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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-224995
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		20
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250923
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250930
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250930

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07898
		FILM NUMBER:		251360339

	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="center">(a North Carolina corporation) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$650,000,000 3.950% Notes due 2027 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$1,100,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2031 </P>
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</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One Bryant Park </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10036 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GOLDMAN SACHS&nbsp;&amp; CO. LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">200 West Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10282 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">550 South Tryon Street, 5<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charlotte, NC 28202 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), confirms its agreement with BofA Securities, Inc.
(&#8220;BofA&#8221;), Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC (&#8220;Goldman Sachs&#8221;) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (&#8220;Wells Fargo and, together with BofA and Goldman Sachs and each of the other underwriters named in Schedule A hereto, the
&#8220;Underwriters,&#8221; which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section&nbsp;10 hereof, for whom BofA, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the
&#8220;Representatives&#8221;)) with respect to the issuance and sale by the Company and purchase by the Underwriters of up to $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.950% Notes due 2027 (the &#8220;2027 Notes&#8221;), up to $750,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% Notes due 2028 (the &#8220;2028 Notes&#8221;), up to $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% Notes due 2031 (the &#8220;2031 Notes&#8221;), up to $1,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
its 4.500% Notes due 2032 (the &#8220;2032 Notes&#8221;) and up to $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Notes due 2035 (the &#8220;2035 Notes&#8221; and, together with the 2027 Notes, 2028 Notes, 2031 Notes and the 2032 Notes, the
&#8220;Securities&#8221;) on the terms and conditions stated herein and in Schedule B hereto. The Securities are to be sold to each Underwriter, acting severally and not jointly, in the respective principal amounts as are set forth in Schedule A
hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter. The Securities are to be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company,
National Association, as successor trustee (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 (the &#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and the Base Indenture as
supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), between the Company and the Trustee. The Securities and the Indenture are more fully described in the Prospectus referred to below. </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 Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#8220;Commission&#8221;) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-280893),</FONT> including the related base prospectus, which
registration statement became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e) of the rules and regulations of the Commission (the &#8220;1933 Act Regulations&#8221;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;1933 Act&#8221;). Such
registration statement covers, among other securities, the registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act. Promptly after execution and delivery of this Underwriting Agreement (this &#8220;Agreement&#8221;), the Company will prepare and file a
prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430B of the 1933 Act Regulations (&#8220;Rule 430B&#8221;) and paragraph (b)&nbsp;of Rule 424 of the 1933 Act Regulations (&#8220;Rule 424(b)&#8221;). Any information included in such prospectus
that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of and included in such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B is referred to as &#8220;Rule 430B Information.&#8221; The
prospectus dated July&nbsp;19, 2024 (the &#8220;Base Prospectus&#8221;) together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated September&nbsp;23, 2025 used in connection with the offering of the Securities, including the documents incorporated by
reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> under the 1933 Act, is herein called the &#8220;Preliminary Prospectus.&#8221; Such registration statement, at any given time, including the amendments thereto
to such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> under the 1933 Act at such time and the documents otherwise
deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the 1933 Act Regulations at such time, is herein called the &#8220;Registration Statement.&#8221; The Registration Statement at the time it originally became effective is herein called the
&#8220;Original Registration Statement.&#8221; The Base Prospectus together with the final prospectus supplement dated September&nbsp;23, 2025 in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Securities,
including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> under the 1933 Act at the time of the execution of this Agreement, is herein called the &#8220;Prospectus.&#8221; For
purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to mean and include the copy filed with the Commission
pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (&#8220;EDGAR&#8221;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All references in this Agreement to
financial statements and schedules and other information which is &#8220;contained,&#8221; &#8220;included&#8221; or &#8220;stated&#8221; in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or other references of like
import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the 1933 Act Regulations to be part of or included in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and
include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;1934 Act&#8221;), which is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may
be. </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 Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the
Securities as set forth in the Prospectus as soon as you deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1. <U>Representations and Warranties</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I><U>Representations and Warranties of the Company</U></I><I>.</I> The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the
Underwriters as of the Applicable Time referred to in Section&nbsp;1(a) hereof and as of the Closing Time referred to in Section&nbsp;2(b) hereof that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <U>Status as a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer</U>. (A)&nbsp;At the time of filing the Original Registration Statement, (B)&nbsp;at the time the
Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the 1933 Act Regulations) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption provided by Rule 163 of the 1933 Act Regulations
(&#8220;Rule 163&#8221;) and (C)&nbsp;at the date hereof, the Company was and is a &#8220;well-known seasoned issuer,&#8221; as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations (&#8220;Rule 405&#8221;), including not having been and not being an
&#8220;ineligible issuer,&#8221; as defined in Rule 405. The Registration Statement is an &#8220;automatic shelf registration statement,&#8221; as defined in Rule 405, and the Securities, since their registration on the Registration Statement, have
been and remain eligible for registration by the Company on a Rule 405 &#8220;automatic shelf registration statement.&#8221; The Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations objecting
to the use of the automatic shelf registration statement form. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) <U>Registration Statement, Prospectus and Disclosure at Time of
Sale</U>. The Original Registration Statement became effective upon filing with the Commission under Rule 462(e) of the 1933 Act Regulations on July&nbsp;19, 2024. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, have been threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information
has been complied with. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent that any offer that is a written communication relating to the Securities was made prior to the
filing of the Original Registration Statement by the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this paragraph only, of Rule 163(c) of the 1933 Act Regulations), such communication has been filed with the Commission in
accordance with the exemption provided by Rule 163 and otherwise complied with the requirements of Rule 163, including, without limitation, the legending requirement, to qualify such offer for the exemption from Section&nbsp;5(c) of the 1933 Act
provided by Rule 163. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the time the Original Registration Statement became effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to the
offering of the Securities, as determined for the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations, and at the Closing Time, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of
the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &#8220;1939 Act&#8221;), and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1939 Act (the &#8220;1939 Act Regulations&#8221;), and did not and will
not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, at their respective dates
and at the Closing Time, included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Company makes no representations or warranties as to statements in or omissions from (i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement with respect to that part of the Registration Statement that
constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1)</FONT> of the Trustee under the 1939 Act or (ii)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined
below) made by or on behalf of or relating to any Underwriter, directly or through you, expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such
information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus under the caption &#8220;Underwriting&#8221; furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: (i)&nbsp;the names of the Underwriters
and the principal amounts of the Securities set forth in the table of Underwriters in the first paragraph; (ii)&nbsp;the statements set forth in the fifth paragraph; (iii)&nbsp;the statements set forth in the third sentence of the seventh paragraph;
(iv)&nbsp;the statements set forth in the ninth and tenth paragraphs; (v)&nbsp;the statements set forth in the first sentence of the twelfth paragraph; and (vi)&nbsp;the statements set forth in the thirteenth paragraph. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, when so filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the 1933 Act
Regulations and the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering were identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except
to the extent permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of the Applicable Time (as defined below), neither
the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below) nor the Preliminary Prospectus, all considered together (collectively, the &#8220;General Disclosure Package&#8221;), included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Applicable Time&#8221; means 5:10 P.M. (Eastern time) on September&nbsp;23, 2025 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the
Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Free Writing Prospectus&#8221; means a &#8220;free writing prospectus,&#8221; as defined in Rule 405. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Issuer Free Writing Prospectus&#8221; means any &#8220;issuer free writing prospectus,&#8221; as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act
Regulations (&#8220;Rule 433&#8221;), relating to the Securities that is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus&#8221; means the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, in form and substance set forth on
Schedule B hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date, did not include any information that conflicted with the
information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as of such date, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or
modified. </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 representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or
omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for
use therein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) <U>Incorporated Documents</U>. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus (A)&nbsp;at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations
or the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the &#8220;1934 Act Regulations&#8221;), as applicable, and (B)&nbsp;when read together with the other information included in the Preliminary Prospectus, at the Applicable
Time, and the Prospectus, at the date of the Prospectus and at the Closing Time, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) <U>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</U>.
Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, who have reported upon the audited financial statements, the notes related thereto and schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, are an independent registered public accounting
firm as required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) <U>Authorization of Agreement</U>. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) <U>Financial Statements</U>. The consolidated financial statements included in or
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company
and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations and the consolidated cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (&#8220;GAAP&#8221;) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. The financial statement schedules, if any, included in the Registration Statement present fairly in all
material respects in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected consolidated financial information included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all
material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) <U>Interactive Data</U>. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission&#8217;s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii) <U>Good Standing of the Company</U>. The Company is a corporation duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina with corporate power and authority under such laws to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;
and the Company is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing or validly existing, as applicable, in each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property of a nature, or transacts business of a type,
that would make such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix) <U>Good Standing of Significant Subsidiary</U>. Lowe&#8217;s Home Centers, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (a
&#8220;Significant Subsidiary,&#8221; as such term is defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-02</FONT> under Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X),</FONT> is a limited liability company organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina with power and authority under such laws to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business; and such Significant Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to transact business and
is in limited liability company good standing in each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property of a nature, or transacts business of a type, that would make such qualification or licensing necessary, except to the extent that the failure to
so qualify, be licensed or be in limited liability company good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise. All of the membership interest units of such Significant Subsidiary
have been validly issued and are owned directly by the Company, free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, charge, claim or encumbrance of any kind. Under the North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act, the Company has no obligation to
make further payments for its membership interest units or contributions to such Significant Subsidiary solely by reason of the Company&#8217;s ownership of such membership interest units, except for its obligation to repay any funds wrongfully
distributed to it. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) <U>Authorization of Indenture</U>. The Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company. The Supplemental Indenture and any board resolution or action of authorized officers of the Company setting forth the terms of the Securities have been duly authorized by the Company, will be substantially in the form heretofore delivered
to you and, when the Supplemental Indenture is duly executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors&#8217; rights generally
and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) (the &#8220;Enforceability Exceptions&#8221;); and the Indenture conforms in all
material respects to the description thereof in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi) <U>Authorization of
Securities</U>. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company. When executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and sold and paid for as provided in this Agreement, the Securities will
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions; and the Securities will conform in all
material respects to the description thereof in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii) <U>No Material Adverse Change in Business</U>. Since the date of the most recent
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been
(A)&nbsp;any material adverse change in the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (B)&nbsp;any transaction
entered into by the Company or any subsidiary, other than in the ordinary course of business, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise or (C)&nbsp;any dividend (other than ordinary quarterly dividends
declared, paid or made in the ordinary course of business) or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on its capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiii) <U>Absence of Defaults and Conflicts</U>. Neither the Company nor the Significant Subsidiary are in default in the performance or
observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which they are a party or by which they may be bound or to which any of
their properties may be subject, except for such defaults that would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture by the Company, the issuance and delivery of the Securities, the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, in the Prospectus and in the Registration Statement and
compliance by the Company with the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and do not and will not result in any violation of the charter or bylaws or similar
organizational documents of the Company or the Significant Subsidiary, and do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or the Significant Subsidiary under (A)&nbsp;any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or the
Significant Subsidiary are a party or by which they may be bound or to which any of their properties may be subject or (B)&nbsp;any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any government, governmental instrumentality
or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or the Significant Subsidiary or any of their respective properties (except for, in each case, such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances
that would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise and that would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company
to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiv) <U>Absence of Further Requirements</U>. No
filing with, or authorization, approval, consent or license of, any government, governmental instrumentality or court (other than those required and obtained under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1939 Act, state or foreign securities or
blue sky laws and the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (&#8220;FINRA&#8221;)) is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of
the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for the valid authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, or for the execution, delivery or performance of the Indenture by the
Company. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xv) <U>Absence of Proceedings</U>. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company that could result in any material adverse change in the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, or that could materially and adversely affect the
properties or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, or that could adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental
proceedings that are not described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus to which the Company or any subsidiary of the Company is a party or which affect any of their respective properties, including ordinary routine litigation
incidental to the business of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvi) <U>Accuracy of Exhibits</U>. There are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the
General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described and filed as required. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvii) <U>Possession of Licenses and Permits</U>. Each of the Company and the Significant Subsidiary owns, possesses or has obtained all
material governmental licenses, permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations necessary to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted (other than
such licenses, permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals and authorizations which, if neither owned, possessed nor obtained, would not have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one
enterprise), and neither the Company nor the Significant Subsidiary have received any notice of proceedings relating to revocation or modification of any such material licenses, permits, certificates, consents, orders, approvals or authorizations.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xviii) <U>Possession of Intellectual Property</U>. Each of the Company and the Significant Subsidiary owns or possesses, or can acquire
on reasonable terms, adequate patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks and trade names necessary to carry on its business as presently conducted, and neither the Company nor the Significant Subsidiary have received any notice of
infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any patents, patent licenses, trademarks, service marks or trade names that in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, could materially
adversely affect the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xix) <U>Absence of Labor Dispute</U>. To the knowledge of the Company, no material labor problem exists with its employees or with employees
of the Significant Subsidiary or is imminent and there is no existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or the Significant Subsidiary&#8217;s principal suppliers, contractors or customers, in each case, that could be
expected to materially adversely affect the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xx) <U>Market Stabilization</U>. The Company has not taken and, so long as a prospectus is
required to be delivered by any Underwriter or dealer, will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might be reasonably expected to, cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxi) <U>Environmental Laws</U>. Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and except as would not individually
or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, (A)&nbsp;the Company and its subsidiaries are each in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below), (B) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C)&nbsp;there
are no pending or threatened Environmental Claims (as defined below) against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D)&nbsp;there are no circumstances with respect to any property or operations of the Company or its subsidiaries that could
reasonably be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Company or its subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: &#8220;Environmental Law&#8221; means any United States (or other applicable jurisdiction&#8217;s) federal, state, local or municipal statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code,
policy or rule of common law and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment, health, safety or any chemical, material or substance,
exposure to which is, prohibited, limited or regulated by any governmental authority. &#8220;Environmental Claims&#8221; means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of
noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxii) <U>Accounting Controls and
Disclosure Controls</U>. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#8217;s general or specific authorization;
(B)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#8217;s
general or specific authorization; (D)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (E)&nbsp;interactive data in
eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is prepared in accordance with the Commission&#8217;s rules and guidelines applicable
thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxiii) <U>Sarbanes-Oxley</U>. The Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with the applicable provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxiv) <U>Investment Company Act</U>. The Company is not required, and upon the issuance and
sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not be required, to register as an &#8220;investment
company&#8221; under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxv) <U>No Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments</U>. None of the
Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the best of the Company&#8217;s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a
violation by such persons of the FCPA (as defined below), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of
the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any &#8220;foreign official&#8221; (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or
any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA, and the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the best of the Company&#8217;s knowledge, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have
instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. &#8220;FCPA&#8221; means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxvi) <U>No Conflict with Money Laundering Laws</U>. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries
are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering
statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency in such jurisdictions (collectively, the
&#8220;Money Laundering Laws&#8221;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the
best of the Company&#8217;s knowledge, threatened. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxvii) <U>No Conflict with OFAC Laws</U>. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries nor, to the best of the Company&#8217;s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (&#8220;Person&#8221;) currently the subject
or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations
Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty&#8217;s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, &#8220;Sanctions&#8221;), nor is the Company located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of
Sanctions; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partners or other Person, to
fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person
participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxviii) <U></U><U>Cybersecurity</U>. To the knowledge of the Company, (A)&nbsp;there has
been no material security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure, or other compromise of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data and databases,
equipment or technology (collectively, &#8220;IT Systems and Data&#8221;); (B) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been notified of, and each of them have no knowledge of any event or condition that could result in, any material security
breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data; and (C)&nbsp;the Company and its subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable measures consistent with industry standards and practices to
maintain and protect the integrity, security, redundancy and continuous operation of their IT Systems and Data. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, contractual obligations and internal policies relating to the privacy and security of personally identifiable information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxix)<U>&nbsp;Stock Purchase Agreement</U>. The Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;19, 2025 (the &#8220;Stock Purchase
Agreement&#8221;), by and among the Company, ASP Flag Parent Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Target&#8221;), and ASP Flag Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the &#8220;Seller&#8221;), pursuant to which the Company will
acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock (the &#8220;Shares&#8221;) of the Target and the business of Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Target), has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I><U>Officer&#8217;s Certificate</U></I><I>.</I> Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and
delivered to you or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2. <U>Sale and Delivery to the Underwriters; Closing</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I><U>Securities</U></I><I>.</I> On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, and subject to the terms and
conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such
Underwriter&#8217;s name in Schedule A hereto at a purchase price equal to 99.750% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, a purchase price equal to 99.643% of the principal amount of the 2028 Notes, a purchase price equal to 99.478% of the
principal amount of the 2031 Notes, a purchase price equal to 99.383% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes and a purchase price equal to 99.311% of the principal amount of the 2035 Notes, plus any additional principal amount of Securities that
such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to Section&nbsp;10 hereof, plus, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest on such Securities from September&nbsp;30, 2025 to the Closing Time. </P>
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Securities shall be made at the offices of Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Company and you, at 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the fifth full business day after the
date of this Agreement (unless postponed pursuant to Section 10 hereof), or at such other time not more than the fifth full business day thereafter as you and the Company shall determine (such date and time of payment and delivery being herein
called the &#8220;Closing Time&#8221;). Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company, against delivery to you for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of
the Securities to be purchased by them. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I><U>Denominations; Registration</U></I><I>.</I> The Securities to be purchased by the
Underwriters shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as you may request in writing at least one full business day before the Closing Time. The Securities will be made available in New York City for examination by you not later
than 10:00 A.M. (Eastern time) on the business day prior to the Closing Time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3. <U>Certain Covenants of the Company</U>. The
Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I><U>Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests; Payment of
Filing Fees</U></I>. During the period in which a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered by an Underwriter or would be required but for Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, the Company, subject to Section&nbsp;3(b) hereof, will
comply with the requirements of Rule 430B and will notify the Representatives immediately, and confirm the notice in writing, (i)&nbsp;when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement relating to the
Securities shall become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus relating to the Securities shall have been filed, (ii)&nbsp;of the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus, (iii)&nbsp;of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or the filing of a new registration statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference
therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or for additional information, (iv)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or such new registration statement or of any
order preventing or suspending the use of the Preliminary Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or, upon becoming aware, of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings
for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section&nbsp;8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v)&nbsp;if the Company becomes aware that it is the subject of a proceeding under Section&nbsp;8A of the 1933 Act
in connection with the offering of the Securities. The Company will effect the filings required under Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b), and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly
whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the
issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment. The Company shall pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule
456(b)(1)(i) of the 1933 Act Regulations and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the 1933 Act Regulations (including, if applicable, by updating the &#8220;Calculation of Filing Fee&#8221; table in accordance with Rule
456(b)(1)(ii) either in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or in an exhibit to a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)). </P>
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Sheet</U></I>. During the period in which a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered by an Underwriter or would be required but for Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, the Company will give the Representatives notice of its
intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement relating to the Securities or any amendment, supplement or revision to either the Preliminary Prospectus or to the Prospectus, whether pursuant to
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, and the Company will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such
