decreasing
housing turnover, age of housing stock, the availability of consumer credit and of mortgage financing, trade policy changes or additional tariffs, outbreaks of pandemics, fluctuations in fuel and energy costs, inflation or deflation of commodity
prices, natural disasters, armed conflicts, acts of both domestic and international terrorism, and other factors that can negatively affect our customers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties, risks and potential events that may cause our
actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, those described in this prospectus supplement under the caption &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and in &#8220;Item 1A&#8212;Risk
Factors&#8221; and &#8220;Item 7&#8212;Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#8212;Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates&#8221; in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> as may be updated from time to time in our quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> or other subsequent filings with the SEC incorporated by reference herein and in the
accompanying prospectus. We claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for all forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only
as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update these statements other than as required by law. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The brief description of our business included below and the brief summary of some of the terms of this offering, and the FBM Acquisition and
related transactions, that is included on the following page of this prospectus supplement highlight information incorporated by reference or contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. These summaries are not
intended to be complete and do not contain all of the information that may be important to you and that you should consider about our business and the terms of this offering before investing in the Notes. Prior to making an investment decision, you
should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any related free writing prospectus and the other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including our
financial statements and the notes thereto) before making an investment decision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Our Business </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s is a FORTUNE<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> 100 home improvement company serving approximately
16&nbsp;million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of $83&nbsp;billion, Lowe&#8217;s operated 1,748 home improvement stores and outlets in the United States as of January&nbsp;31, 2025, representing
approximately 195&nbsp;million square feet of retail selling space. Based in Mooresville, North Carolina, Lowe&#8217;s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces,
helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s was
founded in 1921 with the opening of its first hardware store in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The Company was incorporated in North Carolina in 1952 and has been publicly held since 1961. The Company&#8217;s common stock is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange&#8212;ticker symbol &#8220;LOW&#8221;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Recent Developments </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Pending Acquisition of Foundation Building Materials </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;19, 2025, we, ASP Flag Parent Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Target&#8221;), and ASP Flag Holdings LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (&#8220;Seller&#8221;), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;Purchase Agreement&#8221;), pursuant to which we will acquire all of the shares of stock (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;) of the Target (such
transaction, the &#8220;FBM Acquisition&#8221;). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we will acquire the business of FBM, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Target. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have agreed to acquire the Shares for aggregate cash consideration of $8.8&nbsp;billion, payable at the closing of the FBM Acquisition (the
&#8220;Purchase Price&#8221;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FBM is a leading North American distributor of interior building products, including drywall, metal
framing, ceiling systems, commercial doors and hardware, insulation and complementary products serving large residential and commercial professionals in both new construction and repair and remodel applications. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties, and the consummation of the FBM
Acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among other things, the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as
amended (the &#8220;HSR Act&#8221;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This offering is not contingent upon the consummation of the FBM Acquisition. However, if we do not
consummate the FBM Acquisition on or prior to August&nbsp;19, 2027 or if, on or prior to such date, the Purchase </P>
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Agreement is terminated, then we will be required to redeem each series of Notes at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will not be deposited into an escrow account pending any special mandatory redemption of the Notes. See
&#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Special Mandatory Redemption.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Bridge Financing, Term Loans, and Revolving Credit Facilities </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;19, 2025, in conjunction with our entry into the Purchase Agreement, to secure funding of the FBM Acquisition, we obtained a
commitment from BofA Securities, Inc., Bank of America, N.A. (&#8220;Bank of America&#8221;) and Goldman Sachs Bank USA for a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">364-day</FONT> bridge loan facility (the &#8220;Bridge Loan Facility&#8221;) in an
aggregate principal amount of $9.0&nbsp;billion comprised of a $5.0&nbsp;billion tranche and a $4.0&nbsp;billion tranche, subject to customary conditions. On September&nbsp;16, 2025, we also entered into (i)&nbsp;a credit agreement with certain
lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, for a $2.0&nbsp;billion unsecured term loan facility (the &#8220;New Term Loan Facility&#8221;) that will mature on the third anniversary of the funding date, (ii)&nbsp;a
credit agreement with certain lenders party thereto and Bank of America, as administrative processing agent, for a $2.0&nbsp;billion unsecured revolving loan facility to refinance our existing $2.0&nbsp;billion unsecured revolving credit facility,
dated as of December&nbsp;14, 2021, as amended (the &#8220;Revolving Credit Facility&#8221;), that will mature on the fifth anniversary of the signing date thereof, and (iii)&nbsp;a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">364-day</FONT> revolving credit
facility with certain lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative processing agent, for a $1.0&nbsp;billion unsecured revolving credit facility (together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the &#8220;Revolving Credit
Facilities&#8221;) that will mature on the 364<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of the signing date thereof. We do not expect to incur any indebtedness under the Bridge Loan Facility in connection with the closing of the
FBM Acquisition; we intend for the New Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facilities, together with the net proceeds of the Notes offered hereby, to refinance or replace the Bridge Loan Facility in its entirety. </P>
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<TD>Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>$650&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of 3.950% notes due October 15, 2027&nbsp;(the &#8220;2027&nbsp;Notes&#8221;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">$750&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of 4.000% notes due October 15, 2028&nbsp;(the &#8220;2028&nbsp;Notes&#8221;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">$1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.250% notes due March&nbsp;15, 2031&nbsp;(the &#8220;2031&nbsp;Notes&#8221;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">$1.3&nbsp;billion aggregate principal amount of 4.500% notes due October&nbsp;15, 2032&nbsp;(the &#8220;2032&nbsp;Notes&#8221;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">$1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.850% notes due October&nbsp;15, 2035&nbsp;(the &#8220;2035&nbsp;Notes&#8221;). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The 2027&nbsp;Notes will mature on October 15, 2027. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2028 Notes will mature on October 15, 2028. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2031&nbsp;Notes will mature on March 15, 2031. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2032 Notes will mature on October 15, 2032. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2035 Notes will mature on October 15, 2035. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The 2027&nbsp;Notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.950% per annum. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2028 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per annum. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2031&nbsp;Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.250% per annum. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2032 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.500% per annum. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2035 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.850% per annum. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>The 2027 Notes, 2028 Notes, 2032 Notes and 2035 Notes will bear interest from, and including, September 30, 2025 payable semiannually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, commencing April 15, 2026. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2031 Notes will bear interest from, and including, September 30, 2025 payable semiannually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2026. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Notes will be unsecured obligations and will rank equally with our existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively
subordinated to our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of our subsidiaries. See &#8220;Description of
Notes&#8212;General&#8221; in this </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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prospectus supplement and &#8220;Description of Our Debt Securities&#8212;General Terms of Our Debt Securities&#8221; in the accompanying prospectus. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>The completion of this offering is not contingent upon the consummation of the FBM Acquisition. However, if we do not consummate the FBM Acquisition on or prior to August&nbsp;19, 2027 or if, on or prior to such date, the Purchase Agreement is
terminated (either, a &#8220;Special Mandatory Redemption Event&#8221;), then we will be required to redeem all of the Notes of each series at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. The net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will not be deposited into an escrow account pending any special mandatory redemption of the Notes. See
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<TD>Prior to (a) (i) September 15, 2028&nbsp;with respect to 2028&nbsp;Notes (one&nbsp;month prior to the maturity date of the 2028&nbsp;Notes), (ii)&nbsp;February&nbsp;15, 2031&nbsp;with respect to the 2031&nbsp;Notes (one&nbsp;month prior to the
maturity date of the 2031&nbsp;Notes), (iii) August 15, 2032 with respect to the 2032&nbsp;Notes (two&nbsp;months prior to the maturity date of the 2032&nbsp;Notes) and (iv) July 15, 2035&nbsp;with respect to the 2035&nbsp;Notes (three&nbsp;months
prior to the maturity date of the 2035&nbsp;Notes) (each such date, a &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;) and (b)&nbsp;in the case of the 2027&nbsp;Notes, at any time prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the Notes of the applicable series at its
option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(1)(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming that such Notes matured on the applicable Par Call Date or, in the
case of the 2027&nbsp;Notes, the maturity date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus
10 basis points (with respect to the 2027&nbsp;Notes), 10 basis points (with respect to the 2028&nbsp;Notes), 10 basis points (with respect to the 2031&nbsp;Notes), 15&nbsp;basis points (with respect to the 2032&nbsp;Notes) or 15 basis points (with
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">(2) 100% of the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">On or after the applicable Par Call Date for a series of Notes, the Company may redeem the Notes of such series, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the series of Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>If a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Change of Control Offer to Purchase&#8221;) occurs, you will have the right to require us to repurchase your Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the
principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Notes to the date of purchase (unless we have exercised our right to redeem all of the Notes as set forth under &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption&#8221;). See
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<TD>We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $4.97&nbsp;billion, after deducting our estimated offering expenses and the underwriting discounts. We expect that the total cash consideration payable by us in
connection with the FBM Acquisition will be approximately $8.8&nbsp;billion. We intend to use an amount equal to the net proceeds from this offering, together with unsecured borrowings under our New Term Loan Facility and cash on hand to fund the
cash consideration payable by us in connection with the FBM Acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses. If we do not have sufficient cash on hand to fund the remainder of the cash consideration at closing, we will fund any such shortfall with
incremental borrowings under and/or the issuance of commercial paper backstopped by our Revolving Credit Facilities. We do not intend to incur any indebtedness under the Bridge Loan Facility to fund such cash consideration. This offering is not
contingent upon the consummation of the FBM Acquisition. However, if a Special Mandatory Redemption Event occurs, we will be required to redeem the Notes of each series at the applicable special mandatory price. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds&#8221; and
&#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Special Mandatory Redemption.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>We will issue the Notes of each series in fully registered book-entry form without coupons and in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD>For a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes, see &#8220;Taxation.&#8221; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>We do not intend to apply for the listing of any series of the Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of such Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">You should carefully consider the risks described under the caption &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement and
in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 2025, as they may be amended, updated or modified periodically in our reports filed with the SEC, and all of the
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<TD>New York. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD>U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Investing in the Notes involves a high degree of risk. In addition to the other information contained in this prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, you should consider carefully the following factors relating to us and the Notes before making an investment in the Notes offered hereby. If any of the
following events actually occurs, our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or prospects could be materially adversely affected, which in turn could adversely affect the trading price of the Notes. You may lose all or part
of your original investment. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks Relating to Our Business </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain risks relating to us and our business are described under the caption &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in our Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended January&nbsp;31, 2025, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You should carefully review and consider this information before
making any investment decision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks Relating to the Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Financing the FBM Acquisition will result in an increase in our indebtedness, which could adversely affect us, including by decreasing our business
flexibility and increasing our interest expense, and we may not have sufficient cash flows from our business to service our indebtedness. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that the total cash consideration payable by us in connection with the FBM Acquisition will be approximately $8.8&nbsp;billion. We
intend to use an amount equal to the net proceeds from this offering, together with unsecured borrowings under our New Term Loan Facility, cash on hand and, to the extent necessary, additional or incremental unsecured borrowings under our Revolving
Credit Facilities and/or the issuance of commercial paper backstopped by our Revolving Credit Facilities (together with the New Term Loan Facility, the &#8220;Acquisition Facilities&#8221;), to fund the cash consideration payable by us in connection
with the FBM Acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses. As of August&nbsp;1, 2025, we had approximately $34.7&nbsp;billion of outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis. See &#8220;Capitalization.&#8221; After giving effect to
(i)&nbsp;the issuance and sale of the Notes offered hereby, (ii)&nbsp;unsecured borrowings of $2.0&nbsp;billion under the New Term Loan Facility in connection with the FBM Acquisition as described under &#8220;Use of Proceeds&#8221; and
(iii)&nbsp;the repayment of $1.75&nbsp;billion principal amount of senior notes in September 2025, we would have had approximately $39.9&nbsp;billion of outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis as of August&nbsp;1, 2025. If we do not have
sufficient cash on hand to fund the remaining Purchase Price at closing, we will fund any such shortfall with incremental borrowings under and/or the issuance of commercial paper backstopped by our Revolving Credit Facilities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Such increases in our indebtedness may, among other things, reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions or
to fund capital expenditures or working capital needs. In addition, the amount of cash required to pay interest on our indebtedness following completion of this offering, and thus the demands on our cash resources, will materially increase as a
result of this offering. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring debt or obtaining additional equity capital on terms
that may be onerous or highly dilutive. Our ability to refinance our indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on
desirable terms, which could result in a default on our debt obligations, including the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Redemption at our option or upon a Special Mandatory
Redemption Event may adversely affect your return on the Notes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have the right to redeem the Notes of each series on the terms
set forth in this prospectus supplement. We may redeem the Notes at times when prevailing interest rates may be relatively low. Accordingly, you may not be able to reinvest the amount received upon a redemption in a comparable security at an
effective interest rate as high as that of the Notes being redeemed. </P>
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which are beyond our control. The Purchase Agreement contains termination provisions permitting termination of the agreement in certain circumstances. If we do not consummate the FBM Acquisition on or prior to August&nbsp;19, 2027 or if, on or prior
to such date, the Purchase Agreement is terminated, then we will be required to redeem all outstanding Notes of each series on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Special Mandatory Redemption&#8221; in this prospectus supplement. If we redeem Notes pursuant to the
special mandatory redemption, you may not obtain the return that you expected on your investment in such Notes. Whether or not the special mandatory redemption is ultimately triggered, it may adversely affect trading prices for the Notes prior to
the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (as defined below). You will have no rights under the special mandatory redemption provisions as long as the FBM Acquisition closes prior to August&nbsp;19, 2027. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Between the time of the issuance of the Notes and the consummation of the FBM Acquisition, the parties to the Purchase Agreement or other related
transaction documents may agree to modify or waive the terms or conditions of such documents without your consent. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to the
consummation of the FBM Acquisition, the parties to the Purchase Agreement or related transaction documents may agree to amendments or waivers of the terms thereof. If the FBM Acquisition is not consummated on or prior to August&nbsp;19, 2027, or if
the Purchase Agreement is terminated on or prior to such date, we will be required to redeem all outstanding Notes of each series. See &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Special Mandatory Redemption.&#8221; However, the requirements for a special
mandatory redemption will not preclude the transaction parties from making changes to the terms of the Purchase Agreement or from waiving certain conditions to the consummation of the FBM Acquisition. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You will have no rights under the special mandatory redemption provisions in the event a Special Mandatory Redemption Event does not occur,
nor will you have any right to require us to repurchase your Notes if, between the closing of the offering of the Notes and the closing of the FBM Acquisition, we experience any change in our business or financial condition (other than a Change of
Control Triggering Event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We are not obligated to place the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes in escrow prior to the closing of the FBM
Acquisition and, as a result, we may not be able to redeem the Notes upon a special mandatory redemption. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The net proceeds from
the sale of the Notes will not be deposited into an escrow account pending any special mandatory redemption of the Notes, and the Senior Indenture imposes no restrictions on our use of proceeds from this offering. Accordingly, the source of funds
for any redemption of Notes upon a special mandatory redemption would be the proceeds that we have voluntarily retained or other sources of liquidity, including available cash, borrowings, sales of assets or sales of equity securities. It is
possible that we will not have sufficient financial resources available to satisfy our obligations, if any, to redeem the Notes if we are required to do so pursuant to the special mandatory redemption. Furthermore, our failure to redeem or
repurchase the Notes of any series as required under the Senior Indenture would result in a default under such indenture, which could result in defaults under certain of our other debt agreements and have material adverse consequences for us and the
holders of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Ratings of the Notes may not reflect all risks of an investment in the Notes. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The major debt rating agencies routinely evaluate our debt. These ratings are not recommendations to purchase, hold or sell the Notes, inasmuch
as the ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability of a series of Notes for a particular investor, are limited in scope, and do not address all material risks relating to an investment in such Notes, but rather reflect only the view of
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the ratings agencies from other sources. An explanation of the significance of such rating may be obtained from such rating agency. There can be no assurance that such credit ratings will remain
in effect for any given period of time or that such ratings will not be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely by the rating agencies, if, in each rating agency&#8217;s judgment, circumstances so warrant. Actual or anticipated changes or
downgrades in our credit ratings, including any announcement that our ratings are under further review for a downgrade, could affect the market value and liquidity of the Notes and increase our corporate borrowing costs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks Relating to the FBM Acquisition and the ADG Acquisition </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Completion of the FBM Acquisition is subject to conditions, and if these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the FBM Acquisition will not be
completed within the expected timeframe, or at all. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of our and Seller&#8217;s obligation to complete the FBM Acquisition is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement. These conditions include, among others, the accuracy of the parties&#8217; respective representations and warranties in the Purchase Agreement,
subject to specified materiality qualifications; compliance by the parties with their respective covenants in the Purchase Agreement in all material respects; the absence of any law or order enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the
FBM Acquisition; the expiration or early termination of the waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the FBM Acquisition under the HSR Act; and the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to FBM. We may be unable to obtain
clearance under the HSR Act on the timing we anticipate, or at all, and the failure to obtain such clearance or to otherwise satisfy or waive all of the other conditions to the closing of the FBM Acquisition as expected could delay the completion of