document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The Company has given the Representatives notice of any filings made pursuant to the 1934 Act or 1934 Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the
Applicable Time; the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Applicable Time to the Closing Time and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of
time prior to such proposed filing and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object (unless, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, such filing is required under the
1934 Act or 1934 Act Regulations). The Company will prepare a final term sheet (the &#8220;Final Term Sheet&#8221;) reflecting the final terms of the Securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives and contained in
Schedule B hereto, and shall file such Final Term Sheet as an &#8220;issuer free writing prospectus&#8221; pursuant to Rule 433 prior to the close of business two business days after the date hereof; <U>provided</U> that the Company shall furnish
the Representatives with copies of any such Final Term Sheet a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel to the Underwriters shall reasonably object.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I><U>Continued Compliance with Securities Laws</U></I><I>.</I> The Company will comply to the best of its ability with the 1933 Act
and the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the 1939 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and the Prospectus. If at
any time when a prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel
for the Underwriters or counsel for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it was delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in
the opinion of either such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or to file a new registration statement or amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the
1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section&nbsp;3(b) hereof, such amendment, supplement or new registration statement as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement
or omission or to comply with such requirements. The Company will use its best efforts to have such amendment, supplement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable (if it is not an automatic shelf registration statement
with respect to the Securities) and the Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment, supplement or new registration statement as the Underwriters may reasonably request. During the period in which a prospectus
relating to the Securities is required to be delivered by an Underwriter or would be required but for Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, if at any </P>
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time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict
with the information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement (or any other registration statement relating to the Securities), or the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or included or would include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify
the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I><U>Delivery of the Registration Statement</U></I><I>.</I> The Company has furnished or will furnish to you, without charge, as many
signed copies of the Original Registration Statement and of all amendments thereto, copies of all exhibits and documents filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof (other than documents required to
be filed under the 1934 Act that upon filing are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein and through the end of the period when a prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities) and signed
copies of all consents and certificates of experts, as you may reasonably request, and has furnished or will furnish to you, for each of the Underwriters, one conformed copy of the Original Registration Statement and of each amendment thereto
(including documents incorporated by reference into the Prospectus but without exhibits, other than documents required to be filed under the 1934 Act that upon filing are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein). The copies of the Original
Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <I><U>Delivery of Prospectuses</U></I>. The Company has delivered to each Underwriter, without
charge, an electronic copy of the Preliminary Prospectus, and the Company hereby consents to the distribution of such Preliminary Prospectus to prospective investors. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period
when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished
to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <I><U>Blue Sky Qualifications</U></I><I>.</I> The Company will use its reasonable best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to
qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as you may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one year from the date
hereof; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so
qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the
Securities have been qualified as above to continue such qualification in effect for a period of not less than one year from the date hereof. The Company will also supply you with such information as is necessary for the determination of the
legality of the Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as you may request. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <I><U>Rule 158</U></I><I>.</I> The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the
1934 Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of
Section&nbsp;11(a) of the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <I><U>Rating of Securities</U></I>. The Company shall take all reasonable action necessary to
enable Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc. (&#8220;Moody&#8217;s&#8221;) and Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services, a subsidiary of S&amp;P Global Inc. (&#8220;S&amp;P&#8221;), to provide their respective credit ratings of the
Securities issued by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <I><U>Use of Proceeds</U></I><I>.</I> The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the
sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Prospectus under the caption &#8220;Use of Proceeds.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <I><U>Issuer Free
Writing Prospectuses</U></I><I>.</I> The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and the
Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed with the Commission;
<U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that prior to the preparation of the Final Term Sheet in accordance with Section&nbsp;3(b) hereof, the Underwriters are authorized to use information with respect to the final terms of the Securities in
communications conveying information relating to the offering to prospective investors. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a &#8220;Permitted Free Writing
Prospectus.&#8221; The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to
any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4. <U>Payment of Expenses</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I><U>Expenses</U></I><I>.</I> The Company will pay and bear all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under
this Agreement, including (i)&nbsp;the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and any schedules or exhibits and any documents incorporated therein by reference), as originally filed and as
amended, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the cost of furnishing copies thereof in accordance with Section&nbsp;3 hereof to the Underwriters, (ii)&nbsp;the preparation, printing and
distribution of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Securities and the blue sky survey, (iii)&nbsp;the delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iv)&nbsp;the fees and disbursements of the Company&#8217;s counsel and accountants, (v)&nbsp;the
qualification of the Securities under the applicable securities laws in accordance with Section&nbsp;3(f) hereof and any filing for review of the offering with FINRA, including filing fees and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters
in connection therewith and in connection with the blue sky survey, (vi)&nbsp;any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities and (vii)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Trustee, in connection with the Indenture and the Securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I><U>Termination of Agreement</U></I><I>.</I> If this Agreement is terminated by you in
accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;5 or Section&nbsp;9(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses,
including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5. <U>Conditions of Underwriters&#8217;
Obligations</U>. The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities that they have respectively agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the
Company contained herein or in certificates of any officer of the Company or the Significant Subsidiary delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, and to the following further
conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I><U>Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Filing of Prospectus; Payment of Filing Fee</U></I><I>.</I> The
Registration Statement has become effective and is effective, and at the Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose shall have
been instituted or shall be pending or, to your knowledge or the knowledge of the Company, shall be threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the
satisfaction of counsel for the Underwriters. A prospectus containing the Rule 430B Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (or a post-effective amendment providing such
information shall have been filed and become effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430B). The Company shall have paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i)
of the 1933 Act Regulations and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the 1933 Act Regulations and, if applicable, shall have updated the &#8220;Calculation of Filing Fee&#8221; table in accordance with Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) either in
a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or in an exhibit to a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I><U>Opinion
and Negative Assurance Letter of Freshfields US LLP, Counsel to the Company</U></I><I>.</I> At the Closing Time, you shall have received a signed opinion and negative assurance letter of Freshfields US LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of the
Closing Time, together with signed or reproduced copies of such opinions for each of the other Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I><U>Opinion of Moore</U></I><I><U></U></I><I><U>&nbsp;&amp; Van Allen PLLC, North Carolina Counsel to the Company.</U></I> At the Closing
Time, you shall have received a signed opinion of Moore&nbsp;&amp; Van Allen PLLC, North Carolina counsel for the Company, dated as of the Closing Time, together with signed or reproduced copies of such opinions for each of the other Underwriters,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters. </P>
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shall have received the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter of Paul Hastings LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated as of the Closing Time, together with signed or reproduced copies of such opinion for each of the other Underwriters,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers of the Company and
the Significant Subsidiary and certificates of public officials; <U>provided</U> that such certificates have been delivered to the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <I><U>Officers&#8217; Certificate</U></I><I>.</I> At the Closing Time, (i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package
and the Prospectus, as they may then be amended or supplemented, shall contain all material statements that are required to be stated therein under the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and in all material respects shall conform to the
requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the 1939 Act Regulations, and none of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as they may then be amended or supplemented, shall
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii)&nbsp;since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective
dates as of which information is given in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there shall not have been any material adverse change in the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries,
considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (iii)&nbsp;no action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company
that would be required to be set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus other than as set forth therein and no proceedings shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company before or by any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, that could result in any material adverse change in the financial condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries,
considered as one enterprise, other than as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (iv)&nbsp;the Company shall have complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied relating
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus at or prior to the Closing Time and (v)&nbsp;the other representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in Section&nbsp;1(a) hereof shall be accurate as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time. At the Closing Time, you shall have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or an Executive Vice President or equivalent
thereof, and the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or Controller, of the Company, dated as of the Closing Time, to such effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)
<I><U>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm&#8217;s Comfort Letter</U></I><I>.</I> At the date of this Agreement, you shall receive from Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP a letter, dated as of the date of this Agreement, in form and substance
satisfactory to you, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in independent registered public accounting firms&#8217;
&#8220;comfort letters&#8221; to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and the specified
date referred to therein shall be a date not more than two business days prior to the date of this Agreement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <I><U>Bring-down Comfort Letter</U></I><I>.</I> At the Closing Time, you shall have
received from Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(f) hereof, except that the specified date referred to shall
be a date not more than two business days prior to the Closing Time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <I><U>Rating Agencies</U></I><I>.</I> Subsequent to the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Time, there shall not have been any downgrading, nor any notice given of any intended or potential downgrading or of a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible
change, in the rating accorded any of the Company&#8217;s securities, including the Securities, by any &#8220;nationally recognized statistical rating organization,&#8221; as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <I><U>Additional Documents</U></I><I>.</I> At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with all such
documents, certificates and opinions as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and the matters referred to in Section&nbsp;5(d) hereof and
in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations, warranties or statements of the Company, the performance of any of the covenants of the Company or the fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained; and all
proceedings taken by the Company at or prior to the Closing Time in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to you and to counsel for the
Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <I><U>Termination of Agreement</U></I><I>.</I> If any of the conditions specified in this Section&nbsp;5 shall not have
been fulfilled when and as required by this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by you on notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party,
except as provided in Section&nbsp;4 hereof. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 6, 7, 8 and 18 hereof shall remain in effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6. <U>Indemnification</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I><U>Indemnification of the Underwriters</U></I>. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, and each of its
respective affiliates, its directors, each of its officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, including the Rule 430B Information, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, or arising out of an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or
the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred,
to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or
any such alleged untrue statement or omission; <U>provided</U> that (subject to Section&nbsp;6(d) hereof) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by you), reasonably incurred
in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under subparagraph (i)&nbsp;or (ii) above; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>provided</U>,
<U>however</U>, that this indemnity agreement does not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by and relating to any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430B Information, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I><U>Indemnification
of the Company, Directors and Officers</U></I>. Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity agreement contained in Section&nbsp;6(a) hereof, as incurred, but only
with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430B Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by and relating to such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I><U>Actions Against Parties; Notification</U></I>. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each
indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is
not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(a) hereof,
counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Representatives and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(b) hereof, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may
participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no
event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties,
settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification
or contribution could be sought under this Section&nbsp;6 or Section&nbsp;7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional
release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii)&nbsp;does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any
indemnified party. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I><U>Settlement Without Consent if Failure to Reimburse</U></I>. If at any time an indemnified party shall have
requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section&nbsp;6(a)(ii) hereof effected
without its written consent if (i)&nbsp;such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii)&nbsp;such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement
at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii)&nbsp;such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. The indemnified party shall
promptly reimburse the indemnifying party for all amounts advanced to it pursuant to this Section&nbsp;6(d) (unless it is entitled to such amounts under Section&nbsp;7 hereof) if it shall be finally judicially determined that such indemnified party
was not entitled to indemnification hereunder and such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense arose out of (i)&nbsp;an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by and relating to the indemnified party expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430B Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or (ii)&nbsp;a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11 of the 1933 Act) by the indemnified party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7. <U>Contribution</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the indemnification provided for in Section&nbsp;6 hereof is for any reason held to be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified
party, as incurred, (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or
(ii)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause (i)&nbsp;is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;above but also the relative fault of the
Company, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the
other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before
deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth
on such cover. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties&#8217;
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and the
Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section&nbsp;7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this
Section&nbsp;7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or
body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section&nbsp;7, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by
which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Section&nbsp;7, each director, officer and respective affiliates of the Underwriters
and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each
officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Company. The Underwriters&#8217; respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 are several in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not
joint. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8. <U>Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery</U>. All representations, warranties,
indemnities, agreements and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Company, any Underwriter or any person who controls the Company or any Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the 1934 Act and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I><U>Termination Generally</U></I><I>.</I> You may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the
Closing Time, if (i)&nbsp;there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the financial
condition, earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii)&nbsp;there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets
in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial
or economic conditions, in each case the effect is such as to make it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Securities or enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, (iii)&nbsp;trading in any securities of the Company
has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or FINRA or if trading generally on the New York Stock Exchange (the &#8220;NYSE&#8221;) has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed,
or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by the NYSE or by order of the Commission, FINRA or any other governmental authority, (iv)&nbsp;a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or
clearance services in the United States or (v)&nbsp;a banking moratorium has been declared by either federal, New York or North Carolina authorities. As used in this Section&nbsp;9(a), the term &#8220;Prospectus&#8221; means the Prospectus in the
form first used to confirm sales of the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I><U>Liabilities</U></I><I>.</I> If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this
Section&nbsp;9, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except to the extent provided in Section&nbsp;4 hereof. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 6, 7, 8 and 18 hereof shall survive
such termination and remain in full force and effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10. <U>Default by One or More of the Underwriters</U>. If one or more
of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time to purchase the Securities that it or they are obligated to purchase pursuant to this Agreement (the &#8220;Defaulted Securities&#8221;), you shall have the right, within 36 hours thereafter, to
make arrangements for one or more of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and
upon the terms set forth in this Agreement; if, however, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters have not completed such arrangements within such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">36-hour</FONT> period, then: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be
purchased pursuant to this Agreement, each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter shall be obligated, each severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective Securities
underwriting obligation proportions bear to the underwriting obligations of all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters; or </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No action taken pursuant to this Section&nbsp;10 shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any such default that does not result in a termination of this Agreement, either the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or
Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term &#8220;Underwriter&#8221; includes any Person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section&nbsp;10. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11. <U>Notices</U>. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if delivered, mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters and the Company shall be directed to the addresses specified below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the Company: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1000 Lowes Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mooresville, North Carolina 28117 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mail Code: NB3TIR </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention:
Treasurer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile (704) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">757-0576</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: kate.pearlman@lowes.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With a copy to:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1000 Lowes Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mooresville, North Carolina 28117 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mail Code: NB7 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Office
of the Chief Legal Officer </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (704) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">757-0598</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: juliette.w.pryor@lowes.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the
Underwriters: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA
Securities, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">114 West 47th Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NY8-114-07-01</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10036 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">901-7881</FONT> </P>
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and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">200 West Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New
York 10282 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Registration Department </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">902-9316</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: registration-syndops@ny.email.gs.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Transaction Management </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: tmgcapitalmarkets@wellsfargo.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;12. <U>Parties</U>. This Agreement herein set forth is made solely for the benefit of the several Underwriters, the Company and,
to the extent expressed, any person who controls the Company or any of the Underwriters within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1933 Act, and the directors of the Company, its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and their
respective executors, administrators, successors and assigns and, subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;10 hereof, no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term &#8220;successors and
assigns&#8221; shall not include any purchaser, as such purchaser, from any of the several Underwriters of the Securities. All of the obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are several and not joint. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;13. <U>No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship</U>. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the
Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts, is an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#8217;s-length</FONT> commercial transaction between the Company,
on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and does not constitute a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters, (b)&nbsp;in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the
process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its shareholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c)&nbsp;no Underwriter has assumed or
will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on
other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d)&nbsp;the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be
engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and (e)&nbsp;the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory, investment or tax advice with respect to the offering
contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate, and (f)&nbsp;none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters with respect to any entity or natural person. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity (as defined below) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special
Resolution Regime (as defined below), the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special
Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate (as defined below) of such Underwriter becomes subject to
a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights (as defined below) under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised
under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) For purposes of this Section&nbsp;14, a &#8220;BHC Act Affiliate&#8221; has the meaning assigned to the term &#8220;affiliate&#8221; in,
and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &#167; 1841(k). &#8220;Covered Entity&#8221; means any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a &#8220;covered entity&#8221; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167;
252.82(b); (ii) a &#8220;covered bank&#8221; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 47.3(b); or (iii)&nbsp;a &#8220;covered FSI&#8221; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12
C.F.R. &#167; 382.2(b). &#8220;Default Right&#8221; has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167;&#167; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. &#8220;U.S. Special Resolution Regime&#8221;
means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;15. <U>Patriot Act Notice</U>. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">107-56</FONT> (signed into law October&nbsp;26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include
the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;16. <U>Integration</U>. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the
Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;17. <U>Representation of
Underwriters</U>. The Representatives will act for the several Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any action under or in respect of this Agreement taken by the Representatives will be binding upon
all Underwriters. </P>
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permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) and each of the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising
out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;19. <U>Governing Law and Time</U>. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Unless otherwise indicated, specified times of the day refer to New York City time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;20. <U>Effect of Headings</U>. The headings herein are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;21. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and when a counterpart has been
executed by each party, all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000,
Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and
be valid and effective for all purposes. </P>
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return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement between the Company and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kate Pearlman</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Kate Pearlman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Vice President, Investor Relations&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">as of the date first above written:</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">GOLDMAN SACHS&nbsp;&amp; CO. LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">BofA Securities, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Christopher Cote</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Christopher Cote</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Johannes Hahn</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Johannes Hahn</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Carolyn Hurley</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Carolyn Hurley</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Underwriter</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal&nbsp;amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of 2027 Notes</B></P></TD>
<TD 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">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">195,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 65,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 27,625,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Truist Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 21,125,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 8,125,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 8,125,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>650,000,000</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<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>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Principal&nbsp;amount</B><br><B>of 2028 Notes</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:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">225,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size: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">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<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">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<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">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 75,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 31,875,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Truist Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 24,375,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 9,375,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 9,375,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>750,000,000</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></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></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"></TD>

<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Underwriter</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Principal amount</B><br><B>of 2031 Notes</B></TD>
<TD 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">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 330,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size: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">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 110,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 46,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Truist Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 35,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 13,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 13,750,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>1,100,000,000</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></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></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"></TD>

<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Underwriter</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of 2032 Notes</B></P></TD>
<TD 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">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 390,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size: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">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 130,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 55,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">Truist Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 42,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 16,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></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">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 16,250,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>1,300,000,000</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></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></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"></TD>

<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Underwriter</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of 2035 Notes</B></P></TD>
<TD 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">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 360,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 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: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">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</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: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">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</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:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 120,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</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:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Truist Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 39,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 15,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<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">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 15,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>1,200,000,000</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE B </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated September&nbsp;23, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated September&nbsp;23, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-280893</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Final Term Sheet </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dated
September&nbsp;23, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ratings* (Moody&#8217;s/S&amp;P):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">[RESERVED/RESERVED]</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;23, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date (T+5)**:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;30, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Special Mandatory Redemption:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">If the Issuer does 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 the Issuer 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.</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><I>3.950% Notes due 2027</I></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$650,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;15, 2027</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">3.950% per annum</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning April&nbsp;15, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">UST 3.625% due August&nbsp;31, 2027</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">100-01</FONT><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">7</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">8</SUB> / 3.592%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.370% (37 basis points)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">3.962%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Public Offering Price:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.975% of principal amount, plus accrued interest from the expected Settlement Date</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Proceeds (before expenses):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$649,837,500</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">T + 10 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP / ISIN:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">548661 ET0 / US548661ET01</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><I>4.000% Notes due 2028</I></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$750,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;15, 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.000% per annum</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning April&nbsp;15, 2026</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">UST 3.375% due September&nbsp;15, 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">99-14</FONT><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">3</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">4</SUB> / 3.567%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.470&nbsp;% (47 basis points)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.037%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Public Offering Price:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.893% of principal amount, plus accrued interest from the expected Settlement Date</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Proceeds (before expenses):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$749,197,500</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Prior to the date that is one month prior to the Maturity Date at T + 10 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Par Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">On or after one month prior to the Maturity Date</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP / ISIN:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">548661 EU7 / US548661EU73</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"><B><I>4.250% Notes due 2031</I></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$1,100,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;15, 2031</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.250% per annum</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning March&nbsp;15, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">UST 3.625% due August&nbsp;31, 2030</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">99-26</FONT> / 3.666%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.620% (62 basis points)</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.286%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Public Offering Price:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.828% of principal amount, plus accrued interest from the expected Settlement Date</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Proceeds (before