the FBM Acquisition or prevent the FBM Acquisition from occurring. Any delay in completing the FBM Acquisition could cause us not to realize some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve if the FBM Acquisition is successfully completed
within the expected time frame. There can be no assurance that the conditions to the closing of the FBM Acquisition will be satisfied or waived or that the FBM Acquisition will be completed, or as to whether the FBM Acquisition will be completed on
terms other than those set forth in the Purchase Agreement as in effect as of the date of this prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We may fail to realize all of
the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions of ADG or FBM, including a projected increase of our pro customer (&#8220;Pro&#8221;) penetration, on the anticipated timeline or at all. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We believe that there are significant benefits and synergies that may be realized through combining our existing business and the respective
businesses of ADG and FBM, including increasing our Pro customer penetration. However, the efforts to realize these benefits and synergies will be a complex process and may disrupt both companies&#8217; existing operations if not implemented in a
timely and efficient manner. The full benefits of the acquisition of ADG and, if completed, the FBM Acquisition, including the anticipated synergies, growth opportunities and increased Pro customer penetration, may not be achieved within the time
frame we anticipate or at all. Failure to achieve the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions or to identify all the risks associated with these acquisitions could adversely affect our results of operations or cash flows, decrease or delay any
accretive effect of the acquisitions, or our Pro customer penetration, and negatively impact the price of our common stock, the long-term value of our combined company and the trading price of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, we will be required to devote significant attention and resources to successfully align our and ADG&#8217;s and FBM&#8217;s
respective business practices and operations. This process and other integration challenges, including without limitation the factors discussed in the risk factor entitled &#8220;<I>Our strategic transactions involve risks, and we may not realize
the expected benefits because of numerous uncertainties and risks</I>&#8221; in our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended January&nbsp;31, 2025, may disrupt our business and limit the anticipated
benefits of these acquisitions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supptx54563_6"></A>USE OF PROCEEDS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $4.97&nbsp;billion, after deducting our estimated offering expenses
and the underwriting discounts. We expect that the Purchase Price payable by us in connection with the FBM Acquisition will be approximately $8.8&nbsp;billion. We intend to use an amount equal to the net proceeds from this offering, together with
unsecured borrowings under our New Term Loan Facility and cash on hand to pay the Purchase Price and related fees and expenses. If we do not have sufficient cash on hand to fund the remaining Purchase Price at closing, we will fund any such
shortfall with incremental borrowings under and/or the issuance of commercial paper backstopped by our Revolving Credit Facilities. We do not intend to incur any indebtedness under the Bridge Loan Facility to fund such cash consideration. This
offering is not contingent upon the consummation of the FBM Acquisition. However, if a Special Mandatory Redemption Event occurs, we will be required to redeem the Notes of each series at the applicable special mandatory price. See
&#8220;Summary&#8212;Recent Developments&#8221; and &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Special Mandatory Redemption.&#8221; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supptx54563_7"></A>CAPITALIZATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization at August&nbsp;1, 2025. The &#8220;As Adjusted&#8221; column
below gives effect to (x)&nbsp;this offering, (y)&nbsp;additional unsecured borrowings of $2.0&nbsp;billion we expect to incur under our New Term Loan Facility in connection with the closing of the FBM Acquisition and (z)&nbsp;the repayment of
$1.75&nbsp;billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes in September 2025. The &#8220;As Adjusted&#8221; column below does not give effect to (i)&nbsp;the application of the net proceeds from this offering or (ii)&nbsp;any potential borrowings
under, or issuance of commercial paper backstopped by, the Revolving Credit Facilities to finance the FBM Acquisition. See &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221; You should read the following table along with our consolidated financial statements and the
accompanying notes to those statements, together with management&#8217;s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, contained in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>August&nbsp;1, 2025</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Actual</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>As&nbsp;Adjusted</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"><B>(Dollars in millions)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash and cash equivalents</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,860</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10,074</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Short-term borrowings</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Revolving Credit Facilities<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Commercial paper</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Current maturities of long-term debt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,175</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,425</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Long-term debt:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$750&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 3.350%, due April&nbsp;1, 2027</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">749</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">749</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 3.100%, due May&nbsp;3, 2027</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,474</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,474</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$300&nbsp;million Debentures, interest at 6.875%, due February&nbsp;15, 2028</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">255</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">255</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,000&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 1.300%, due April&nbsp;15, 2028</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">998</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">998</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,000&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 1.700%, due September&nbsp;15, 2028</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">996</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">996</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$400&nbsp;million Debentures, interest at 6.500%, due March&nbsp;15, 2029</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">310</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">310</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 3.650%, due April&nbsp;5, 2029</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,496</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,496</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,250&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.500%, due April&nbsp;15, 2030</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,243</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,243</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,250&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 1.700%, due October&nbsp;15, 2030</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,243</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,243</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 2.625%, due April&nbsp;1, 2031</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,495</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,495</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 3.750%, due April&nbsp;1, 2032</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,250&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.000%, due April&nbsp;15, 2033</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,242</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,242</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,000&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.150%, due July&nbsp;1, 2033</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">995</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">995</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.500%, due October&nbsp;15, 2035</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">341</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">341</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$450&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.800%, due October&nbsp;15, 2036</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">281</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">281</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 6.650%, due September&nbsp;15, 2037</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">206</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">206</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Medium Term <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Notes-Series</FONT> B, interest at 7.110% to 7.610%,
final maturity in 2037</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">148</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">148</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$750&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.000%, due April&nbsp;15, 2040</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">352</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">352</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.800%, due April&nbsp;15, 2040</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">185</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">185</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,000&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 2.800%, due September&nbsp;15, 2041</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">990</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">990</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.125%, due November&nbsp;15, 2041</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">102</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">102</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$750&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.650%, due April&nbsp;15, 2042</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">503</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">503</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.000%, due September&nbsp;15, 2043</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">249</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">249</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$350&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.250%, due September&nbsp;15, 2044</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">197</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">197</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$750&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.375%, due September&nbsp;15, 2045</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">413</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">413</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,350&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 3.700%, due April&nbsp;15, 2046</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,333</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,333</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.050%, due May&nbsp;3, 2047</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,480</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,480</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.550%, due April&nbsp;5, 2049</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">595</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">595</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>August&nbsp;1, 2025</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Actual</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>As&nbsp;Adjusted</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,250&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.125%, due April&nbsp;15, 2050</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">433</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">433</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,750&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 3.000%, due October&nbsp;15, 2050</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,733</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,733</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 3.500%, due April&nbsp;1, 2051</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.250%, due April&nbsp;1, 2052</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,485</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,485</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.625%, due April&nbsp;15, 2053</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,480</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,480</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.750%, due July&nbsp;1, 2053</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,250&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.450%, due April&nbsp;1, 2062</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,237</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,237</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,000&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.800%, due September&nbsp;15, 2062</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">983</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">983</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$500&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 5.850%, due April&nbsp;1, 2063</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mortgage Notes, interest at 6.240%, final maturity in 2027</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Finance Leases and Other, final maturity in 2043</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">349</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">349</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$650 million Notes, interest at 3.950%, due October 15, 2027</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">647</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$750 million Notes, interest at 4.000%, due October 15, 2028</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">746</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,100&nbsp;million Notes, interest at 4.250%, due March 15, 2031</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,092</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,300 million Notes, interest at 4.500%, due October 15, 2032</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,290</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$1,200 million Notes, interest at&nbsp;4.850%, due October 15, 2035</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,190</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New Term Loan Facility</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,999</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total long-term debt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">30,548</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37,512</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total debt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">34,723</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39,937</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders&#8217; deficit:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock and capital in excess of par value</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">427</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">427</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accumulated deficit</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(12,108</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(12,108</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accumulated other comprehensive income</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">281</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">281</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total shareholders&#8217; deficit</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(11,400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(11,400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total capitalization</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23,323</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,537</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supptx54563_8"></A>DESCRIPTION OF NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The following summary of the particular terms of the Notes (referred to in the accompanying prospectus as &#8220;debt securities&#8221;)
supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities set forth in the accompanying prospectus, to which description reference is hereby made. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>In this description, all references to &#8220;the Company,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer only to
Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be issued under an amended and restated indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995, between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company,
National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee) (as may be supplemented from time to time, the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture, to be dated as of the
date we first issue the Notes, between us and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the &#8220;Senior Indenture&#8221;). The terms of the Senior Indenture are those provided therein and those made a part of the Senior Indenture by the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. Each series of Notes will constitute a separate series of &#8220;debt securities&#8221; (as that term is used in the accompanying prospectus) under the Senior Indenture as described in the accompanying prospectus.
In addition to the Notes, we may issue, from time to time, other series of debt securities under the Base Indenture. Such other series will be separate from and independent of the Notes. You may request a copy of the Senior Indenture from the
Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following statements relating to the Notes and the Senior Indenture are summaries of certain provisions thereof and are
subject to the detailed provisions of the Senior Indenture, to which reference is hereby made for a complete statement of such provisions. Certain provisions of the Senior Indenture are summarized in the accompanying prospectus. We encourage you to
read the summaries of the Notes and the Senior Indenture in both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the form of Notes and the Senior Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Senior Indenture contains covenants restricting the issuance of debt by our subsidiaries but does not restrict us from incurring
additional indebtedness. The Notes will not be secured by any of our assets or those of our subsidiaries and will rank equally with our existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to our existing and
future secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of our subsidiaries. As of August&nbsp;1, 2025, we had no secured indebtedness
outstanding at the parent company level; $1&nbsp;million of secured indebtedness outstanding at the subsidiary level, $1&nbsp;million of which was guaranteed at the parent company level; $34,288&nbsp;million of unsecured indebtedness outstanding at
the parent company level; we had no finance and capitalized lease obligations at the parent company level; and $434&nbsp;million of finance and capitalized lease obligations at the subsidiary level, $211&nbsp;million of which was guaranteed at the
parent company level. After giving effect to (i)&nbsp;the issuance and sale of the Notes offered hereby, (ii)&nbsp;unsecured borrowings of $2.0&nbsp;billion under the New Term Loan Facility in connection with the FBM Acquisition as described under
&#8220;Use of Proceeds&#8221; and (iii)&nbsp;the repayment of $1.75&nbsp;billion principal amount of senior notes in September 2025, we would have had approximately $39.9&nbsp;billion of outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis as of
August&nbsp;1, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will issue the Notes of each series in fully registered book-entry form without coupons and in minimum
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Each series of the Notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We do not intend to apply for the listing of any series of Notes on any securities
exchange or for quotation of such Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether
such Notes are surrendered to us), repurchase Notes of any series in the open market or otherwise, whether by us or our subsidiaries or through a privately negotiated transaction or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to
private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives, in each case, without the consent of or notice to the holders of the applicable series of Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Issuance of Additional Notes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes
are initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $650,000,000 for the 2027 Notes, $750,000,000 for the 2028 Notes, $1,100,000,000 for the 2031 Notes, $1,300,000,000 for the 2032 Notes and $1,200,000,000 for the 2035 Notes. The Notes of each
series need not be issued at one time and a series may be reopened, without giving notice or seeking the consent of the holders, for issuance of additional debt securities that have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity date and other terms as
the Notes of such series (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, if applicable, the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such additional Notes and the first payment of interest following the issue date of such
additional Notes); <I>provided</I> that if such additional Notes are not fungible with the applicable series of Notes offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes will have one or more separate CUSIP numbers. Such
additional Notes may be consolidated and form a single series with, and will have the same terms as to ranking, redemption, waivers, amendments or otherwise, as the applicable series of Notes offered hereby, and will vote together as one class on
all matters with respect to the Notes of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Maturity and Interest </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2027 Notes will mature on October 15, 2027, the 2028 Notes will mature on October 15, 2028, the 2031 Notes will mature on March 15, 2031,
the 2032 Notes will mature on October 15, 2032 and the 2035 Notes will mature on October 15, 2035, in each case unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2027 Notes will bear interest at 3.950% per annum, the 2028 Notes will bear interest at 4.000% per annum, the 2031 Notes will bear
interest at 4.250% per annum, the 2032 Notes will bear interest at 4.500% per annum and the 2035 Notes will bear interest at 4.850% per annum. The 2027 Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2032 Notes and the 2035 Notes will bear interest from, and including,
September 30, 2025 (or the most recent date on which interest on such Notes has been paid or duly provided for), payable semiannually in arrears on each April&nbsp;15 and October 15, commencing April 15, 2026, and the 2031 Notes will bear interest
from, and including, September 30, 2025 (or the most recent date on which interest on such Notes has been paid or duly provided for), payable semiannually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2026, to the persons in
whose names the applicable Notes are registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar day immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date (whether or not a business day). Interest will be computed on the basis of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year composed of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any interest
payment date, redemption date, repurchase date or maturity date of any Note falls on a day that is not a business day, then payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding
business day with the same force and effect as if made on the interest payment date, redemption date, repurchase date or maturity date, and no interest will accrue for the period from and after such interest payment date, redemption date, repurchase
date or maturity date, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal and interest to owners of book-entry interests (as described below) are
expected to be made in accordance with the procedures of DTC and its participants in effect from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Special Mandatory Redemption </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If (a)&nbsp;we do not consummate the FBM Acquisition on or prior to August&nbsp;19, 2027 or (b)&nbsp;if, on or prior to such date, the Purchase
Agreement is terminated (either such event being a &#8220;Special Mandatory Redemption </P>
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Event&#8221;), then we will be required to redeem (a &#8220;Special Mandatory Redemption&#8221;) all of the Notes of each series at a redemption price (the &#8220;Special Mandatory Redemption
Price&#8221;) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (as defined below). Notice of the occurrence of a Special
Mandatory Redemption Event will be delivered by us (a &#8220;Special Mandatory Redemption Notice&#8221;) to the trustee within three business days following the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event and at least five business days prior
to the anticipated Special Mandatory Redemption Date. Concurrently with the delivery of the Special Mandatory Redemption Notice, we will provide the trustee with a notice to the holders of the Notes that a Special Mandatory Redemption is to occur
and an officers&#8217; certificate requesting the trustee to, at our expense, deliver (in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;)) such notice; provided, however, that the Special Mandatory Redemption
Notice, officers&#8217; certificate and notice to holders will be provided to the trustee no less than three business days prior to the date that such notice is requested to be delivered to holders, or such shorter time as the trustee may agree.