expenses):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$1,098,108,000</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Prior to the date that is one month prior to the Maturity Date at T + 10 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Par Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">On or after one month prior to the Maturity Date</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP / ISIN:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">548661 EV5 / US548661EV56</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><I>4.500% Notes due 2032</I></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$1,300,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;15, 2032</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.500% per annum</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning April&nbsp;15, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">UST 3.875% due August&nbsp;31, 2032</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">100-01</FONT><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">3</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">4</SUB> / 3.866%</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.670% (67 basis points)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.536%</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Public Offering Price:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.783% of principal amount, plus accrued interest from the expected Settlement Date</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Proceeds (before expenses):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$1,297,179,000</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Prior to the date that is two months prior to the Maturity Date at T + 15 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Par Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">On or after two months prior to the Maturity Date</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP / ISIN:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">548661 EW3 / US548661EW30</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><I>4.850% Notes due 2035</I></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$1,200,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;15, 2035</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.850% per annum</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning April&nbsp;15, 2026</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">UST 4.250% due August&nbsp;15, 2035</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">101-04</FONT> / 4.110%</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.770% (77 basis points)</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">4.880%</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Public Offering Price:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">99.761% of principal amount, plus accrued interest from the expected Settlement Date</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Proceeds (before expenses):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$1,197,132,000</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Prior to the date that is three months prior to the Maturity Date at T + 15 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Par Call:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">On or after three months prior to the Maturity Date</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">548661 EX1 / US548661EX13</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">***</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Book Running Managers:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Passive Bookrunners:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Barclays Capital Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Truist Securities, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Loop Capital Markets LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Note: A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision
or withdrawn at any time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">**We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on the fifth
business day following the date hereof (such settlement cycle being referred to as &#8220;T+5&#8221;). Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market
generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes prior to the first business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue
of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+5, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement. Such purchasers should consult their own advisors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any capitalized term used in this Final Term Sheet but not defined herein has the meaning assigned to such term in the preliminary prospectus
supplement, dated September&nbsp;23, 2025, relating to the Notes offered hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Issuer has filed a registration statement
(including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents the Issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">294-1322,</FONT> Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC toll-free at (866) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">471-2526</FONT> or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at (800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">645-3751.</FONT> </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 4.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">TWENTY-THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">between </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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and </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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">as Trustee </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Supplemental to the Amended and Restated Indenture Dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Creating a Series of Securities designated 3.950% Notes due 2027, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Creating a Series of Securities designated 4.000% Notes due 2028, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Creating a Series of Securities designated 4.250% Notes due 2031, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Creating a Series of Securities designated 4.500% Notes due 2032, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Creating a Series of
Securities designated 4.850% Notes due 2035 </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TWENTY-THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 (this
&#8220;<U>Supplemental Indenture</U>&#8221;<U>)</U> between LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina (the &#8220;<U>Company</U>&#8221;) having its principal office at 1000
Lowes Boulevard, Mooresville, North Carolina 28117, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee (the
&#8220;<U>Trustee</U>&#8221;<U>)</U> as successor trustee to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WITNESSETH: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the
&#8220;<U>Base Indenture</U><U>,</U>&#8221; as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture (the &#8220;<U>Indenture</U>&#8221;)) providing for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured unsubordinated debentures, notes or other
evidences of indebtedness (the &#8220;<U>Securities</U>&#8221;), to be issued in one or more series as provided in the Base Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, it is provided in Section&nbsp;901 of the Base Indenture that, without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a
Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental thereto (1)&nbsp;to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities; <I>provided </I>that any such addition,
change or elimination (i)&nbsp;shall neither (A)&nbsp;apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (B)&nbsp;modify the rights of the Holder of any
such Security with respect to such provision or (ii)&nbsp;shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding, (2)&nbsp;to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and
if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) and (3)&nbsp;to establish the form or terms of Securities of any
series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Base Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the power and authority
conferred upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Indenture and pursuant to appropriate Board Resolutions and actions of its authorized officers, has duly determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Supplemental Indenture
in order to establish the form and terms of, and to provide for the creation and issuance of, five new series of Securities designated as its (i) 3.950% Notes due 2027 (the &#8220;<U>2027 Notes</U>&#8221;) in an aggregate Principal Amount at
Maturity of $650,000,000, (ii) 4.000% Notes due 2028 (the &#8220;<U>2028 Notes</U>&#8221;) in an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of $750,000,000, (iii) 4.250% Notes due 2031 (the &#8220;<U>2031 Notes</U>&#8221;) in an aggregate Principal
Amount at Maturity of $1,100,000,000, (iv) 4.500% Notes due 2032 (the &#8220;<U>2032 Notes</U>&#8221;) in an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of $1,300,000,000 and (v) 4.850% Notes due 2035 (the &#8220;<U>2035 Notes</U>&#8221; and, together
with the 2027 Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2032 Notes, the &#8220;<U>Notes</U>&#8221;) in an aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of $1,200,000,000; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, all acts and requirements necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or
any Authenticating Agent and issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Indenture against payment therefor, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and legally binding
supplement to the Indenture have been done. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, in order to establish the form and terms of the series of the 2027 Notes, the
series of the 2028 Notes, the series of the 2031 Notes, the series of 2032 Notes and the series of the 2035 Notes and for and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the Indenture and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders, as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;101. <U>Definitions</U>. For all purposes of the Base Indenture and this
Supplemental Indenture relating to the respective series of Notes created hereby, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in this Supplemental Indenture have the meanings assigned to them in
this Article. Each capitalized term that is used in this Supplemental Indenture but not defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Base Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Additional Notes</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;203 hereof.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Business Day</U>&#8221; means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday in New York City on which banking
institutions are authorized or required by law or regulation to close. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Change of Control</U>&#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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended) (other than the Company or one of its 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 Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company or other Voting Stock into which Voting Stock of the Company 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 the assets of
the Company and the assets of its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more &#8220;persons&#8221; (as that term is defined in the Indenture) (other than the Company or one of its subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will
not be considered to be a Change of Control if (a)&nbsp;the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (b)&nbsp;(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 Voting Stock of the Company 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:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Change of Control Triggering Event</U>&#8221; means the occurrence of
both a Change of Control and a Rating Event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Depositary</U>&#8221; means, with respect to the Notes issuable in whole or in
part in global form, DTC and any nominee thereof, until a successor is appointed and becomes such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter &#8220;Depositary&#8221; shall mean or include such successor and any nominee
thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>DTC</U>&#8221; means The Depository Trust Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>FBM Acquisition</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;207(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Global Note</U>&#8221; means a Note issued in global form and deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary, substantially in the
form of one or more of the Global Notes attached hereto as Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-1,</FONT> Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-2,</FONT> Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-3,</FONT> Exhibit <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-4</FONT> and Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-5.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>H.15</U>&#8221; has the meaning
set forth in the definition of &#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; in this Supplemental Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>H.15 TCM</U>&#8221; has the meaning
set forth in the definition of &#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; in this Supplemental Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Initial Notes</U>&#8221; has the
meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;203 hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Investment Grade Rating</U>&#8221; means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3
(or the equivalent) by Moody&#8217;s and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> (or the equivalent) by S&amp;P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Moody&#8217;s</U>&#8221; means Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Note Interest Payment Date</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;205 of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Par Call Date</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;206(a) of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Principal Amount at Maturity</U>&#8221; of the Notes means the principal amount at maturity as set forth on the face of each
respective Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Purchase Agreement</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;207(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Rating Agencies</U>&#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 the control of the Company, a &#8220;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#8221; (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency for a former Rating Agency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Rating Event</U>&#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> 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 the Company&#8217;s 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 the request of the Company 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:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Regular Record Date</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;205 of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Remaining Life</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in the definition of &#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; in this Supplemental Indenture.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>S&amp;P</U>&#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:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;207(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption Date</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;207(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption Event</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;207(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption Price</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;207(a) hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Stated Maturity</U>&#8221; has the meaning set forth in Section&nbsp;204 of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Treasury Rate</U>&#8221; means, with respect to any Redemption Date with respect to an optional redemption pursuant to
Section&nbsp;206, the yield for the applicable series of Notes being redeemed, determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; 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) H.15&#8221; (or any successor designation or
publication) (&#8220;<U>H.15</U>&#8221;) under the caption &#8220;U.S. government securities&#8211;Treasury constant maturities&#8211;Nominal&#8221; (or any successor caption or heading) (&#8220;<U>H.15 TCM</U>&#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 their Stated
Maturity) (the &#8220;<U>Remaining Life</U>&#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 their Stated
Maturity) 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:9%; 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, in the case of the 2027 Notes, their Stated Maturity, as
applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the applicable Par Call Date or such Stated Maturity, but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from such Par Call Date or
Stated Maturity, as applicable, one with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date or Stated Maturity, as applicable, and one with a maturity date following such Par Call Date or Stated Maturity, as applicable, the Company shall select the United
States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date or Stated Maturity, as applicable. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the applicable Par Call Date or Stated Maturity, 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:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;<U>Voting Stock</U>&#8221; means, with respect to any specified person (as that term is used in
Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102. <U>Section References</U>. Each reference to a particular section set forth in this Supplemental Indenture shall, unless the
context otherwise requires, refer to this Supplemental Indenture. Each reference to a particular section of the Base Indenture shall refer to that particular section of the Base Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;201. <U>Title and Amount of the Notes</U>. The Company hereby creates the 2027 Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2032
Notes and the 2035 Notes, each as a separate series of its Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. The 2027 Notes shall be designated as the &#8220;3.950% Notes due 2027,&#8221; the 2028 Notes shall be designated as the &#8220;4.000% Notes due
2028,&#8221; the 2031 Notes shall be designated as the &#8220;4.250% Notes due 2031,&#8221; the 2032 Notes shall be designated as the &#8220;4.500% Notes due 2032,&#8221; and the 2035 Notes shall be designated as the &#8220;4.850% Notes due
2035.&#8221; The aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the 2027 Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture is initially limited to $650,000,000, the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the 2028 Notes
that may be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture is initially limited to $750,000,000, the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the 2031 Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture is
initially limited to $1,100,000,000, the aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the 2032 Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture is initially limited to $1,300,000,000, and the aggregate Principal Amount at
Maturity of the 2035 Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture is initially limited to $1,200,000,000. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;202. <U>Note Repurchases</U>. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether
such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes of any series in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;203. <U>Issuance of Additional Notes</U>. 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 (collectively, the &#8220;Initial Notes&#8221;). 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 (&#8220;Additional Notes&#8221;) that have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity date and other terms
as the Initial 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); provided that if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the applicable series of Initial Notes 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 Initial Notes, and will vote together as one class on all
matters with respect to the Notes of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;204. <U>Stated Maturity</U>. The Stated Maturity of the 2027 Notes shall
be October&nbsp;15, 2027, the Stated Maturity of the 2028 Notes shall be October&nbsp;15, 2028, the Stated Maturity of the 2031 Notes shall be March&nbsp;15, 2031, the Stated Maturity of the 2032 Notes shall be October&nbsp;15, 2032, and the Stated
Maturity of the 2035 Notes shall be October&nbsp;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">Section&nbsp;205.
<U>Interest and Payment</U>. The 2027 Notes shall bear interest at 3.950% per annum, the 2028 Notes shall bear interest at 4.000% per annum, the 2031 Notes shall bear interest at 4.250% per annum, the 2032 Notes shall bear interest at 4.500% per
annum, and the 2035 Notes shall bear interest at 4.850% per annum. The Notes of each series will bear interest from, and including, September&nbsp;30, 2025 (or the most recent date on which interest on such Notes has been paid or duly provided for).