Within three business days (or such other minimum period as may be required by DTC) after the trustee&#8217;s delivery of such notice to holders of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, we will complete the Special Mandatory Redemption (the date of
such redemption, the &#8220;Special Mandatory Redemption Date&#8221;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the business day prior to the Special Mandatory Redemption
Date, we will deposit with the trustee any amounts necessary to fund the redemption of the Notes at the applicable Special Mandatory Redemption Price. The Trustee shall use such amounts on deposit to pay the applicable Special Mandatory Redemption
Price on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date, in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the consummation of the FBM
Acquisition, the foregoing provisions regarding Special Mandatory Redemption will cease to apply. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This offering is not conditioned on the
consummation of the FBM Acquisition. Our failure to complete any Special Mandatory Redemption on the terms described above will constitute an event of default in respect of the relevant series of Notes as described in the second bullet point under
&#8220;Description of Debt Securities&#8212;Events of Default&#8221; in the accompanying prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The provisions described in this
&#8220;Special Mandatory Redemption&#8221; section may not be waived or modified with respect to a series of Notes without the written consent of all holders of such Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Optional Redemption </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to (a) (i)
September 15, 2028 with respect to 2028 Notes (one month prior to the maturity date of the 2028 Notes), (ii) February 15, 2031 with respect to 2031 Notes (one month prior to the maturity date of the 2031 Notes), (iii) August 15, 2032 with respect to
2032 Notes (two months prior to the maturity date of the 2032 Notes) and (iv) July 15, 2035 with respect to 2035 Notes (three months prior to the maturity date of the 2035 Notes) (each such date, a &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;) and (b)&nbsp;in the
case of the 2027 Notes, at any time prior to maturity, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three
decimal places) equal to the greater of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&#8195;(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming that the Notes matured on the applicable Par Call Date or, in the case of the 2027 Notes, the maturity date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the applicable Treasury Rate plus 10 basis points with respect to the 2027 Notes, 10 basis points with respect to the
2028 Notes, 10 basis points with respect to the 2031 Notes, 15 basis points with respect to the 2032 Notes or 15 basis points with respect to the 2035 Notes, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued on such Notes to the redemption date, and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&#8195;100% of the principal amount of the applicable Notes to be redeemed, </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption
date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after the applicable Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the applicable series of Notes, in whole or in part, at any time
and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the relevant redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield for the applicable series of Notes being redeemed,
determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after
4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the applicable redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#8220;Selected Interest Rates (Daily) &#8211;
H.15&#8221; (or any successor designation or publication) (&#8220;H.15&#8221;) under the caption &#8220;U.S. government securities&#8211;Treasury constant maturities&#8211;Nominal&#8221; (or any successor caption or heading) (&#8220;H.15
TCM&#8221;). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the applicable Par Call Date (or in the
case of the 2027 Notes, the maturity date) (the &#8220;Remaining Life&#8221;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields &#8211; one yield corresponding to the Treasury
constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life &#8211; and shall interpolate to the applicable Par Call Date (or in the case of the
2027 Notes, the maturity date) on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer
than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity
date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the applicable redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third business day preceding the applicable redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the
Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with
a maturity that is closest to the applicable Par Call Date or maturity date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the applicable Par Call Date or maturity date, but there are two or more United States Treasury
securities with a maturity date equally distant from such Par Call Date or maturity date, as applicable, one with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date or maturity date, as applicable, and one with a maturity date following such Par Call Date
or maturity date, as applicable, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date or maturity date, as applicable. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on
the applicable Par Call Date or maturity date, as applicable, or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities
the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with
the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City
time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s actions and determinations in
determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error and the Trustee shall have no duty to confirm or verify any such calculation. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise set forth herein with respect to a Special Mandatory Redemption, notice
of any redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&#8217;s procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be
redeemed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the case of a partial redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other
method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems appropriate and fair. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Note will
state the portion of the principal amount of the Note to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Note will be issued in the name of the holder of the Note upon surrender for cancellation of the original
Note. For so long as the Notes are held by DTC (or another depositary), the redemption of the Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or
portions thereof called for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of any redemption of Notes may, at our discretion, be given subject to one or more
conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a corporate transaction that is pending (such as an equity or equity-linked offering, an incurrence of indebtedness or an acquisition or other strategic transaction involving a
change of control in us or another entity). If such redemption is so subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such condition, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such
conditions shall not have been satisfied or otherwise waived on or prior to the business day immediately preceding the relevant redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We shall notify holders and the Trustee of any such rescission as soon as practicable after we determine that such conditions precedent will
not be able to be satisfied or we are not able or willing to waive such conditions precedent, in each case subject to policies and procedures of DTC (or any successor depositary). In any event, we shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to
the close of business on the business day prior to the relevant redemption date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt of such notice the Trustee shall provide such notice to each holder of the applicable series of
Notes in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given. Once notice of redemption is mailed or sent, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions precedent provided in the notice of redemption, the Notes called for redemption will
become due and payable on the redemption date and at the applicable redemption price as set forth above under this &#8220;&#8212;Optional Redemption.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Change of Control Offer to Purchase </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a
Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined below) occurs with respect to a series of Notes, holders of such Notes may require us to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Notes
at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Notes to, but excluding, the purchase date (unless a notice of redemption has been mailed within 30 days after such Change of Control Triggering
Event stating that all of the Notes of such series will be redeemed as described in &#8220;Description of Notes&#8212;Optional Redemption&#8221;). We will be required to mail (or otherwise transmit in accordance with DTC procedures) to holders of
the Notes (with a copy to the Trustee) a notice describing the transaction or transactions constituting the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the applicable Notes (a &#8220;Change of Control Offer&#8221;). The notice must
be mailed within 30 days after any Change of Control Triggering Event, and the repurchase date must be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the date the notice is mailed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the date specified for repurchase of the applicable series of Notes, we will, to the extent lawful: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>deposit with the paying agent the required payment for all properly tendered Notes or portions of Notes of
such series; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>deliver to the Trustee the repurchased Notes, accompanied by an officers&#8217; certificate stating, among
other things, the aggregate principal amount of repurchased Notes of the applicable series. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will comply with the
requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14e-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) and any other securities laws and regulations applicable to any Change of Control Offer. To the
extent that these requirements conflict with the provisions of the Senior Indenture requiring a Change of Control Offer, we will comply with such requirements instead of these repurchase provisions and will not be considered to have breached our
obligations with respect to conducting an offer to repurchase or repurchasing the applicable Notes. Additionally, if an event of default exists under the Senior Indenture (which is unrelated to the repurchase provisions of the Notes), including
events of default arising with respect to other issues of debt securities, we will not be required to conduct a Change of Control Offer notwithstanding these provisions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will not be required to comply with the obligations relating to a Change of Control Offer if a third party instead satisfies them. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of the repurchase provisions of the Notes, the following terms will be applicable: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Change of Control&#8221; means the occurrence of any of the following: (a)&nbsp;the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) resulting in any &#8220;person&#8221; (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than us or one of our subsidiaries) becoming the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-5</FONT> under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of our Voting Stock (as defined below) or other Voting Stock into which our Voting Stock is
reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares; or (b)&nbsp;the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in a
transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more &#8220;persons&#8221; (as that term is defined in the Senior Indenture) (other than us or
one of our subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be considered to be a Change of Control if (a)&nbsp;we become a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (b)(y) immediately following that
transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of the holding company are substantially the same as the holders of our Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (z)&nbsp;immediately following that transaction, no person
is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the holding company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Change of Control
Triggering Event&#8221; means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event (as defined below). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Investment Grade
Rating&#8221; means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody&#8217;s (as defined below) and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> (or the equivalent) by S&amp;P (as defined below), and the equivalent investment grade
credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies (as defined below) selected by us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Moody&#8217;s&#8221; means
Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Rating Agency&#8221; means (a)&nbsp;each of Moody&#8217;s and S&amp;P and (b)&nbsp;if either
of Moody&#8217;s or S&amp;P ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of our control, a &#8220;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#8221; (within the meaning of Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c3-1(c)</FONT> (2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act) selected by us as a replacement Rating Agency for a former Rating Agency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Rating Event&#8221; means the rating on a series of Notes is lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and such Notes are rated below an
Investment Grade Rating by each of the Rating Agencies on any day within the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> </P>
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period (which <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> period will be extended so long as the rating of the applicable series of Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a
possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (a)&nbsp;the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b)&nbsp;public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or our intention to effect a Change of Control; provided that a
Rating Event will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if each Rating Agency making the
reduction in rating does not publicly announce or confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at our request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of,
the Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Rating Event). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;S&amp;P&#8221; means Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services, a subsidiary of S&amp;P Global Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Voting Stock&#8221; means, with respect to any specified person (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as
of any date, the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Base Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of the Company under a series of Notes
and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and events of default applicable to the Company with respect to such series of Notes, in each case, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the Base
Indenture, which provisions will apply to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Book-Entry System </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The certificates representing the Notes of each series will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global Notes without coupons
(each, a &#8220;Global Note&#8221;) and will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., as the nominee of DTC. Except in limited circumstances, the Notes will not be issuable in definitive form. Unless
and until they are exchanged in whole or in part for the individual Notes represented thereby, any interests in a Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another nominee of DTC
or by DTC or any nominee of DTC to a successor depositary or any nominee of such successor. See &#8220;Description of Our Debt Securities&#8212;Global Securities&#8221; in the accompanying prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC has advised us that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a &#8220;banking organization&#8221;
within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a &#8220;clearing corporation&#8221; within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a &#8220;clearing agency&#8221; registered pursuant to the
provisions of Section&nbsp;17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants (&#8220;Direct Participants&#8221;) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of securities transactions
in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants&#8217; accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both
U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust&nbsp;&amp; Clearing Corporation (&#8220;DTCC&#8221;). DTCC is the holding company for
DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such
as both U.S. and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or
indirectly. The DTC rules applicable to its participants are on file with the SEC. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Holding through Euroclear and Clearstream </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors may hold interests in a Global Note through Clearstream Banking, S.A. (&#8220;Clearstream&#8221;), or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as
operator of the Euroclear System (&#8220;Euroclear&#8221;), in each case, as a participant in DTC. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold interests, in each case, on behalf of their participants through customers&#8217; securities accounts in the names
of Euroclear and Clearstream on the books of their respective depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers&#8217; securities in the depositaries&#8217; names on DTC&#8217;s books. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to the Notes made through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply
with the rules and procedures of those systems. Those systems could change their rules and procedures at any time. We and the Trustee have no control over those systems or their participants, and we and the Trustee take no responsibility for their
activities. Transactions between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on the one hand, and other participants in DTC, on the other hand, would also be subject to DTC&#8217;s rules and procedures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other
transactions involving any securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the United
States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, because of time-zone differences, U.S. investors who hold interests in the Notes through these systems and wish on a
particular day to transfer their interests, or to receive or make a payment or delivery or exercise any other right with respect to their interests, may find that the transaction will not be effected until the next business day in Luxembourg or
Brussels, as applicable. Thus, if investors wish to exercise rights that expire on a particular day, they may need to act before the expiration date. In addition, if investors hold their interests through both DTC and Euroclear or Clearstream, they
may need to make special arrangements to finance any purchases or sales of their interests between the U.S. and European clearing systems, and those transactions may settle later than transactions within one clearing system. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of the Notes among participants of
DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation or responsibility to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time. Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility
for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Same-Day</FONT> Funds Settlement and Payment </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Settlement for the Notes of each series will be made by the underwriters in immediately available funds. All payments of principal and interest
in respect of Notes in book-entry form will be made by us in immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes of
each series will trade in DTC&#8217;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Same-Day</FONT> Funds Settlement System until their maturity or until Notes of such series are issued in certificated form, and secondary market trading activity in Notes
represented by Global Notes will therefore be required by DTC to settle in immediately available funds unless and until Notes in certificated form are issued in lieu of any such Global Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SEC Reports </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent information,
documents or reports are required to be filed with the SEC and delivered to the Trustee or the holders of the Notes, the availability of such information, documents or reports on the SEC&#8217;s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
system or any successor thereto or the Company&#8217;s web site will be deemed to have satisfied such delivery requirements to the Trustee or the holders of the Notes, as applicable. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Concerning the Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association) is the Trustee under the Senior
Indenture. We may maintain deposit accounts or conduct other banking transactions with the Trustee in the ordinary course of business. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The following discussion is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the acquisition, ownership and
disposition of the Notes, but does not provide a complete analysis of all potential tax considerations. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This summary describes
material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Notes. We have based this summary on the provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;Code&#8221;), the applicable
Treasury Regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder (the &#8220;Treasury Regulations&#8221;), judicial authority and current administrative rulings and practice, all as of the date hereof and which are subject to change, possibly on a
retroactive basis, or to different interpretation. This summary applies to you only if you are an initial purchaser of the Notes who acquired the Notes at their &#8220;issue price&#8221; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1273(b)(1) of the Code (the
first price at which a substantial amount of Notes is sold to investors for cash, not including sales to bond houses, brokers, or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers) and if you
hold the Notes as capital assets. A capital asset is generally an asset held for investment rather than as inventory or as property used in a trade or business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This summary does not discuss all of the aspects of U.S. federal income taxation which may be relevant to you in light of your particular
investment or other circumstances. This summary also does not discuss the particular tax consequences that might be relevant to you if you are subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws. Special rules apply, for example, if you
are: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a bank, thrift, regulated investment company or other financial institution or financial service company;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a broker or dealer in securities or foreign currency; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>an insurance company; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a real estate investment trust; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a U.S. person that has a &#8220;functional currency&#8221; other than the U.S. dollar;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a partnership or other flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (or an investor that holds
Notes through a flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a subchapter S corporation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a person subject to alternative minimum tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a person who owns the Notes as part of a straddle, hedging transaction, constructive sale transaction,
conversion transaction or other integrated transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a trader that elects to use a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> method of accounting with respect to its securities holdings; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-deferred</FONT> or other retirement account; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a U.S. expatriate; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a foreign corporation that is classified as a &#8220;controlled foreign corporation&#8221; or a
&#8220;passive foreign investment company&#8221; for U.S. federal income tax purposes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a person who purchases or sells the Notes as part of a wash sale for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a person who acquires the Notes in connection with employment or other performance of services.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the following summary does not address all possible tax consequences related to
acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Notes. In particular, except as specifically provided, it does not discuss any estate, gift, generation-skipping, transfer, state, local or foreign tax consequences, or the consequences arising under any
tax treaty or under special timing rules prescribed under Section&nbsp;451(b) of the Code. We have not sought, and do not intend to seek, a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the &#8220;IRS&#8221;) with respect to the statements made and the
conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with these statements and conclusions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may be required to redeem the Notes for an amount in excess of the principal amount in certain circumstances, including pursuant to an
Optional Redemption, a Change of Control Triggering Event, or a Special Mandatory Redemption Event. We intend to take the position that the Notes are not contingent payment debt instruments under the applicable Treasury Regulations. A holder may not
take a contrary position unless the holder discloses the contrary position to the IRS in the manner required by the applicable Treasury Regulations. However, if the IRS were to successfully assert that the Notes are treated as contingent payment
debt instruments, the timing and amount of income included and the character of gain recognized with respect to the Notes would likely be different from the consequences discussed herein. Prospective holders are urged to consult their tax advisors
regarding the tax consequences if the Notes were treated as contingent payment debt instruments and the consequences of any redemption, including the treatment of any premium paid in connection therewith. The remainder of this discussion assumes
that the Notes will not be considered contingent payment debt instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investors considering acquiring Notes should consult their
tax advisors regarding particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to their particular situations of acquiring, owning and disposing of the Notes, including the applicability and effect of state, local, foreign taxing jurisdictions or under any
applicable tax treaty. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>U.S. Holders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this summary, you are a &#8220;U.S. Holder&#8221; if you are a beneficial owner of Notes and for U.S. federal income tax
purposes are: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation) for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is
created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any of the fifty states or the District of Columbia; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a trust if (a)&nbsp;a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;7701(a)(30) of the Code) have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b)&nbsp;the trust has validly elected to be treated as a
U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you are not a U.S.&nbsp;Holder, this subsection does not apply to you, and you
should refer to &#8220;&#8212;<I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT></I><I></I><I>&nbsp;Holders</I>&#8221; below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Payment of Interest
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is anticipated, and this discussion assumes, that the Notes will be issued with no more than a de minimis amount of original
issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the Notes bear interest at a fixed rate and you generally must include this
interest in your gross income as ordinary interest income: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">when you receive it, if you use the cash method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">when it accrues, if you use the accrual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Sale, Exchange, Redemption, Retirement or Other Taxable Disposition of Notes </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You generally will recognize gain or loss upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of the Notes equal to
the difference between (a)&nbsp;the amount of cash proceeds and the fair market value of any property you receive (except to the extent attributable to accrued interest income which will be taxable as such), and (b)&nbsp;your adjusted tax basis in
the Notes. Your adjusted tax basis in a Note generally will equal the amount you paid for the Note reduced by the aggregate amount of payments on such Note (other than stated interest) made to you. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gain or loss on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of Notes will generally be capital gain or loss and
will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the Notes for more than one year at the time of sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition. Otherwise, such gain or loss will be short-term capital gain or loss.
Certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. Holders (including individuals) may be eligible for a reduced rate of tax on long-term capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Additional Medicare Tax </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An
additional 3.8% Medicare tax is imposed on certain net investment income of individuals (other than individuals who are nonresident aliens) with a modified adjusted gross income of over $200,000 ($250,000 in the case of joint filers or $125,000 in
the case of married individuals filing separately) and on the undistributed net investment income of certain estates and trusts. For these purposes, &#8220;net investment income&#8221; generally includes interest, dividends, annuities, royalties,
rents, net gain attributable to the disposition of property not held in a trade or business (including net gain from the taxable disposition of a Note) and certain other income, as reduced by any deductions properly allocable to such income or gain.
If you are a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate or trust, you should consult a tax advisor regarding the applicability of the Medicare tax to income and gains arising from your investment in the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In general, information reporting requirements will apply to payments to certain recipients of principal and interest on a Note and the
proceeds of the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note. If you are a U.S. Holder, you may be subject to backup withholding, at a current rate of 24%, when you receive interest with respect to the Notes, or when
you receive proceeds upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of the Notes. In general, you can avoid this backup withholding by properly executing, under penalties of perjury, an IRS Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9</FONT> or suitable substitute form in a timely manner that provides: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>your correct taxpayer identification number; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a certification that (a)&nbsp;you are exempt from backup withholding because you come within an enumerated
exempt category, (b)&nbsp;you have not been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding, or (c)&nbsp;you have been notified by the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you do not provide your correct taxpayer identification number on IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-9</FONT> or suitable
substitute form in a timely manner, you may be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Backup withholding will not apply, however, with
respect to payments made to certain holders, including certain corporations and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> organizations, provided their exemptions from backup withholding are properly established. Amounts withheld pursuant
to backup withholding are not an additional tax and may be refunded or credited against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided you timely furnish required information to the IRS. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used herein, the term <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder&#8221; means a beneficial owner of a Note that is not a
U.S. Holder and is not treated as a partnership (or other flow-through entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The following discussion is a summary of U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Payment of Interest </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, subject to the discussions below of backup withholding and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, if you are a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder, interest income that is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (and, where an income tax treaty applies, is not attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base) will
not be subject to U.S. federal income tax and withholding tax provided that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>you do not directly or indirectly, actually or constructively own 10% or more of the combined voting power
of all of our classes of stock entitled to vote; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>you are not a &#8220;controlled foreign corporation&#8221; that is related to us actually or
constructively through stock ownership; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>either (a)&nbsp;you provide an IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> (or other applicable form or a suitable substitute form) signed under penalties of perjury that includes your name and address and certifies as to your <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder status, or (b)&nbsp;a securities clearing organization, bank or other financial institution that holds customers&#8217; securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business provides a statement
to us or our agent under penalties of perjury in which it certifies that an IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8IMY</FONT> (together with appropriate attachments), or a suitable substitute form, has been received by it from you or a qualifying intermediary and furnishes us or our agent with a copy of that form.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on the Notes which is not exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax as described above and is not effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate (or, if applicable, a lower income tax treaty rate). We may be required to report annually to the IRS and to each <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder the amount of interest paid to, and any tax withheld with respect to, each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder. If a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is
engaged in a trade or business in the United States and interest on a Note is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or
fixed base, then such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder (although exempt from the 30% withholding tax) will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on that interest at graduated rates on a net income basis in the same
manner as if the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder were a U.S. person as defined in the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, if the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder is a foreign corporation, it may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) of its earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to adjustments, that are
effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To claim the benefit of an income tax treaty or to
claim exemption from withholding because the income is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder must provide to the applicable withholding agent a properly executed Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> or other applicable form, or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI,</FONT> respectively. Under the Treasury
Regulations, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder may under certain circumstances be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and make certain certifications to us. Special certification and other rules apply to
payments made through qualified intermediaries. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of these certification rules. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder, subject to the discussions below of backup withholding and the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act, you generally will not be subject to the U.S. federal income tax or withholding tax on any gain realized on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of the Notes, unless: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and, where an income tax treaty
applies, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">you are an individual and are present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more
during the taxable year of the disposition (as determined under the Code) and certain other conditions are met. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you
are described in the first bullet point above, you will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on that gain at graduated rates on a net income basis in the same manner as if you were a U.S. person as defined in the Code. In addition, if you
are a foreign corporation, you may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) of your earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to adjustments, that are effectively connected with your conduct of a
trade or business within the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If you are described in the second bullet point above, any gain realized by you from the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of the
Notes will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate), which may be offset by certain U.S. source capital losses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent that the amount realized on any sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of the Notes is attributable
to accrued but unpaid interest, such amount will be treated as interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information Reporting and Backup
Withholding </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder, U.S. backup withholding will not apply to
payments of interest on a Note if you provide the IRS Forms described in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;-Non-U.S.</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Holders-Payment</FONT> of Interest&#8221; to
the applicable withholding agent, provided that the payor does not have actual knowledge that you are a U.S. person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information
reporting requirements may apply, however, to payments of interest on a Note with respect to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information reporting will not apply to any payment of the proceeds of the sale of a Note effected outside the United States by a foreign
office of a &#8220;broker&#8221; (as defined in applicable Treasury Regulations), unless such broker is: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a U.S. person; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a foreign person 50% or more of the gross income of which for certain periods is effectively connected
with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a controlled foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>a foreign partnership, if at any time during its tax year, one or more of its partners are U.S. persons
(as defined in the Code) who in the aggregate hold more than 50% of the income or capital interests in the partnership or if, at any time during its tax year, such foreign partnership is engaged in a U.S. trade or business. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment of the proceeds of any such sale of a Note effected outside the United States by a foreign office of
any broker that is described in the preceding sentence will not be subject to information reporting if the broker has documentary evidence in its records that you are a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder and certain other
conditions are met, or you otherwise establish an exemption. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the proceeds of any sale effected outside the United States by a foreign office
of a broker is not subject to backup withholding. Payment of the proceeds of any such sale to or through the U.S. office of a broker is subject to information reporting and backup withholding requirements, unless you provide the IRS Forms described
in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;-Non-U.S.</FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Holders-Payment</FONT> of Interest&#8221; or otherwise establish an exemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of information reporting
and backup withholding in their particular situations, the availability of an exemption therefrom, and the procedure for obtaining such exemption, if applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Withholding </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance issued thereunder (&#8220;FATCA&#8221;) impose
a 30% withholding tax on any U.S.-source interest paid on debt obligations such as the Notes, if paid to a &#8220;foreign financial institution&#8221; or a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;non-financial</FONT> foreign entity&#8221; (each as
defined in the Code), including when acting as an intermediary, unless: (i)&nbsp;in the case of a foreign financial institution, such institution enters into an agreement with the IRS to withhold on certain payments, and to collect and provide to
the IRS information regarding U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> entities with
United States owners); (ii) in the case of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> foreign entity, such entity certifies that it does not have any &#8220;substantial United States owners&#8221; (as defined in the Code) or provides
the withholding agent with a certification identifying its direct and indirect substantial United States owners; or (iii)&nbsp;the foreign financial institution or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> foreign entity otherwise
qualifies for an exemption from these rules. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States with respect to these rules may be subject to different rules. Under limited
circumstances, a beneficial owner of Notes might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. Under proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations upon which a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holder may rely until final U.S. Treasury
Regulations are issued, payments of gross proceeds from the sale, exchange, retirement, redemption or other taxable disposition of a Note will not be subject to FATCA withholding. The rules under FATCA are complex. You should consult with your own
tax advisor regarding the implications of FATCA on an investment in the Notes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as representatives of each of the
underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement dated the date hereof among us and the underwriters, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally
and not jointly, to purchase from us, the respective principal amounts of Notes set forth opposite its name below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">195,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">225,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 330,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 390,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 360,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 27,625,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 31,875,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 46,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 55,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 51,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Truist Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 21,125,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 24,375,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 35,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 42,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 39,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 8,125,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 9,375,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 13,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 16,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 15,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 8,125,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 9,375,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 13,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 16,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 15,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">650,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">750,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,100,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,300,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,200,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed,
severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the Notes sold under the underwriting agreement if any of the Notes are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have
agreed to indemnify the several underwriters and their controlling persons against certain liabilities in connection with this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute to payments the
underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters are offering the Notes, subject to prior sale,
when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the Notes, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of
officer&#8217;s certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Commissions and Discounts </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
representatives have advised us that the underwriters propose to offer the Notes of each series initially to the public at the applicable public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to certain dealers at such
price less a concession not in excess of 0.135% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, 0.150% of the principal amount of the 2028 Notes, 0.210% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes, 0.240% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes and
0.270% of the principal amount of the 2035 Notes. The underwriters may allow, and the dealers may reallow, discounts not in excess of 0.090% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, 0.100% of the principal amount of the 2028 Notes, 0.140% of the
principal amount of the 2031 Notes, 0.160% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes and 0.180% of the principal amount of the 2035 Notes on sales to other dealers. After the initial offering, the public offering prices, concessions or any other
terms of the offering may be changed. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The expenses of this offering, not including the underwriting discounts, are estimated at
$8.5&nbsp;million and are payable by us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>New Issue of Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each series of the Notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We do not intend to apply for the listing of any
series of the Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of such Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. We have been advised by the underwriters that they presently intend to make a market in the Notes of each series after completion
of the offering. However, they are under no obligation to do so and may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without notice. We cannot assure the liquidity of the trading markets for the Notes or that active public markets for the
Notes will develop. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If active public trading markets for the Notes do not develop, the market prices and liquidity of the Notes may be
adversely affected. If the Notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering prices, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general
economic conditions and other factors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Short Positions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell the Notes in the open market. These transactions may include short
sales and purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater principal amount of Notes than they are required to purchase in the offering. The underwriters must close
out any short position by purchasing Notes in the open market. A short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Notes in the open market after pricing that could
adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters&#8217; purchases to
cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of the Notes or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes. As a result, the price of the Notes may be higher than the price that
might otherwise exist in the open market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the
direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the Notes. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the underwriters will engage in these transactions or
that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other Relationships </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions that have engaged in, and may in the future engage in,
securities trading, investment banking, commercial banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of
business with us or our affiliates. In particular, the affiliates of some of the underwriters are participants in our Bridge Loan Facility, New Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facilities described in this prospectus supplement and in our
filings with the SEC. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions or other payments for these transactions. In addition, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of the Trustee.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of
investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities
may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. If any of the underwriters or their affiliates has a lending relationship with us, certain of these underwriters or their </P>
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affiliates routinely hedge, and certain others of these underwriters or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies.
Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions that consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the
Notes. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Notes. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in
respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Alternative Settlement Cycle </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect
that delivery of the Notes will be made to investors on or about the fifth business day following the date of this prospectus supplement (such settlement being referred to as &#8220;T+5&#8221;). Under
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;15c6-1</FONT> under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market are generally required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly,
purchasers who wish to trade Notes more than one business day prior to their date of delivery will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially settle in T+5, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such
trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Selling Restrictions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Prohibition of Sales to European Economic Area Retail Investors </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell, or otherwise
make available any Notes to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (&#8220;EEA&#8221;). For these purposes, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) a retail
investor means a person who is one (or more) of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) a retail client as defined in point (11)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU
(as amended, &#8220;MiFID II&#8221;); or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the &#8220;Insurance
Distribution Directive&#8221;), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the &#8220;Prospectus Regulation&#8221;); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the expression &#8220;offer&#8221; includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the
offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Consequently, no key
information document required by Regulation (EU) No.&nbsp;1286/2014 (as amended, the &#8220;PRIIPs Regulation&#8221;) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore
offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of the Notes in any Member State
of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. This prospectus supplement is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Prohibition of Sales to United Kingdom Retail Investors </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise
make available any Notes to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (&#8220;UK&#8221;). For these purposes, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) a retail investor means
a person who is one (or more) of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) a retail client as defined in point (8)&nbsp;of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms
part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (&#8220;EUWA&#8221;); or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) a customer within the meaning
of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the &#8220;FSMA&#8221;) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional
client, as defined in point (8)&nbsp;of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the &#8220;UK
Prospectus Regulation&#8221;); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the expression &#8220;offer&#8221; includes the communication in any form and by any means of
sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the
&#8220;UK PRIIPs Regulation&#8221;) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail
investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of the Notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK
Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not a prospectus for the purposes of the UK&nbsp;Prospectus Regulation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>United Kingdom </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each underwriter
has represented and agreed that: (a)&nbsp;it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21
of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which Section&nbsp;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and (b)&nbsp;it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with
respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the UK. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus are only being distributed to, and are only directed at, persons who are outside the UK, or if in the UK, persons that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article&nbsp;2(e) of the UK Prospectus Regulation and that
are also (1)&nbsp;investment professionals falling within Article&nbsp;19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the &#8220;Order&#8221;) or (2)&nbsp;high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it
may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article&nbsp;49(2)(a) to (d)&nbsp;of the Order (each such person being referred to as a &#8220;Relevant Person&#8221;). This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and their contents are
confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the UK. The Notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or
otherwise acquire such Notes will be engaged in only with, a Relevant Person. Any person in the UK that is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this prospectus supplement and/or the accompanying prospectus or any of their contents. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal, that are accredited investors, as
defined in National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">45-106</FONT> Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">31-103</FONT> Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus
requirements of applicable securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser
with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit
prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser&#8217;s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser&#8217;s province or territory for particulars of these
rights or consult with a legal advisor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105</FONT>
Underwriting Conflicts (&#8220;NI <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105&#8221;),</FONT> the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105</FONT> regarding underwriter
conflicts of interest in connection with this offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Hong Kong </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may not be offered or sold and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i)&nbsp;to
&#8220;professional investors&#8221; as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the &#8220;SFO&#8221;) and any rules made under the SFO, or (ii)&nbsp;in other circumstances which do not result in the
document being a &#8220;prospectus&#8221; as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the &#8220;C(WUMP)O&#8221;) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the
meaning of the C(WUMP)O. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes has been or will be issued, or has been or will
be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so
under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to &#8220;professional investors&#8221; as defined in the SFO and any rules made under the
SFO. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Singapore </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (&#8220;MAS&#8221;) under the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter&nbsp;289 of Singapore (as
modified or amended from time to time, the &#8220;Securities and Futures Act&#8221;). Accordingly, the Notes have not been and will not be offered or sold or made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale or invitation for subscription or purchase of the Notes have not been and will not be circulated or distributed, whether directly or
indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (a)&nbsp;to an institutional investor (as defined in the Securities and Futures Act) pursuant to Section&nbsp;274 of the Securities and Futures Act, (b)&nbsp;to a relevant person pursuant to
Section&nbsp;275(1) of the Securities and Futures Act or to any person pursuant to Section&nbsp;275(1A) of the Securities and Futures Act, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;275 of the Securities and Futures Act, or
(c)&nbsp;otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the Securities and Futures Act, in each case subject to compliance with conditions set forth in the Securities and Futures Act. </P>
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Futures Act by a relevant person which is: (a)&nbsp;a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section&nbsp;4A of the Securities and Futures Act)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital
of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b)&nbsp;a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an accredited
investor, securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in Section&nbsp;2(1) of the Securities and Futures Act) of that corporation or the beneficiaries&#8217; rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust
shall not be transferred within six (6)&nbsp;months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to an offer under Section&nbsp;275 of the Securities and Futures Act except: (i)&nbsp;to an institutional investor under
Section&nbsp;274 of the Securities and Futures Act or to a relevant person or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section&nbsp;275(1A) or Section&nbsp;276(4)(c)(ii) of the Securities and Futures Act; or (ii)&nbsp;where no
consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or (iii)&nbsp;where the transfer is by operation of law; or (iv)&nbsp;pursuant to Section&nbsp;276(7) of the Securities and Futures Act; or (v)&nbsp;as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities
and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018 of Singapore. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection
with Section&nbsp;309B of the Securities and Futures Act and the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018 of Singapore (the &#8220;CMP Regulations 2018&#8221;), we have determined, and hereby notify all persons (including
all relevant persons (as defined in Section&nbsp;309A(1) of the SFA)), unless otherwise specified before an offer of the Notes, that the Notes are classified as &#8220;prescribed capital markets products&#8221; (as defined in the CMP Regulations
2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">04-N12:</FONT> Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FAA-N16:</FONT> Notice on Recommendations
on Investment Products). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Japan </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been and will not be registered pursuant to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Accordingly none of the Notes nor any interest therein may be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any &#8220;resident&#8221; of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan,
including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for the reoffering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the
registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan in effect at the relevant time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Switzerland </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the Notes in Switzerland. The Notes may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of
the Swiss Financial Services Act (&#8220;FinSA&#8221;), and no application has or will be made to admit the Notes to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing
material relating to the Notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.<B><I> </I></B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>South Korea
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may not be offered, sold and delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-offering</FONT> or resale, directly or indirectly, in South Korea or to any resident of South Korea except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of South Korea, including the Financial Investment Services and
Capital Markets Act and the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law and the decrees and regulations thereunder. The Notes </P>
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have not been registered with the Financial Services Commission of South Korea for public offering in South Korea. Furthermore, the Notes may not be
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-sold</FONT> to South Korean residents unless the purchaser of the Notes complies with all applicable regulatory requirements (including but not limited to government approval requirements under the Foreign
Exchange Transaction Law and its subordinate decrees and regulations) in connection with their purchase. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taiwan </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been and will not be registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan pursuant to
relevant securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitutes an offer within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of Taiwan that requires a
registration or filing with or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan has been authorized to offer, sell, give advice regarding or otherwise intermediate the offering and sale of the Notes in
Taiwan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>United Arab Emirates </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been, and are not being, publicly offered, sold, promoted or advertised in the United&nbsp;Arab Emirates (including the
Dubai International Financial Centre or the Abu Dhabi Global Market) other than in compliance with the regulations of the Securities and Commodities Authority and the laws of the United&nbsp;Arab Emirates (and the Dubai International Financial
Centre and the Abu Dhabi Global Market) governing the issue, offering and sale of securities. Further, neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus constitutes a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates (including
the Dubai International Financial Centre or the Abu Dhabi Global Market) and neither is intended to be a public offer. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus has been approved by or filed with (and by receiving this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus the person or entity to whom it has been issued understands, acknowledges and agrees that it has not been approved by or filed with) the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Securities
and Commodities Authority, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, the Dubai Financial Services Authority or any other relevant licensing authorities in the United Arab Emirates. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The legality of the Notes will be passed upon for us with respect to New York law by Freshfields US LLP, New York, New York and with respect
to North Carolina law by Moore&nbsp;&amp; Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, and for the underwriters by Paul Hastings LLP, New York, New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supptx54563_12"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference from the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended January&nbsp;31, 2025, and the effectiveness of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting, have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm given their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supptx54563_13"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may obtain any document we file
through the SEC&#8217;s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Our SEC filings are also available on our web site at http://www.ir.lowes.com. However, information located on or accessible from our website is not a part of this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus, other than documents that we file with the SEC that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supptx54563_14"></A>INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; into this prospectus supplement the information we file with the SEC, which means:
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>incorporated documents are considered part of this prospectus supplement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information in this
prospectus supplement and any information that was previously incorporated. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We incorporate by reference into this
prospectus supplement the documents listed below that were filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066725000049/low-20250131.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 2025 (the &#8220;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K&#8221;);</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>the information specifically incorporated by reference into the Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> from our definitive proxy statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000119312525083589/d873071ddef14a.htm">Schedule 14A</A> for our 2025
annual meeting of shareholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>our quarterly report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066725000104/low-20250502.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended May&nbsp;2, 2025; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>our quarterly report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066725000174/low-20250801.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended August&nbsp;1, 2025; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>our current reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066725000131/low-20250530.htm">June
<U></U>&nbsp;5, 2025</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066725000162/low-20250819.htm">August&nbsp;
20, 2025</A> (except with respect to Item 7.01) and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000119312525208264/d56079d8k.htm">September&nbsp;19, 2025</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We also incorporate by reference each of the documents that we file with the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this prospectus supplement and prior to the termination of this offering. We will not, however, incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement any documents or
portions thereof that are not deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> after the date of this
prospectus supplement unless, and except to the extent, specified in such Current Reports. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You can obtain any of the filings incorporated
by reference into this prospectus supplement through us, or from the SEC through the SEC&#8217;s web site, http://www.sec.gov. Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents unless
the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit into this prospectus supplement. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at the
following address and telephone number: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn: Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1000
Lowes Boulevard </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Mooresville, North Carolina 28117 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Telephone:
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-813-7613</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement. </P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Debt Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Common
Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Preferred Stock </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may use this prospectus to offer and sell from time to time, together or separately, debt securities, common stock and preferred stock. The debt securities
and preferred stock may be convertible into or exchangeable for common or preferred stock or other of our securities. Our common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#8220;LOW.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters or dealers, through one or more agents, directly to purchasers, or through a
combination of these methods, on a delayed or continuous basis. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer and sell. The specific terms of any securities to be offered will be provided in a supplement to
this prospectus and, if applicable, a free writing prospectus. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the
information in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement or the free writing prospectus, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus carefully before you invest. This prospectus may
not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in our securities involves risks. See &#8220;<A HREF="#toc54563_2">Risk Factors</A>&#8221; on page&nbsp;2 of this prospectus. You
should carefully consider the risks described under &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well
as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, before making a decision to invest in our securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our principal executive offices are located at 1000 Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, North Carolina 28117, and our telephone number at that location is (704) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">758-1000.</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of this prospectus is July&nbsp;19, 2024. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> that we filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or the &#8220;SEC,&#8221; using a &#8220;shelf&#8221; registration process. Under this process, we may offer and sell from time to time any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer and sell. Each time we sell securities pursuant to this prospectus, we
will provide a supplement to this prospectus and, if applicable, a free writing prospectus that will contain specific information about the offering and the terms of the particular securities to be offered. The prospectus supplement and any related
free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely on
the information in that prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, as applicable. You should carefully read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, together with the additional
information described under the heading &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part,
including the exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities. Wherever references are made in this prospectus to information that will be included in a prospectus supplement, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, rules or regulations, we may instead include such information or add, update or change the information contained in this prospectus by means of a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part, through filings we make with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus or by any other method as may then be permitted under applicable law, rules or regulations. The registration statement, including the
exhibits to the registration statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, can be obtained from the SEC, as described under the heading &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus prepared by, or on behalf of, the Company or to which we have referred you. The Company takes no responsibility for, nor can it provide any assurance as to the
reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any
applicable prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus or any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the cover page of the specific document or that any information we have incorporated by
reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context
requires otherwise, all references in this prospectus to &#8220;Lowe&#8217;s,&#8221; the &#8220;Company,&#8221; &#8220;our company,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; &#8220;our&#8221; and similar terms refer to Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.