Interest on the Notes shall be paid semiannually in arrears on (i)&nbsp;each April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15, in the case of the 2027 Notes, (ii)&nbsp;each April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15, in the case of the 2028 Notes, (iii)&nbsp;each
March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15, in the case of the 2031 Notes, (iv)&nbsp;each April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15, in the case of the 2032 Notes, and (v)&nbsp;each April&nbsp;15 and October&nbsp;15, in the case of the 2035 Notes (each, a
&#8220;<U>Note Interest Payment Date</U>&#8221;), commencing (a)&nbsp;April&nbsp;15, 2026, in the case of the 2027 Notes, (b)&nbsp;April&nbsp;15, 2026, in the case of the 2028 Notes, (c)&nbsp;March&nbsp;15, 2026, in the case of the 2031 Notes,
(d)&nbsp;April&nbsp;15, 2026, in the case of the 2032 Notes, and (e)&nbsp;April&nbsp;15, 2026, in the case of the 2035 Notes, 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) (each, a &#8220;<U>Regular Record Date</U>&#8221;). Payments of interest on the Notes shall include interest accrued to, but excluding, the respective Note
Interest Payment Dates. Interest payments for the Notes shall 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. Payments of principal and
interest to owners of book-entry interests shall be made to Holders of the Notes on the respective Regular Record Dates in accordance with the procedures of Depositary and its participants in effect from time to time. All payments of principal and
interest shall be made by the Company in immediately available funds except as set forth in the applicable Note. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;206. <U>Optional Redemption</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Prior to (a)&nbsp;(i) September&nbsp;15, 2028 with respect to the 2028 Notes (one month prior to the Stated Maturity of the 2028 Notes),
(ii) February&nbsp;15, 2031 with respect to the 2031 Notes (one month prior to the Stated Maturity of the 2031 Notes), (iii) August&nbsp;15, 2032 with respect to the 2032 Notes (two months prior to the Stated Maturity of the 2032 Notes) and
(iv)&nbsp;July&nbsp;15, 2035 with respect to the 2035 Notes (three months prior to the Stated Maturity of the 2035 Notes) (each such date, a &#8220;<U>Par Call Date</U>&#8221;) and (b)&nbsp;in the case of the 2027 Notes, at any time prior to the
Stated Maturity of the 2027 Notes, the Company may redeem the applicable series of 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 the Notes matured on the applicable Par Call Date or, in the case of the 2027 Notes, the Stated Maturity for the 2027 Notes) 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the applicable Notes to be redeemed, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; 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">(b) 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">(c) 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Except with respect to any
Special Mandatory Redemption pursuant to Section&nbsp;207, 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">(e) 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">(f) Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the applicable Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue
on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Notice of any redemption of Notes may, at the Company&#8217;s 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 the Company 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">(h) The Company shall notify Holders and the Trustee of any such rescission as soon as practicable after it determines that such conditions
precedent will not be able to be satisfied or the Company is 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, the Company 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 in this Section&nbsp;206. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;207. <U>Special Mandatory Redemption</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If (i)&nbsp;the Company does not consummate the acquisition of the business of Foundation Building Materials, Inc. pursuant to the Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of August&nbsp;19, 2025 (the &#8220;<U>Purchase Agreement</U>&#8221;), by and among the Company, ASP Flag Parent Holdings, Inc. and ASP Flag Holdings LP (the &#8220;<U>FBM Acquisition</U>&#8221;), on or prior to
August&nbsp;19, 2027 or (ii)&nbsp;if, on or prior to such date, the Purchase Agreement is terminated (either such event being a &#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption Event</U>&#8221;), then the Company will be required to redeem (a
&#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption</U>&#8221;) all of the Notes of each series at a Redemption Price (the &#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption Price</U>&#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. Notice of the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event will be delivered by the Company (a &#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption Notice</U>&#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, the Company 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 the Company&#8217;s expense,
deliver (in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary) 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 the Depositary) after the Trustee&#8217;s
delivery of such notice to Holders of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will complete the Special Mandatory Redemption (the date of such redemption, the &#8220;<U>Special Mandatory Redemption Date</U>&#8221;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) On the Business Day prior to the Special Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company 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 the Depositary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) An Event of Default shall occur if the Company fails to complete any Special
Mandatory Redemption pursuant to the terms of this Section&nbsp;207. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Upon the consummation of the FBM Acquisition, the provisions of
this Section&nbsp;207 will cease to apply. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The provisions of this Section&nbsp;207 may not be waived or modified with respect to a
series of Notes without the written consent of all Holders of such Notes. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;208. <U>Change of Control Offer to Purchase</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs with respect to a series of Notes, Holders of such Notes may require the Company 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 date of
purchase (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 Section&nbsp;206). The Company will be required to
mail (or otherwise transmit in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary) 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;<U>Change of Control Offer</U>&#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">(b) On the date specified for repurchase of the applicable series of Notes, the Company
will, to the extent lawful: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) accept for purchase all properly tendered Notes or portions of Notes of such series; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent the required payment for all properly tendered Notes or portions of Notes of such series;
and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Company will comply with the requirements
of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14e-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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 Indenture requiring a Change of Control Offer, the Company will comply with such requirements instead of these repurchase provisions and will not be considered to have breached its obligations with respect to conducting an
offer to repurchase or repurchasing the applicable Notes. Additionally, if an Event of Default exists under the Indenture (which is unrelated to the repurchase provisions of the Notes), including Events of Default arising with respect to other
issues of debt securities, the Company 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">(d)
The Company will not be required to comply with the obligations of this Section&nbsp;208 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">Section&nbsp;209. <U>Forms: Denominations</U>. The Notes shall be Registered Securities and shall be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000
and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. The certificates for the Notes shall be in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-1</FONT> with respect to the 2027 Notes, Exhibit <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-2</FONT> with respect to the 2028 Notes, Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-3</FONT> with respect to the 2031 Notes, Exhibit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-4</FONT> with respect to the 2032 Notes and Exhibit <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-5</FONT> with respect to the 2035 Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;210. <U>Global Notes</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Notes of each series shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes in definitive fully registered book-entry form
without interest coupons, deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, at its Corporate Trust Office, as custodian for the Depositary and registered in the name of DTC or
a nominee thereof, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture. The aggregate Principal Amount at Maturity of the Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the
records of the Trustee and the Depositary as hereinafter provided, consistent with the provisions of the Indenture. </P>
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this Section&nbsp;210(b) and Section&nbsp;303 of the Base Indenture, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (x)&nbsp;shall be registered in the name of the Depositary, (y)&nbsp;shall be delivered by the Trustee to the
Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary&#8217;s instructions and (z)&nbsp;shall bear legends substantially to the following effect: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(&#8220;DTC&#8221;), TO LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;211. <U>Applicability of Reports by the Company</U>. For purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, Section&nbsp;704 of the Base
Indenture is Amended and Restated in its entirety as follows: &#8220;The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Commission, and transmit to Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required
pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to such Act; provided that any such information, documents or reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, shall be filed with the Trustee within 15 days after the same is filed with the Commission. To the extent information, documents or reports are filed with the Commission and required to be delivered to the Trustee or the
Holders, the availability of such information, documents or reports on the Commission&#8217;s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor thereto or the Company&#8217;s website will be deemed to have satisfied such
delivery requirements to the Trustee or the Holders, as applicable. Delivery of such reports to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee&#8217;s receipt of such reports shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any
information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company&#8217;s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers&#8217;
Certificates).&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;212. <U>Applicability of Sinking Funds</U>. The provisions of Article Twelve of the Base Indenture
shall not apply to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;213. <U>Applicability of Repayment of Securities at Option of Holders</U>. The provisions of
Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;214. <U>Applicability of Conversion of Securities</U>.
The provisions of Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;215. <U>Applicability of Defeasance
and Covenant Defeasance</U>. The provisions of Article Fifteen of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE III </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;301. <U>Concerning the Indenture</U>. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Base Indenture shall continue in full force and
effect in accordance with the provisions thereof and the Base Indenture is in all respects hereby ratified and confirmed. This Supplemental Indenture and all its provisions shall be deemed a part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent
herein and therein provided. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;302. <U>Severability</U>. If any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. </P>
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Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any other provision hereof or of the Base Indenture, which provision is required to be included in the Base Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, such
required provision shall control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;304. <U>Trustee</U>. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the
Company and not of the Trustee. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;305. <U>Governing Law</U>. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;306. <U>Multiple Originals; Execution and Authentication</U>. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The execution and authentication of the Notes shall be effected by
manual or electronic signature and shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes hereunder for the Notes (other than the authentication of a Note by the Trustee). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;307. <U>Agreement Concerning Methods of Submitting Instructions or Directions Electronically or by Facsimile</U>. The Trustee
agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture sent by unsecured <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail,</FONT> pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods;
<I>provided, however, </I>that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency
certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar
electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee&#8217;s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising
directly or indirectly from the Trustee&#8217;s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding that such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks
arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;308. <U>Waiver of
Jury Trial</U>. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;309. <U>Force Majeure</U>. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or
liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or
terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall
use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;310. <U>Consequential Damages</U>. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect or consequential
loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Kate Pearlman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Name: Kate Pearlman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Title: Vice President, Investor Relations&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Brandon J. Sink</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Name: Brandon J. Sink</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Title: Executive Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Ryan Riggleman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Name: Ryan Riggleman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Vice President</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), TO LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp;
</I></B><B>CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3.950% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2027 </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">CUSIP No.&nbsp;548661 ET0</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of North
Carolina (herein called the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum
of $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; on October&nbsp;15, 2027, at the office or agency of the Company referred to below, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts, and to pay interest thereon in like coin or currency from September&nbsp;30, 2025 or from the most recent Note Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on April&nbsp;15 and
October&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;15, 2026, at the rate of 3.950% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, and (to the extent lawful) to pay interest at the same rate per annum on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue installments of interest until paid. If any interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day, and no interest on
that payment will accrue for the period from and after the interest payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Note Interest Payment Date, as provided in the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as
successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee) (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 between the Company and the Trustee (the
&#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and, the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar
day immediately preceding the Note Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day) (the &#8220;Regular Record Date&#8221;). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose
name this Note is registered on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed in
accordance with Section&nbsp;307 of the Base Indenture by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Person in whose name this Note is registered not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other
lawful manner, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. </P>
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Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), a clearing agency. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Note will be held by a clearing agency or its nominee, and beneficial interests will be held by
beneficial owners through the book-entry facilities of such clearing agency or its nominee in minimum denominations of $2,000 and increments of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as this Note is registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the Trustee will make payments of principal of and interest on this Note
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee. Notwithstanding the above, the final payment on this Note will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such payment and only upon presentation and surrender of
this Note at its principal corporate trust office or such other office or agencies appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and such other locations provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payments of public and private debts; <I>provided, however, </I>that at the option
of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company, designated 3.950% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2027 (the
&#8220;Notes&#8221;), initially limited in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding to SIX HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($650,000,000) which may be issued under the Indenture. This series of Notes may be reopened, without the consent of
the Holders of the Notes, for issuance of additional Notes. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto which are applicable to the Notes for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties,
obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes do not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to their Stated 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 the Notes matured on the Stated Maturity) 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 Treasury Rate plus 10 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption, and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:11%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the 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 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 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) 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 Stated Maturity of the Notes (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 </P>
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and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life &#8211; and shall interpolate to the Stated Maturity 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 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 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 Stated Maturity of the Notes, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on such Stated Maturity but there are two or more
United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from such Stated Maturity, one with a maturity date preceding such Stated Maturity, and one with a maturity date following such Stated Maturity, the Company shall select the
United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding such Stated Maturity. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Stated Maturity of the Notes 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except with respect to any 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">Upon the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will be required to
redeem the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall
be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
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indebtedness of the Company under this Note and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and Events of Default applicable to the Company, in each case, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture, which provisions apply to this Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof
and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive
compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past Defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, as herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations on transfer of this Note by DTC or its nominee, the transfer of this Note is
registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, shall be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are issuable only in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 thereafter. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denomination, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company
may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due
presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on this Note shall