and its consolidated subsidiaries. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in our securities involves risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the discussion of risks and uncertainties
under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT>
(together with any material changes or additions thereto contained in subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q)</FONT> and those contained in our other filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial position and cause the value of our securities
to decline. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus may include &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements including words such as &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;desire,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221;
&#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;strategy,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;opportunity,&#8221; &#8220;outlook,&#8221; &#8220;scenario,&#8221;
&#8220;guidance,&#8221; and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve, among other things, expectations, projections and assumptions about future financial and operating results, objectives (including
objectives related to environmental and social matters), business outlook, priorities, sales growth, shareholder value, capital expenditures, cash flows, the housing market, the home improvement industry, demand for products and services, including
customer acceptance of new offerings and initiatives, macroeconomic conditions and consumer spending, share repurchases, and Lowe&#8217;s strategic initiatives, including those relating to acquisitions and dispositions and the impact of such
transactions on our strategic and operational plans and financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties and we can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in such statements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A wide variety of potential risks, uncertainties, and other factors could materially affect our ability to achieve the
results either expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, such as volatility and/or lack of liquidity from time to time in U.S. and world financial markets and the
consequent reduced availability and/or higher cost of borrowing to Lowe&#8217;s and its customers, slower rates of growth in real disposable personal income that could affect the rate of growth in consumer spending, inflation and its impacts on
discretionary spending and on our costs, shortages, and other disruptions in the labor supply, interest rate and currency fluctuations, home price appreciation or decreasing housing turnover, age of housing stock, the availability of consumer credit
and of mortgage financing, trade policy changes or additional tariffs, outbreaks of pandemics, fluctuations in fuel and energy costs, inflation or deflation of commodity prices, natural disasters, geopolitical or armed conflicts, acts of both
domestic and international terrorism, and other factors that can negatively affect our customers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors and others should carefully consider the
foregoing factors and other uncertainties, risks and potential events including, but not limited to, those described in &#8220;Item 1A - Risk Factors&#8221; and &#8220;Item 7 - Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates&#8221; in our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> as may be updated from time to time in our Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> or other subsequent filings with the SEC. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update these statements other than as required by
law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should carefully read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated
by reference herein and therein in their entirety. They contain information that you should consider when making your investment decision. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s is a FORTUNE<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>&nbsp;50 home improvement company serving&nbsp;approximately 16
million&nbsp;customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86&nbsp;billion, Lowe&#8217;s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in
Mooresville, North Carolina, Lowe&#8217;s supports the communities it serves through programs&nbsp;focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have been a publicly held company since 1961, and our shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#8220;LOW.&#8221;
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus and
the applicable prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, repurchases of shares of our common stock, capital expenditures, financing of future acquisitions or strategic investments, working
capital needs and redemption and repayment of outstanding indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may temporarily invest any net proceeds prior to their use for the above
purposes in U.S. government or agency obligations, commercial paper, money market funds, taxable and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> notes and bonds, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">variable-rate</FONT> demand obligations,
short-term investment grade securities, bank certificates of deposit or repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government or agency obligations. We may also deposit the net proceeds with banks. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc54563_6"></A>DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description sets forth general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus and the applicable prospectus
supplement. We will provide additional or different terms of the debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will issue senior debt
securities under an amended and restated indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995, between Lowe&#8217;s and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as successor trustee, as
further amended and supplemented. We refer to this indenture as the &#8220;Indenture.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description summarizes some of the provisions
of the Indenture, including definitions of some of the more important terms in the Indenture. However, we have not described every aspect of the debt securities. In the summary below, we have included references for section numbers of the Indenture
so that you can easily locate the applicable provisions. You should refer to the Indenture for a complete description of its provisions and the definitions of terms used therein, because the Indenture, and not this description, will define your
rights as a holder of the debt securities. Whenever we refer to particular sections or defined terms of the Indenture in this prospectus or in any applicable prospectus supplement, we are incorporating by reference those sections or defined terms
into this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture is an exhibit to the registration statement. See &#8220;Where You Can Find
More Information&#8221; for information on how to obtain a copy of the Indenture and any supplements thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General Terms of Our Debt Securities
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may issue under the Indenture and provides that we may issue
debt securities from time to time in one or more series. (Section 301). In addition, neither the Indenture nor the debt securities will limit or otherwise restrict the amount of senior indebtedness that we or our subsidiaries may incur. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities will be our unsecured obligations and will rank equally and ratably with all of our other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness. The debt securities will be subordinated to our existing and future secured indebtedness and that of our subsidiaries and to any existing and future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness of our subsidiaries. In other words, if we
should default on our debt, we will not make payments on the debt securities until we have fully paid off our secured indebtedness and that of our subsidiaries and any unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness of our subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The particular terms of each issue of debt securities, as well as any modifications or additions to the general terms of the Indenture applicable to the issue
of debt securities, will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. This description will contain all or some of the following as applicable: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the maturity or maturities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the offering price and the amount we will receive from the sale of the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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from time to time; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date or dates from which interest on the debt securities will accrue and the record date or dates for
payments of interest or the methods by which any such dates will be determined; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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terms of any sinking fund and analogous provisions with respect to the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the respective redemption and repayment rights, if any, of Lowe&#8217;s and of the holders of the debt securities
and the related redemption and repayment prices and any limitations on the redemption or repayment rights; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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other securities before our redemption, repayment or repurchase of those convertible debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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agent or registrar or any other person or entity to act in connection with the debt securities for or on behalf of the holders thereof or the Company or an affiliate; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether the debt securities are to be issuable initially in temporary global form and whether any such debt
securities are to be issuable in permanent global form and, if so, whether beneficial owners of interests in any such permanent global security may exchange the interests for debt securities of like tenor of any authorized form and denomination and
the circumstances under which any such exchanges may occur; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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trading system; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other specific terms, conditions and provisions of the debt securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the applicable prospectus supplement provides differently, upon receipt of payment, the trustee will pay the principal of and any premium and interest
on the debt securities and will register the transfer of any debt securities at its offices. However, at our option, we may distribute interest payments by mailing a check to the address of each holder of debt securities that appears on the register
for the debt securities. (Sections&nbsp;305 and&nbsp;1002). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the applicable prospectus supplement provides differently, we will issue the debt
securities in fully registered form without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000. (Section&nbsp;302). There will be no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange of the debt securities, although
we may require that purchasers of the debt securities pay any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. (Section 305). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue debt securities as Original Issue Discount Securities, as defined in the Indenture, to be sold at a substantial discount below their principal
amount. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe any special federal income tax and other considerations applicable to these securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Covenants Applicable to Our Debt Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless
stated otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities will have the benefit of the following covenants. We have defined several capitalized terms used in this section in the subsection below entitled &#8220;Definitions of Key
Terms in the Indenture.&#8221; Capitalized terms not defined there are defined in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Restrictions on Debt </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture provides that as long as we have any senior debt securities outstanding: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any shares of Capital Stock or Debt of any subsidiary, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">unless all outstanding senior debt securities will be secured equally and ratably with the secured Debt, so
long as the secured Debt is secured; and </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">we will not permit any of our subsidiaries to incur, issue, assume or guarantee any unsecured Debt or to issue
any preferred stock, unless the aggregate amount of all such Debt together with the aggregate preferential amount to which the preferred stock would be entitled on any involuntary distribution of assets and all Attributable Debt of Lowe&#8217;s and
our subsidiaries in respect of sale and leaseback transactions would not exceed 10% of our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These
restrictions do not apply to the following Debts, which we exclude in computing Debt for the purpose of the restrictions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Debt secured by Mortgages on any property acquired, constructed or improved by Lowe&#8217;s or any subsidiary
after December&nbsp;1, 1995, which Mortgages are created or assumed contemporaneously with, or within 30 months after, the acquisition, or completion of the construction or improvement, or within six months thereafter under a firm commitment for
financing arranged with a lender or investor within the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-month</FONT> period, to secure or provide for the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of the property or the cost of the construction or
improvement incurred after December&nbsp;1, 1995 or Mortgages on any property existing at the time of its acquisition if any such Mortgage does not apply to any other property owned by us or any subsidiary other than, in the case of any such
construction or improvement, any previously unimproved real property on which the property so constructed, or the improvement, is located; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Debt of any corporation existing at the time the corporation is merged with or into Lowe&#8217;s or a subsidiary;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Debt of a subsidiary to Lowe&#8217;s or to another subsidiary; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Debt secured by Mortgages securing obligations issued by a state, territory or possession of the United States,
or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or the District of Columbia, to finance the acquisition of or construction on property, and on which the interest is not, in the opinion of counsel, includable in gross income of the holder; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any extensions, renewals or replacements, in whole or in part, of any Debt referred to in the above clauses as
long as the principal amount of that Debt is not increased and, in the case of Debt secured by a Mortgage, no more than all of the same property, shares of Capital Stock or Debt continues to secure such Debt. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These restrictions do not apply to any issuance of Preferred Stock by a subsidiary to Lowe&#8217;s or another subsidiary, provided that the Preferred Stock is
not thereafter transferable to any Person other than Lowe&#8217;s or a subsidiary. (Section 1008). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Restrictions on Sales and Leasebacks
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture provides that we will not, and we will not permit any subsidiary to, after December&nbsp;1, 1995, enter into any transaction
involving the sale and subsequent leasing back by Lowe&#8217;s or any of its subsidiaries of any Principal Property, unless, after giving effect to the sale and leaseback transaction, the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt with respect to all
such transactions plus all Debt to which Section&nbsp;1008 of the Indenture is applicable, would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. This restriction will not apply to, and there will be excluded in computing Attributable Debt for
the purpose of the restriction, Attributable Debt with respect to any sale and leaseback transaction if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the lease in the transaction is for a period (including renewal rights) not exceeding three years;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Lowe&#8217;s or a subsidiary, within 180 days after the sale or transfer, applies an amount not less than the
greater of the net proceeds of the sale of the Principal Property leased under the arrangement or the fair market value of the Principal Property leased at the time of entering into the arrangement (as determined by the Board of Directors) to, with
some restrictions, the retirement of our Funded Debt ranking on a parity with or senior to the debt securities or the retirement of Funded Debt of a subsidiary; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the transaction is entered into before, at the time of, or within 30 months after the later of the acquisition of
the Principal Property or the completion of its construction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the lease in the transaction secures or relates to obligations issued by a state, territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, to finance the acquisition of or construction on property, and on which the interest is not, in the opinion of counsel, includable in the gross income of the holder;
or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the transaction is entered into between Lowe&#8217;s and a subsidiary or between subsidiaries.
(Section&nbsp;1009). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Definitions of Key Terms in the Indenture </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture defines the following terms used in this subsection: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Attributable Debt&#8221; means, as to any particular lease under which any Person is at the time liable, at any date as of which the amount thereof is
to be determined, the total net amount of rent required to be paid by that Person under the lease during the remaining term thereof (excluding any subsequent renewal or other extension options held by the lessee), discounted from the respective due
dates thereof to such date at the rate of 10% per annum compounded annually. The net amount of rent required to be paid under any such lease for any such period will be the amount of the rent payable by the lessee with respect to that period, after
excluding amounts required to be paid on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates and similar charges and contingent rents (such as those based on sales). In the case of any lease that is terminable by the
lessee upon the payment of a penalty, the net amount will also include the amount of the penalty, but no rent will be considered as required to be paid under the lease after the first date upon which it may be so terminated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Capital Stock,&#8221; as applied to the stock of any corporation, means the capital stock of every class whether now or hereafter authorized,
regardless of whether the capital stock will be limited to a fixed sum or percentage with respect to the rights of the holders thereof to participate in dividends and in the distribution of assets upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Consolidated Net Tangible Assets&#8221; means the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable
reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting (i)&nbsp;all current liabilities and (ii)&nbsp;all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as shown on the most
recent balance sheet of Lowe&#8217;s and our consolidated subsidiaries and computed under generally accepted accounting principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Debt&#8221;
means loans, notes, bonds, debentures or other similar evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Funded Debt&#8221; means all indebtedness for
money borrowed having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined or having a maturity of less than 12 months but by its terms being renewable or extendible beyond 12 months from such date at
the option of the borrower. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Preferred Stock&#8221; means any class of our stock that has a preference over common stock in respect of dividends or
of amounts payable in the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up and that is not mandatorily redeemable or repayable, or redeemable or repayable at the option of the holder, otherwise than in shares of common
stock or preferred stock of another class or series or with the proceeds of the sale of common stock or preferred stock. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Principal Property&#8221; means any building, structure or other facility, together with the land
upon which it is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof, used primarily for selling home improvement products or the manufacturing, warehousing or distributing of the products, owned or leased by us or any of our subsidiaries. (Sections 101
and 1008). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Effect of Our Corporate Structure on Our Payment of the Debt Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities are the obligations of Lowe&#8217;s exclusively. Because our operations are currently conducted through subsidiaries, the cash flow and our
consequent ability to service our debt, including the debt securities, are dependent, in part, upon the earnings of our subsidiaries and the distribution of those earnings to us or upon loans or other payments of funds by those subsidiaries to us.
Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities. They have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due on the debt securities or to make any funds available for our payment of any amounts due on the debt securities,
whether by dividends, loans or other payments. In addition, our subsidiaries&#8217; payments of dividends and making of loans and advances to us may be subject to statutory or contractual restrictions and are contingent upon the earnings of those
subsidiaries and various business considerations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities,
including current liabilities and commitments under leases, if any, of our subsidiaries. Any right of ours to receive assets of any of our subsidiaries upon liquidation or reorganization of the subsidiary (and the consequent right of the holders of
the debt securities to participate in those assets) will be effectively subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary&#8217;s creditors (including trade creditors), except to the extent that we are recognized as a creditor of the subsidiary, in
which case our claims would still be subordinated to any security interests in the subsidiary&#8217;s assets and any of the subsidiary&#8217;s indebtedness senior to that which we hold. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent that we enter into joint ventures with others to conduct operations, those joint ventures will also be separate and distinct legal entities with
similar effects on our payment of the debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Restriction on Sale or Issuance of Stock of Subsidiaries </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains no covenant that we will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of, or securities convertible into, or options, warrants
or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, voting stock of any of our subsidiaries. It also does not prohibit any subsidiary of Lowe&#8217;s from issuing any shares of, securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe
for or purchase shares of, the subsidiary&#8217;s voting stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without the consent of the holders of any of the outstanding debt securities, we may consolidate with or merge into, or convey, transfer or lease our
properties and assets substantially as an entirety to, any corporation, partnership or trust organized under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction, as long as: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default, and no event that, after notice, lapse of time or
both, would become an event of default, has occurred and is continuing; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">other conditions described in the Indenture are met. (Section 801). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accordingly, the holders of debt securities may not have protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or
similar transaction involving us that may adversely affect the holders. The existing protective covenants applicable to the debt securities would continue to apply to us in the event of a leveraged buyout initiated or supported by us, our
management, or any of our affiliates or their management, but may not prevent such a transaction from taking place. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following are &#8220;events of default&#8221; with respect to debt securities of any series: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">default for 30 days in payment when due of any interest on any debt security of the series;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">default in payment when due of principal or premium, if any, or in the making of a mandatory sinking fund payment
of any debt security of the series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">default or breach, for 60 days after notice from the trustee or from the holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the debt securities of the applicable series then outstanding, in the performance of any other covenant or warranty in the debt securities of the series, in the Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or board resolution
referred to in the notice under which the debt securities of the series may have been issued; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">default in the payment of principal when due or resulting in acceleration of other indebtedness of ours for
borrowed money where the aggregate principal amount with respect to which the default or acceleration has occurred exceeds $10&nbsp;million and the indebtedness is not discharged or acceleration is not rescinded or annulled within 10 days after
written notice of the default to us by the trustee or to us and the trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the applicable series then outstanding, provided that the event of default will be
deemed cured or waived if the default that resulted in the acceleration of the other indebtedness is cured or waived or the indebtedness is discharged; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Lowe&#8217;s as more fully described in the Indenture.
(Section&nbsp;501). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will describe any additional events of default that may be added to the
Indenture for a particular series of debt securities. (Section 301). No event of default with respect to a particular series of debt securities issued under the Indenture necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series
of debt securities issued under the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture provides that the trustee will, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default with
respect to debt securities of the series, give to the holders of those debt securities notice of all uncured defaults known to it, provided that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">except in the case of default in payment of the principal, premium, if any, interest or sinking fund deposit on
the debt securities of the series, the trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the holders of the debt securities of that series, and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">no notice of a default made in the performance of any covenant or a breach of any warranty contained in the
Indenture will be given until at least 60 days after the occurrence thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Default&#8221; means any event that is, or, after
notice or lapse of time or both, would be, an event of default. (Section&nbsp;602). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series
at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series may declare the principal amount (or, if the debt securities of the
series are Original Issue Discount Securities, the portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of the series) of all the debt securities of the series to be due and payable immediately. At any time after making a declaration of
acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series, but before obtaining a judgment or decree based on acceleration, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series may, in some
circumstances, rescind and annul the acceleration. (Section 502). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture provides that, except for the duty of the trustee in the case of an event of default to act
with the required standard of care, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of these rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders, unless the holders have offered reasonable indemnity to the
trustee. (Sections 601 and 603). Except as limited by the provisions for the indemnification of the trustee and certain other circumstances, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series
will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of the series. (Section
512). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are required to furnish annually to the trustee a statement as to our performance of some of our obligations under the Indenture and as to any
default in our performance. (Section 1005). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Satisfaction and Discharge </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon Company request, the Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the debt securities of a particular series when: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) either: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A)
all debt securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i)&nbsp;debt securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid and (ii)&nbsp;debt securities for whose payment money has
theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) have become due and payable, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year, under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption
by the trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii)&nbsp;above, has
irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose sums sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such debt securities not theretofore delivered to the trustee for
cancellation, for principal (and premium, if any) and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of debt securities which have become due and payable) or to the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under the Indenture by the Company with respect to such debt securities;
and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the Company has delivered to the trustee an officers&#8217; certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the debt securities of such series have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue the debt securities of a
series as one or more fully registered global securities. We will deposit the global securities with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the series. We will register the global securities in
the name of the depositary or its nominee. In such case, one or more global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series represented
by the global security or securities. </P>
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Until any global security is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive certificated form, the depositary or its nominee may not transfer the global certificate except as a
whole to each other, another nominee or to their successors and except as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. (Sections 303 and 305). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of debt securities that a global security will represent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification and Waiver of the Indenture </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and the
trustee may modify or amend the Indenture or the terms of outstanding debt securities of any series without the consent of any holder in order to, among other things: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">evidence the assumption by a successor person of our covenants under the Indenture and in the debt securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">add covenants or events of default for the benefit of the holders of debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">surrender our rights or powers under the Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">provide for uncertificated debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">add guarantees with respect to debt securities or secure debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">establish the forms or terms of debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">evidence the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities convertible into other securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">modify or amend the Indenture in accordance with, or to permit the qualification of the Indenture or any
supplemental indenture, under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as then in effect; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any inconsistency in the Indenture. (Section 901).