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">The Company shall furnish to any Holder of record of Notes, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Note each shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>
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elected or appointed, qualified and serving officer and attested by a duly elected or appointed, qualified and serving officer. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Name: Kate Pearlman</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title: Vice President,
Investor Relations&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: September&nbsp;30, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title: Assistant Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">TRUSTEE&#8217;S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">THIS IS ONE OF THE SECURITIES OF THE SERIES DESIGNATED THEREIN REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED INDENTURE. </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 following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN COM - tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN ENT - tenants by the entireties </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JT TEN - joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUST - Custodian </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U/G/M/A or UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Uniform Gifts to Minors Act </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the within Note of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint, Attorney, to transfer the
said Note on the books of the within named Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., with full power of substitution in the premises. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The signature must be guaranteed by a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not
acceptable.</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The assignee should include the following for purposes of payment: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds, to______, for the account of ______, account number ______, or, if mailed
by check, to ______. Applicable reports and statements required to be physically delivered under the terms of the Indenture should be mailed to ______. This information is provided by ______, the assignee named above, or ______, as its agent. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), TO LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp;
</I></B><B>CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4.000% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2028 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GLOBAL SECURITY </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of North
Carolina (herein called the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum
of $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; on October&nbsp;15, 2028, at the office or agency of the Company referred to below, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts, and to pay interest thereon in like coin or currency from September&nbsp;30, 2025 or from the most recent Note Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on April&nbsp;15 and
October&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;15, 2026, at the rate of 4.000% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, and (to the extent lawful) to pay interest at the same rate per annum on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue installments of interest until paid. If any interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day, and no interest on
that payment will accrue for the period from and after the interest payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Note Interest Payment Date, as provided in the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as
successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee) (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 between the Company and the Trustee (the
&#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and, the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar
day immediately preceding the Note Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day) (the &#8220;Regular Record Date&#8221;). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose
name this Note is registered on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed in
accordance with Section&nbsp;307 of the Base Indenture by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Person in whose name this Note is registered not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other
lawful manner, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is a &#8220;book-entry&#8221; note and is being registered in the
name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), a clearing agency. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Note will be held by a clearing agency or its nominee, and beneficial interests will be held
by beneficial owners through the book-entry facilities of such clearing agency or its nominee in minimum denominations of $2,000 and increments of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as this Note is registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the Trustee will make
payments of principal of and interest on this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee. Notwithstanding the above, the final payment on this Note will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
payment and only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at its principal corporate trust office or such other office or agencies appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and such other locations provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payments of public and private debts; <I>provided, however, </I>that at the option
of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company, designated 4.000% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2028 (the
&#8220;Notes&#8221;), initially limited in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding to SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($750,000,000) which may be issued under the Indenture. This series of Notes may be reopened, without the consent of
the Holders of the Notes, for issuance of additional Notes. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto which are applicable to the Notes for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties,
obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes do not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to September&nbsp;15, 2028 (one month prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes) (the &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;), 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 the Notes matured on the Par Call 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 Treasury Rate plus 10
basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption, and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to 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 Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 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 the Notes being redeemed plus 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">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield 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 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) 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 Par Call 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 Par Call 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 Redemption Date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third Business Day preceding the 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 Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a
maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date
preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except with respect to any 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">Upon the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will be required to
redeem the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall
be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </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 Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a)&nbsp;the entire
indebtedness of the Company under this Note and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and Events of Default applicable to the Company, in each case, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture, which provisions apply to this Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof
and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive
compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past Defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, as herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations on transfer of this Note by DTC or its nominee, the transfer of this Note is
registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, shall be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are issuable only in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 thereafter. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denomination, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company
may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due
presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on this Note shall
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">The Company shall furnish to any Holder of record of Notes, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Note each shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Vice President, Investor Relations&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Beth R. MacDonald</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN COM - tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN ENT - tenants by the entireties </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JT TEN - joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUST - Custodian </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U/G/M/A or UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Uniform Gifts to Minors Act </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the within Note of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint, Attorney, to transfer the
said Note on the books of the within named Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., with full power of substitution in the premises. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The signature must be guaranteed by a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The assignee should include the following for purposes of payment: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds, to______, for the account of ______, account number ______, or, if
mailed by check, to ______. Applicable reports and statements required to be physically delivered under the terms of the Indenture should be mailed to ______. This information is provided by ______, the assignee named above, or ______, as its agent.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), TO LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp;
</I></B><B>CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4.250% Notes due March&nbsp;15, 2031 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GLOBAL SECURITY </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of North
Carolina (herein called the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum
of $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; on March&nbsp;15, 2031, at the office or agency of the Company referred to below, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts, and to pay interest thereon in like coin or currency from September&nbsp;30, 2025 or from the most recent Note Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on March&nbsp;15 and
September&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing March&nbsp;15, 2026, at the rate of 4.250% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, and (to the extent lawful) to pay interest at the same rate per annum on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue installments of interest until paid. If any interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day, and no interest on
that payment will accrue for the period from and after the interest payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Note Interest Payment Date, as provided in the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as
successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee) (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 between the Company and the Trustee (the
&#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and, the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar
day immediately preceding the Note Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day) (the &#8220;Regular Record Date&#8221;). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose
name this Note is registered on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed in
accordance with Section&nbsp;307 of the Base Indenture by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Person in whose name this Note is registered not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other
lawful manner, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is a &#8220;book-entry&#8221; note and is being registered in the
name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), a clearing agency. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Note will be held by a clearing agency or its nominee, and beneficial interests will be held
by beneficial owners through the book-entry facilities of such clearing agency or its nominee in minimum denominations of $2,000 and increments of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as this Note is registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the Trustee will make
payments of principal of and interest on this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee. Notwithstanding the above, the final payment on this Note will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
payment and only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at its principal corporate trust office or such other office or agencies appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and such other locations provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payments of public and private debts; <I>provided, however, </I>that at the option
of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company, designated 4.250% Notes due March&nbsp;15, 2031 (the
&#8220;Notes&#8221;), initially limited in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding to ONE BILLION AND ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($1,100,000,000) which may be issued under the Indenture. This series of Notes may be reopened, without the
consent of the Holders of the Notes, for issuance of additional Notes. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto which are applicable to the Notes for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of
rights, duties, obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the
Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes do not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligations.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to February&nbsp;15, 2031 (one month prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes) (the &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;), 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 the Notes matured on the Par Call 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 Treasury Rate plus 10
basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption, and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to 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 Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 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 the Notes being redeemed plus 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">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield 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 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) 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;). </P>
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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 Par Call 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 Par Call 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 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 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 Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity
date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding
the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date 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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except with respect to any 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">Upon the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will be required to
redeem the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall
be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
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indebtedness of the Company under this Note and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and Events of Default applicable to the Company, in each case, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture, which provisions apply to this Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof
and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive
compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past Defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, as herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations on transfer of this Note by DTC or its nominee, the transfer of this Note is
registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, shall be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are issuable only in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 thereafter. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denomination, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company
may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due
presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on this Note shall
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">The Company shall furnish to any Holder of record of Notes, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Note each shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Kate Pearlman</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Vice President, Investor Relations&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: September&nbsp;30, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">TRUSTEE&#8217;S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </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 following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN COM - tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN ENT - tenants by the entireties </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JT TEN - joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUST - Custodian </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U/G/M/A or UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Uniform Gifts to Minors Act </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the within Note of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint, Attorney, to transfer the
said Note on the books of the within named Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., with full power of substitution in the premises. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The signature must be guaranteed by a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not
acceptable.</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The assignee should include the following for purposes of payment: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds, to______, for the account of ______, account number ______, or, if mailed
by check, to ______. Applicable reports and statements required to be physically delivered under the terms of the Indenture should be mailed to ______. This information is provided by ______, the assignee named above, or ______, as its agent. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), TO LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp;
</I></B><B>CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4.500% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2032 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GLOBAL SECURITY </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">$</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of North
Carolina (herein called the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum
of $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; on October&nbsp;15, 2032, at the office or agency of the Company referred to below, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts, and to pay interest thereon in like coin or currency from September&nbsp;30, 2025 or from the most recent Note Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on April&nbsp;15 and
October&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;15, 2026, at the rate of 4.500% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, and (to the extent lawful) to pay interest at the same rate per annum on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue installments of interest until paid. If any interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day, and no interest on
that payment will accrue for the period from and after the interest payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Note Interest Payment Date, as provided in the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as
successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee) (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 between the Company and the Trustee (the
&#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and, the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar
day immediately preceding the Note Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day) (the &#8220;Regular Record Date&#8221;). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose
name this Note is registered on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed in
accordance with Section&nbsp;307 of the Base Indenture by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Person in whose name this Note is registered not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other
lawful manner, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. </P>
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Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), a clearing agency. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Note will be held by a clearing agency or its nominee, and beneficial interests will be held by
beneficial owners through the book-entry facilities of such clearing agency or its nominee in minimum denominations of $2,000 and increments of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as this Note is registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the Trustee will make payments of principal of and interest on this Note
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee. Notwithstanding the above, the final payment on this Note will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such payment and only upon presentation and surrender of