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, except as described below, we and the trustee may modify or amend the Indenture with the consent of the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any affected series. We must have the consent of the holders of all of the affected outstanding debt securities to: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the stated maturity date of the principal of, or any installment of principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on, any debt security; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the principal, interest or amount payable on redemption of any debt security; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the method of calculation of any interest on any debt security; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the amount of principal of a debt security payable on acceleration of the maturity thereof;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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modification or amendment of the Indenture or for waiver of compliance with some of the provisions of the Indenture or for waiver of some of the defaults. (Section 902). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any affected series may, on behalf of the holders of all the
debt securities of such series, waive any past default under the Indenture with respect to the debt securities. </P>
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debt security, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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securities of the affected series for modification or amendment. (Section 513). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture is, and debt securities shall be, governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Regarding the Trustee </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bank Trust Company, National
Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as successor trustee, is the trustee under the Indenture. Notice to the trustee should be directed to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">214 North Tryon Street, 27th Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attention: Ryan Riggleman </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following description of certain terms of
our common stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Restated Charter (the &#8220;Restated Charter&#8221;), our Bylaws, as amended and restated (the &#8220;Bylaws&#8221;), and the applicable
provisions of the North Carolina Business Corporation Act (the &#8220;NCBCA&#8221;). We encourage you to review complete copies of the Restated Charter and the Bylaws, which we have previously filed with the SEC. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More
Information.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Restated Charter authorizes us to issue 5,600,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.50 per share. As of July&nbsp;17,
2024, we had approximately 568,566,836 shares of common stock outstanding. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when
our Board of Directors declares them out of funds legally available therefor. Dividends may be paid on our common stock only if all dividends on any outstanding preferred stock have been paid or provided for. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issued and outstanding shares of our common stock are, and any shares of common stock offered by a prospectus supplement upon issuance and payment
therefor will be, fully paid and nonassessable. Holders of our common stock do not have any preemptive or conversion rights, and we may not make further calls or assessments on our common stock. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions
applicable to our common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of our voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled
to receive, pro rata, after satisfaction in full of the prior rights of creditors and holders of preferred stock, if any, all of our remaining assets available for distribution. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Directors are elected by a majority vote of the holders of common stock voting at a meeting in person or by proxy, except in the event of a contested
election, in which case, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election. Holders of common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting rights for the election of directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#8220;LOW.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Computershare Trust Company, N.A. of Providence, Rhode Island, acts as the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Anti-Takeover Effects of North Carolina Law, the Restated Charter and the Bylaws </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain provisions of the NCBCA, the Restated Charter and the Bylaws may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing another party from acquiring
control of our company. These provisions, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed, in part, to encourage persons seeking to acquire control
of our company to negotiate first with our Board of Directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate more favorable terms with an unfriendly or unsolicited acquirer outweigh the disadvantages of
discouraging a proposal to acquire our company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Authorized but Unissued Stock </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Restated Charter authorizes the issuance of a significant number of shares of common stock and preferred stock. A large quantity of authorized but unissued
shares may deter potential takeover attempts because of the ability of our Board of Directors to authorize the issuance of some or all of these shares to a friendly party, or to </P>
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the public, which would make it more difficult for a potential acquirer to obtain control of our company. This possibility may encourage persons seeking to acquire control of our company to
negotiate first with our Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock could also have other anti-takeover effects. Under
certain circumstances, any or all of the preferred stock could be used as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control or management of our company. For example, our Board of Directors could designate and issue a series of
preferred stock in an amount that sufficiently increases the number of outstanding shares to overcome a vote by the holders of common stock, or with rights and preferences that include special voting rights to veto a change in control. The preferred
stock could also be used in connection with the issuance of a shareholder rights plan, sometimes referred to as a &#8220;poison pill.&#8221; Our Board of Directors is able to implement a shareholder rights plan without further action by our
shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Use of our preferred stock in the foregoing manner could delay or frustrate a merger, tender offer or proxy contest, the removal of
incumbent directors or the assumption of control by shareholders, even if these actions would be beneficial to our shareholders. In addition, the existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock could discourage bids for our company
even if such bid represents a premium over our then-existing trading price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Shareholder Action by Written Consent </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the NCBCA, our shareholders may take action by the unanimous written consent of the holders of all of our outstanding shares of common stock in lieu of
an annual or special meeting. Otherwise, shareholders will only be able to take action at an annual or special meeting called in accordance with the Bylaws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Requirements for Advance Notification of Shareholder Proposals and Nominations </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bylaws provide for advance notice procedures with respect to shareholder proposals (except proposals submitted in accordance with the eligibility and
procedural requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-8</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), and included in our proxy statement) and the nomination of candidates for election
as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of our Board of Directors. Pursuant to these provisions, to be timely, a shareholder&#8217;s notice must meet certain requirements with respect to its content and be received at our
principal executive offices, addressed to the Secretary of our company, within the following time periods: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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than the close of business on the 120th&nbsp;calendar day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year&#8217;s annual meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 calendar days before or more than 60
calendar days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, then to be timely, the shareholder notice must be received not earlier than the close of business on the 120th&nbsp;calendar day prior to such annual
meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th&nbsp;calendar day prior to such annual meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than 100 calendar days prior to the date of such
annual meeting, the 10th&nbsp;calendar day following the calendar day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 120th&nbsp;calendar day prior to such special meeting or the 10th&nbsp;calendar day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting
is first made by us. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These provisions may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper
procedures are not followed. These provisions may also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting </P>
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a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer&#8217;s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>No Cumulative Voting </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cumulative voting allows a
shareholder to vote a portion or all of its shares for one or more candidates for seats on a company&#8217;s board of directors. The absence of cumulative voting makes it more difficult for a minority shareholder to gain a seat on a company&#8217;s
board of directors to influence the board&#8217;s decision regarding a takeover. Under the NCBCA, our shareholders are not entitled to cumulate their votes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Shareholder Approval of Certain Business Combinations </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The NCBCA has two primary anti-takeover statutes, The North Carolina Shareholder Protection Act and The North Carolina Control Share Acquisition Act, which
govern the shareholder approval required for certain business combinations. Since we have not opted out of either of these provisions, we are subject to the anti-takeover effects of The North Carolina Shareholder Protection Act and The North
Carolina Control Share Acquisition Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The North Carolina Shareholder Protection Act generally requires the affirmative vote of 95% of a public
corporation&#8217;s voting shares to approve a &#8220;business combination&#8221; with any other entity that a majority of continuing directors determines beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 20% of the voting shares of the
corporation (or ever owned more than 20% and is still an &#8220;affiliate&#8221; of the corporation) unless the fair price provisions and the procedural provisions of the statute are satisfied. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Business combination&#8221; is defined by the statute as (i)&nbsp;any merger, consolidation or conversion of a corporation with or into any other
entity, (ii)&nbsp;any sale or lease of all or any substantial part of the corporation&#8217;s assets to any other entity or (iii)&nbsp;any payment, sale or lease to the corporation or any subsidiary thereof by any other entity of assets having an
aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or more in exchange for securities of the corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under The North Carolina Control Share Acquisition Act,
&#8220;control shares&#8221; of a corporation that are acquired in a &#8220;control share acquisition&#8221; (as defined in the statute) have no voting rights unless such rights are granted by resolution adopted by a majority of the disinterested
shareholders of the corporation, and in the event such voting rights were to be granted, all other shareholders would have the right, subject to certain limitations, to have their shares in the corporation redeemed at their fair value. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A person acquires &#8220;control shares&#8221; whenever such person acquires shares that, when added to all other shares of the corporation beneficially owned
by such person, would entitle the person to voting power in the election of directors equal to or greater than one of three thresholds: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-fifth,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-third</FONT> or a
majority. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Election and Number of Directors </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Restated Charter and the Bylaws contain provisions that establish specific procedures for nominating and electing members of our Board of Directors,
including the advance notice requirements discussed above under &#8220;&#8212;Requirements for Advance Notification of Shareholder Proposals and Nominations.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Restated Charter and the Bylaws provide that the number of directors will be established by our Board of Directors but may not be fewer than three.
Accordingly, our shareholders may not increase the size of our Board of Directors for the purpose of electing new directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Amendment of the
Restated Charter </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as provided under the NCBCA, amendments to the Restated Charter must be proposed by our Board of Directors and approved by
holders of a majority of our total outstanding shares entitled to vote. In the case of any </P>
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meeting of shareholders at which an amendment of the Restated Charter is to be submitted for approval, the notice of such meeting must have stated that the amendment of the Restated Charter was
one of the purposes of the meeting. These provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging the removal of any anti-takeover defenses provided for in the Restated Charter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Amendment of the Bylaws </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bylaws may be
altered, amended or repealed, or new bylaws may be adopted, by (i)&nbsp;a majority of the members of our Board of Directors at a meeting in which a quorum is present or by unanimous written consent or (ii)&nbsp;the holders of a majority of the votes
cast at a meeting of shareholders in which a quorum is present or by unanimous written consent of the voting shares, provided in the case of any special meeting of shareholders, that the notice of such meeting must have stated that the amendment of
the Bylaws was one of the purposes of the meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limits on Calling Special Meetings of Shareholders </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A special meeting of our shareholders may be called by the Chairman of our Board of Directors, our Chief Executive Officer or by a majority of our Board of
Directors, and must be called by the Secretary of our company upon the written request of one or more shareholders owning at least 15% in the aggregate of the total number of shares of capital stock of our company outstanding and entitled to vote at
such meeting. Any such special meeting called at the request of our shareholders will be held at such date, time and place as may be fixed by our Board of Directors, provided that the date of such special meeting may not be more than 90 days after
the receipt of such request by the Secretary. The Bylaws specify the form and content of a shareholder&#8217;s request for a special meeting. These provisions may make a change in control of our company more difficult by delaying shareholder actions
to elect directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a description of general terms and provisions of the preferred stock. The particular terms of any series of preferred stock will be described
in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the terms of the preferred stock are, or will be, contained in the Restated Charter or any resolutions
which may be adopted by our Board of Directors relating to any series of the preferred stock, which will be filed with the SEC at or before the time we issue a series of the preferred stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Restated Charter authorizes us to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $5.00 per share, 750,000 shares of which have been designated as
Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A. We may amend the Restated Charter from time to time to increase the number of authorized shares of preferred stock. Such an amendment would require the approval of the holders of the voting capital
stock entitled to vote on such an amendment in accordance with the terms of the Restated Charter. As of July&nbsp;17, 2024, we had no shares of preferred stock outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Board of Directors is authorized to designate the following with respect to each new series of preferred stock: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title and stated value of the series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the number of shares in each series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the dividend rates and dates of payment and whether dividends will be cumulative and, if cumulative, the date
from which dividends will accumulate; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">voluntary and involuntary liquidation preferences and the liquidation price and liquidation premium, if any,
applicable to the series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">redemption prices, if redeemable, and the terms and conditions of such redemption; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the sinking fund or purchase fund provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of shares;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the rights, if any, and the terms and conditions on which shares can be converted into shares of any other series
or class; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the voting rights, if any; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other applicable terms. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The preferred stock, when issued in exchange for full consideration, will be fully paid and nonassessable. We will pay dividends and make distributions in the
event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up first to holders of our preferred stock and then to holders of our common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although it has no
present intention to do so, our Board of Directors, without shareholder approval, may issue preferred stock with voting and conversion rights, which could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of common stock. If we issue preferred stock,
it may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell the securities being offered hereby from time to time: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to or through one or more underwriters or dealers; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through one or more agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">directly to purchasers; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through a combination of these methods. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement with respect to each offering of securities will set forth the specific plan of distribution and the terms of the offering,
including: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the purchase price or initial public offering price of the securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the net proceeds from the sale of the securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the use of the net proceeds; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any delayed delivery arrangements; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters&#8217; compensation;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any discounts or concessions allowed or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-allowed</FONT> or paid to dealers;
and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any commissions paid to agents. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may designate agents to solicit purchases for the period of their appointment and to sell securities on a continuing basis, including pursuant to &#8220;at
the market offerings.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer these securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or through
underwriters without a syndicate. If underwriters are used, we will enter into an underwriting agreement with the underwriters at the time of the sale of the securities and the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own accounts.
The underwriters may resell the securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to customary conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities if any of the securities are purchased.
Underwriters may sell securities to or through dealers, and the dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent. Any
initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-allowed</FONT> or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters and agents may from time to time purchase and sell the securities described in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement in the
secondary market, but are not obligated to do so. No assurance can be given that there will be a secondary market for the securities or liquidity in the secondary market if one develops. From time to time, underwriters and agents may make a market
in the securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to facilitate the offering of the securities, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the price of the securities or of any other securities the price of which may be used to determine payments on the securities. Specifically, the underwriters may over-allot in connection with an offering, creating a short position
in the debt securities for their own accounts. In addition, to cover over-allotments or to stabilize the price of the securities or of any other securities, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, the securities or any other securities in the
open market. Finally, in any offering of the securities </P>
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through a syndicate of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing the securities in the offering, if the
syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilization transactions or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities above
independent market levels. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities, and may suspend or terminate any of these activities at any time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters named in an applicable prospectus supplement are, and dealers and agents named in an applicable prospectus supplement may be, deemed to be
&#8220;underwriters&#8221; within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), in connection with the securities offered thereby, and any discounts or commissions they receive from us and any profit on
their resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. We may have agreements with the underwriters, dealers or agents to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments they may be required to make. Underwriters, dealers or agents and their respective affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for
us or our subsidiaries and affiliates in the ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If indicated in an applicable prospectus supplement, we may authorize dealers
acting as our agents to solicit offers from some institutions to purchase our securities at the public offering price given in that supplement under &#8220;Delayed Delivery Contracts&#8221; providing for payment and delivery on the date or dates
stated in such supplement. Each contract will be for an amount not less than, and the aggregate principal amount of securities sold under the contracts will not be less nor more than, the respective amounts stated in the applicable prospectus
supplement. Institutions with whom contracts, when authorized, may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and other institutions, but will in
all cases be subject to our approval. Contracts will not be subject to any conditions except that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the purchase by an institution of the securities covered by its contracts will not at the time of delivery be
prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States to which such institution is subject, and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if the securities are being sold to underwriters, we will have sold to the underwriters the total principal
amount of the securities less the principal amount covered by contracts. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One or more firms, referred to as &#8220;remarketing
firms,&#8221; may also offer or sell the securities, if the applicable prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with a remarketing arrangement upon their purchase. Remarketing firms will act as principals for their own accounts or as agents
for us. These remarketing firms will offer or sell the securities in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to the terms of the securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will identify any remarketing firm and the terms of its
agreement, if any, with us and will describe the remarketing firm&#8217;s compensation. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the securities they remarket. Remarketing firms may be entitled under agreements that may
be entered into with us to indemnification by us against and contribution toward certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and the remarketing firms and their respective affiliates may be customers of, engage in
transactions with, or perform services for us or our subsidiaries and affiliates in the ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless indicated in the applicable
prospectus supplement, we do not expect to apply to list any series of debt securities on a securities exchange. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. The applicable prospectus supplement
may provide that the original issue date for your securities may be more than one scheduled business day after the trade date for your securities. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in any prospectus supplement, the validity of our common stock and preferred stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon
for us by Moore&nbsp;&amp; Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina and the validity of our debt securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Cleary Gottlieb Steen&nbsp;&amp; Hamilton LLP, New York, New York. Unless otherwise
specified in any prospectus supplement, certain legal matters related to North Carolina law may be passed upon for us by Moore&nbsp;&amp; Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If legal matters in connection with offerings made pursuant to this prospectus are passed upon by counsel for underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, such
counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to such offering. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The financial statements of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. as of February&nbsp;2, 2024 and February&nbsp;3, 2023 and for each of the three years in the period
ended February&nbsp;2, 2024, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and the effectiveness of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the periods ended May&nbsp;3, 2024 and May&nbsp;5, 2023, which is incorporated by reference
herein, Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, have applied limited procedures in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for a review of such
information. However, as stated in their report included in the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended May&nbsp;3, 2024 and incorporated by reference herein, they did not audit and
they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. Deloitte&nbsp;&amp;
Touche LLP are not subject to the liability provisions of Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act for their report on the unaudited interim financial information because that report is not a &#8220;report&#8221; or a &#8220;part&#8221; of the
Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> relating to the securities covered by this prospectus.
This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not contain all of the information in the registration statement. Any statement made by us in this prospectus concerning a contract, agreement or other document of ours is not
necessarily complete, and you should read the documents that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement and the documents that we reference below under the heading &#8220;Information Incorporated by Reference&#8221; for a more complete
understanding of the contract, agreement or other document. Each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the contract, agreement or other document to which it refers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.&nbsp;You may obtain any document we file through the
SEC&#8217;s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Our SEC filings are also available on our web site at http://www.ir.lowes.com. However, information located on or accessible from our web site is not a part of this prospectus, other than documents that we
file with the SEC that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, and information that we file later
with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below that we previously filed with the SEC and any future filings we will make with the SEC under Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering of the securities described in this prospectus (other than, in each case, any portion of these documents deemed to have been &#8220;furnished&#8221;&nbsp;and
not&nbsp;&#8220;filed&#8221; with the SEC, including any exhibits related thereto): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Annual Report on&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066724000033/low-20240202.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A>&nbsp;for the fiscal year ended February&nbsp;2, 2024;
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<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066724000085/low-20240503.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A>&nbsp;for the quarter ended May&nbsp;3, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000119312524100050/d467523ddef14a.htm">Schedule 14A</A>&nbsp;filed on April&nbsp;18, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066724000116/low-20240531.htm">June&nbsp;5, 2024</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of our common stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/60667/000006066724000033/exhibit427_02022024.htm">Exhibit&nbsp;4.27</A> to our Annual Report on&nbsp;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K&nbsp;for</FONT> the fiscal year ended February&nbsp;2, 2024, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, modifies
or supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of
any such person, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus, excluding exhibits to a document unless an exhibit has been specifically incorporated by
reference in that document. Such requests should be directed to the attention of Investor Relations at the following address and telephone number: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attn: Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1000
Lowes Boulevard </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Mooresville, North Carolina 28117 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Telephone: (704) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">758-1000</FONT> </P>
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<td colspan="4" style="padding-bottom: .5em"> <p> <b>Calculation of Filing Fee Tables</b> </p> </td> </tr>
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<td style="padding-bottom: .25em"> <p> <b> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:FormTp" contextRef="rc" id="ixv-519">S-3</ix:nonNumeric> </b> </p> </td> </tr>
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<td style="padding-bottom: .25em"> <p> <b> <ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityRegistrantName" contextRef="rc" id="ixv-520">LOWES COMPANIES INC</ix:nonNumeric> </b> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="padding-bottom: 20px;">
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<th style="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word"> <b>Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities</b> </th>
<th style="vertical-align: bottom; word-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;"> <span style="-sec-ix-hidden: hiddenrcOfferingTableNa">&#9744;Not Applicable</span> </th> </tr> </table>
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<th style="width: 12%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Security Type</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 14%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Security Class Title </b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 2%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 5%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Amount Registered</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 15%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 10%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 5%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Fee Rate</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Amount of Registration Fee</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 1%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Carry Forward Form Type</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 7%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Carry Forward File Number</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 6%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Carry Forward Initial Effective Date</b> </p> </th>
<th style="width: 7%;"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"> <b>Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward</b> </p> </th> </tr>
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align: center"> <b>Newly Registered Securities</b> </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:PrevslyPdFlg" contextRef="offrl_1" format="ixt:booleanfalse" id="ixv-521">Fees to be Paid</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> 1 </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTp" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-522">Debt</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTitl" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-523">3.950% Notes due 2027</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:Rule457oFlg" contextRef="offrl_1" format="ixt:booleantrue" id="ixv-524">457(o)</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:AmtSctiesRegd" unitRef="Shares" decimals="0" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-525">650,000,000</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-526">649,837,500.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeRate" unitRef="pure" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-527">0.0001531</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeAmt" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-528">99,490.12</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:PrevslyPdFlg" contextRef="offrl_2" format="ixt:booleanfalse" id="ixv-529">Fees to be Paid</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> 2 </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTp" contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-530">Debt</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTitl" contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-531">4.000% Notes due 2028</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:Rule457oFlg" contextRef="offrl_2" format="ixt:booleantrue" id="ixv-532">457(o)</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:AmtSctiesRegd" unitRef="Shares" decimals="0" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-533">750,000,000</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-534">749,197,500.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeRate" unitRef="pure" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-535">0.0001531</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeAmt" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-536">114,702.14</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:PrevslyPdFlg" contextRef="offrl_3" format="ixt:booleanfalse" id="ixv-537">Fees to be Paid</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> 3 </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTp" contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-538">Debt</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTitl" contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-539">4.250% Notes due 2031</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:Rule457oFlg" contextRef="offrl_3" format="ixt:booleantrue" id="ixv-540">457(o)</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:AmtSctiesRegd" unitRef="Shares" decimals="0" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-541">1,100,000,000</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-542">1,098,108,000.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeRate" unitRef="pure" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-543">0.0001531</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeAmt" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-544">168,120.33</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:PrevslyPdFlg" contextRef="offrl_4" format="ixt:booleanfalse" id="ixv-545">Fees to be Paid</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> 4 </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTp" contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-546">Debt</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTitl" contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-547">4.500% Notes due 2032</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:Rule457oFlg" contextRef="offrl_4" format="ixt:booleantrue" id="ixv-548">457(o)</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:AmtSctiesRegd" unitRef="Shares" decimals="0" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-549">1,300,000,000</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-550">1,297,179,000.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeRate" unitRef="pure" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-551">0.0001531</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeAmt" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-552">198,598.10</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:PrevslyPdFlg" contextRef="offrl_5" format="ixt:booleanfalse" id="ixv-553">Fees to be Paid</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> 5 </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTp" contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-554">Debt</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTitl" contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-555">4.850% Notes due 2035</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:Rule457oFlg" contextRef="offrl_5" format="ixt:booleantrue" id="ixv-556">457(o)</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:AmtSctiesRegd" unitRef="Shares" decimals="0" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-557">1,200,000,000</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-558">1,197,132,000.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeRate" unitRef="pure" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-559">0.0001531</ix:nonFraction> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeAmt" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-560">183,280.91</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:PrevslyPdFlg" contextRef="offrl_6" format="ixt:booleantrue" id="ixv-561">Fees Previously Paid</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> 6 </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTp" contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-562">Debt</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingSctyTitl" contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-563">0</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:Rule457oFlg" contextRef="offrl_6" format="ixt:booleantrue" id="ixv-564">457(o)</ix:nonNumeric> </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:AmtSctiesRegd" unitRef="Shares" decimals="0" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-565">0</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:MaxAggtOfferingPric" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-566">0.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td style="text-align: right;"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:FeeAmt" unitRef="USD" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-567">0.00</ix:nonFraction> </td>
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<td colspan="14" style="text-align: center"> <b>Carry Forward Securities</b> </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Carry Forward Securities </td>
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<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right">Total Offering Amounts:</p> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 16%;"> <p id="MaxAggtOfferingPrice" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:TtlOfferingAmt" contextRef="rc" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" unitRef="USD" id="ixv-568">4,991,454,000.00</ix:nonFraction> </p> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 1px black; width: 16%;"> <p id="TotalFeeAmt" style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> <span>$</span> <ix:nonFraction name="ffd:TtlFeeAmt" contextRef="rc" decimals="INF" format="ixt:numdotdecimal" unitRef="USD" id="ixv-569">764,191.60</ix:nonFraction> </p> </td>
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<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top"> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right"> Total Fees Previously Paid: </p> </td>
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<td/> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="padding-bottom: 20px;">
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<td colspan="7" style="white-space: pre-line;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingNote" escape="1" contextRef="offrl_1" id="ixv-573">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act. </ix:nonNumeric> </td> </tr>
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<td colspan="7" style="white-space: pre-line;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingNote" escape="1" contextRef="offrl_2" id="ixv-574">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.</ix:nonNumeric> </td> </tr>
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<td colspan="7" style="white-space: pre-line;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingNote" escape="1" contextRef="offrl_3" id="ixv-575">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.</ix:nonNumeric> </td> </tr>
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<td style="width:10pt;"> <p style="margin:0pt;text-align:left;"> <sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:10px">4</sup> </p> </td>
<td colspan="7" style="white-space: pre-line;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingNote" escape="1" contextRef="offrl_4" id="ixv-576">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.</ix:nonNumeric> </td> </tr>
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<td colspan="7" style="white-space: pre-line;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingNote" escape="1" contextRef="offrl_5" id="ixv-577">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.</ix:nonNumeric> </td> </tr>
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<td colspan="7" style="white-space: pre-line;"> <ix:nonNumeric name="ffd:OfferingNote" escape="1" contextRef="offrl_6" id="ixv-578">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.</ix:nonNumeric> </td> </tr>
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<th style="width: 7%;"> File Number </th>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Fee Offset Claims </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td> </tr>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> Fee Offset Sources </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td> </tr>
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<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: left;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
<td style="text-align: right;"> N/A </td>
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<div>Sep. 24, 2025 </div>
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<td class="text">true<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingSctyTp', window );">Security Type</a></td>
<td class="text">Debt<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingSctyTitl', window );">Security Class Title</a></td>
<td class="text">3.950% Notes due 2027<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_AmtSctiesRegd', window );">Amount Registered | shares</a></td>
<td class="nump">650,000,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 649,837,500.00<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_FeeAmt', window );">Amount of Registration Fee</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 99,490.12<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingNote', window );">Offering Note</a></td>
<td class="text">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act. <span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingAxis=2', window );">Offering: 2</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingTable', window );"><strong>Offering:</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingSctyTp', window );">Security Type</a></td>
<td class="text">Debt<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingSctyTitl', window );">Security Class Title</a></td>
<td class="text">4.000% Notes due 2028<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_AmtSctiesRegd', window );">Amount Registered | shares</a></td>
<td class="nump">750,000,000<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_MaxAggtOfferingPric', window );">Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 749,197,500.00<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_FeeAmt', window );">Amount of Registration Fee</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 114,702.14<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingNote', window );">Offering Note</a></td>
<td class="text">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingSctyTp', window );">Security Type</a></td>
<td class="text">Debt<span></span>
</td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingSctyTitl', window );">Security Class Title</a></td>
<td class="text">4.250% Notes due 2031<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_AmtSctiesRegd', window );">Amount Registered | shares</a></td>
<td class="nump">1,100,000,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,098,108,000.00<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.01531%<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 168,120.33<span></span>
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<td class="text">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingSctyTp', window );">Security Type</a></td>
<td class="text">Debt<span></span>
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<td class="text">4.500% Notes due 2032<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,300,000,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,297,179,000.00<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.01531%<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_FeeAmt', window );">Amount of Registration Fee</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 198,598.10<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingNote', window );">Offering Note</a></td>
<td class="text">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">Debt<span></span>
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<td class="text">4.850% Notes due 2035<span></span>
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<td class="nump">1,200,000,000<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 1,197,132,000.00<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0.01531%<span></span>
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<td class="text">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">Debt<span></span>
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<td class="nump">0<span></span>
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<td class="nump">$ 0.00<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_FeeAmt', window );">Amount of Registration Fee</a></td>
<td class="nump">$ 0.00<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ffd_OfferingNote', window );">Offering Note</a></td>
<td class="text">The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee Table" shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893), in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The amount of securities being registered.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Total amount of registration fee (amount due after offsets).</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The rate per dollar of fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The maximum aggregate offering price for the offering that is being registered.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingNote</td>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The title of the class of securities being registered (for each class being registered).</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingSctyTitl</td>
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<td>ffd:securityTitleItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Type of securities: "Asset-backed Securities", "ADRs/ADSs", "Debt", "Debt Convertible into Equity", "Equity", "Face Amount Certificates", "Limited Partnership Interests", "Mortgage Backed Securities", "Non-Convertible Debt", "Unallocated (Universal) Shelf", "Exchange Traded Vehicle Securities", "Other"</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br></p></div>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingSctyTp</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingTable</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_PrevslyPdFlg</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Checkbox indicating whether filer is using Rule 457(o) to calculate the registration fee due.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 457<br> -Subsection o<br></p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingAxis=2</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingAxis=3</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingAxis=4</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ffd_OfferingAxis=5</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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