this Note at its principal corporate trust office or such other office or agencies appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and such other locations provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payments of public and private debts; <I>provided, however, </I>that at the option
of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company, designated 4.500% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2032 (the
&#8220;Notes&#8221;), initially limited in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding to ONE BILLION AND THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($1,300,000,000) which may be issued under the Indenture. This series of Notes may be reopened, without
the consent of the Holders of the Notes, for issuance of additional Notes. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto which are applicable to the Notes for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of
rights, duties, obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the
Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes do not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligations.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to August&nbsp;15, 2032 (two months prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes) (the &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;), 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 the Notes matured on the Par Call 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 Treasury Rate plus 15
basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption, and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to 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 Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 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 the Notes being redeemed plus 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">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield 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 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) 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 Par Call 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 Par Call 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 Redemption Date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third Business Day preceding the 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 Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a
maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date
preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except with respect to any 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">Upon the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will be required to
redeem the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall
be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
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indebtedness of the Company under this Note and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and Events of Default applicable to the Company, in each case, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture, which provisions apply to this Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof
and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive
compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past Defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, as herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations on transfer of this Note by DTC or its nominee, the transfer of this Note is
registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, shall be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are issuable only in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 thereafter. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denomination, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company
may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due
presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on this Note shall
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">The Company shall furnish to any Holder of record of Notes, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Note each shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>
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elected or appointed, qualified and serving officer and attested by a duly elected or appointed, qualified and serving officer. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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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">Title: Vice President, Investor Relations&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: September&nbsp;30, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">TRUSTEE&#8217;S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </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 following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN COM - tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN ENT - tenants by the entireties </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JT TEN - joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUST - Custodian </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U/G/M/A or UNIF
GIFT MIN ACT - Uniform Gifts to Minors Act </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the within Note of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint, Attorney, to transfer the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The signature must be guaranteed by a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The assignee should include the following for purposes of payment: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds, to______, for the account of ______, account number ______, or, if mailed
by check, to ______. Applicable reports and statements required to be physically delivered under the terms of the Indenture should be mailed to ______. This information is provided by ______, the assignee named above, or ______, as its agent. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE
IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), TO LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp; </I></B><B>CO. OR TO
SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE</B><B><I>&nbsp;&amp;
</I></B><B>CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">LOWE&#8217;S COMPANIES, INC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4.850% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2035 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GLOBAL SECURITY </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of North
Carolina (herein called the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or its registered assigns, the principal sum
of $&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; on October&nbsp;15, 2035, at the office or agency of the Company referred to below, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts, and to pay interest thereon in like coin or currency from September&nbsp;30, 2025 or from the most recent Note Interest Payment Date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually in arrears on April&nbsp;15 and
October&nbsp;15 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;15, 2026, at the rate of 4.850% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, and (to the extent lawful) to pay interest at the same rate per annum on any overdue
principal and premium and on any overdue installments of interest until paid. If any interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the interest payment will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day, and no interest on
that payment will accrue for the period from and after the interest payment date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Note Interest Payment Date, as provided in the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;Base Indenture&#8221;) between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as
successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee) (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 between the Company and the Trustee (the
&#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and, the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the 15th calendar
day immediately preceding the Note Interest Payment Date (whether or not a Business Day) (the &#8220;Regular Record Date&#8221;). Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose
name this Note is registered on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed in
accordance with Section&nbsp;307 of the Base Indenture by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Person in whose name this Note is registered not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other
lawful manner, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is a &#8220;book-entry&#8221; note and is being registered in the
name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (&#8220;DTC&#8221;), a clearing agency. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Note will be held by a clearing agency or its nominee, and beneficial interests will be held
by beneficial owners through the book-entry facilities of such clearing agency or its nominee in minimum denominations of $2,000 and increments of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As long as this Note is registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, the Trustee will make
payments of principal of and interest on this Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee. Notwithstanding the above, the final payment on this Note will be made after due notice by the Trustee of the pendency of such
payment and only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at its principal corporate trust office or such other office or agencies appointed by the Trustee for that purpose and such other locations provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for
that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payments of public and private debts; <I>provided, however, </I>that at the option
of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Note is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company, designated 4.850% Notes due October&nbsp;15, 2035 (the
&#8220;Notes&#8221;), initially limited in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding to ONE BILLION AND TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($1,200,000,000) which may be issued under the Indenture. This series of Notes may be reopened, without the
consent of the Holders of the Notes, for issuance of additional Notes. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto which are applicable to the Notes for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of
rights, duties, obligations and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the
Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes do not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligations.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to July&nbsp;15, 2035 (three months prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes) (the &#8220;Par Call Date&#8221;), 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:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 the Notes matured on the Par Call 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 Treasury Rate plus 15
basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the date of redemption, and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to 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 Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 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 the Notes being redeemed plus 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">&#8220;Treasury Rate&#8221; means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield 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 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) 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 Par Call 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 Par Call 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 Redemption Date. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third Business Day preceding the 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 Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a
maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date, and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date
preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except with respect to any 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">Upon the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will be required to
redeem the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall
be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
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indebtedness of the Company under this Note and (b)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and the related defaults and Events of Default applicable to the Company, in each case, upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture, which provisions apply to this Note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof
and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive
compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past Defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, as herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations on transfer of this Note by DTC or its nominee, the transfer of this Note is
registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, shall be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are issuable only in registered form in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000 thereafter. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denomination, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company
may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due
presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be
overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest on this Note shall
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">The Company shall furnish to any Holder of record of Notes, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Note each shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. </P>
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Investor Relations&nbsp;&amp; Treasurer</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: September&nbsp;30, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;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 following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN COM - tenants in common </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JT TEN - joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the within Note of Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint, Attorney, to transfer the
said Note on the books of the within named Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., with full power of substitution in the premises. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1000 Lowe&#8217;s Boulevard </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mooresville, North Carolina 28117 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as counsel in the State of North Carolina to Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the
&#8220;<U>Company</U>&#8221;), in connection with the Company&#8217;s offering of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.950% Notes due 2027 (the &#8220;<U>2027 Notes</U>&#8221;), $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% Notes
due 2028 (the &#8220;<U>2028 Notes</U>&#8221;), $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% Notes due 2031 (the &#8220;<U>2031 Notes</U>&#8221;), $1,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Notes due 2032 (the &#8220;<U>2032
Notes</U>&#8221;), and $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Notes due 2035 (the &#8220;<U>2035 Notes</U>,&#8221; and together with the 2027 Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2032 Notes, the
&#8220;<U>Securities</U>&#8221;) pursuant to the registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-280893)</FONT> (the &#8220;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#8221;) filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<U>SEC</U>&#8221;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;<U>Securities Act</U>&#8221;), insofar as it relates to the Securities and the prospectus dated
July&nbsp;19, 2024 (the &#8220;<U>Base Prospectus</U>&#8221;), as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated September&nbsp;23, 2025 (the &#8220;<U>Prospectus Supplement</U>&#8221;), and the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus
Supplement, is herein called the &#8220;<U>Prospectus).</U>&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities are governed by and were issued pursuant to the terms
of an amended and restated indenture, dated December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;<U>Base Indenture</U>&#8221;), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustee (the &#8220;<U>Trustee</U>&#8221;), as
supplemented by a twenty-third supplemental indenture, dated September&nbsp;30, 2025 between the Company and the Trustee (the &#8220;<U>Supplemental Indenture</U>,&#8221; and, together with the Base Indenture, the &#8220;<U>Indenture</U>&#8221;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with this opinion, we have (i)&nbsp;investigated such questions of law; (ii)&nbsp;examined originals or certified,
conformed or reproduction copies of such agreements, instruments, documents and records of the Company (including, without limitation, the underwriting agreement dated September&nbsp;23, 2025, between the Company and the several underwriters named
in Schedule A thereto, the Indenture, a facsimile copy of the Securities in global form as executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted on August&nbsp;18, 2025, the action of pricing
committee, dated September&nbsp;23, 2025, and the Company&#8217;s Restated Charter and Bylaws, as amended and restated), such certificates of public officials and such other documents; and (iii)&nbsp;received such information from officers and
representatives of the Company and others, in each case, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the opinions hereafter expressed. In all such investigations and examinations, we have assumed the legal capacity and competency
of all natural persons executing documents and certificates submitted to us, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of original and certified documents submitted to us, the conformity to original or certified documents of all copies
submitted to us as conformed or reproduction copies and that any certificate or document upon which we have relied and which was given or dated earlier than the date of this letter continues to remain accurate, insofar as relevant to the opinions
contained herein, from such earlier date through and including the date hereof. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assumed the accuracy and completeness of, statements contained in the
Indenture and any other documents executed, delivered or entered into in connection with the offering of the Securities and </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;30, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and others and assumed compliance on the part of all
parties to the Indenture with their covenants and agreements contained therein. We have also assumed that (i)&nbsp;the Trustee had and continues to have the power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indenture, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii)&nbsp;the Indenture constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with its terms, and that each of the parties to
the Indenture will comply with all of its obligations under the Indenture, (iii)&nbsp;the Company will comply with all applicable laws, (iv)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto filed on or prior to the date hereof, are and
remain effective, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing its use or the use of any prospectus or prospectus supplement has been or will be issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been or will
be instituted or threatened by the SEC and (v)&nbsp;the Securities were issued and sold in compliance with and in the manner described in the Prospectus and were duly authenticated by the Trustee in the manner provided in the Indenture. With your
permission, all assumptions and statements of reliance herein have been made without any independent investigation or verification on our part except to the extent otherwise expressly stated, and we express no opinion with respect to the accuracy of
such assumptions or items relied upon. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth
herein, we are of the opinion that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Company is a corporation in existence under the laws of the State of North Carolina. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The Company has the corporate power to issue the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The execution and delivery of the Indenture have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Indenture
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The execution and delivery of the Securities have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Securities have been duly executed and delivered by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinions set
forth above are subject to the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws (or related judicial
doctrines) now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors&#8217; rights and remedies generally; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) general principles of equity
(including, without limitation, standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies), whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or
at law; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C) the application of any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent or voidable transfer, fraudulent obligation, or
preferential transfer law or any law governing the distribution of assets of any person now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors&#8217; rights and remedies generally. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;30, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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North Carolina, and no opinion is expressed with respect to such laws as subsequently amended, or any other laws, or any effect that such amended or other laws may have on the opinions expressed herein. The opinions expressed herein are limited to
the matters stated herein and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. The opinions expressed herein are given as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to advise you of any changes in
applicable laws after the date hereof or of any facts that might change the opinions expressed herein that we may become aware of after the date hereof or for any other reason. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> being filed on the date hereof and the incorporation by reference of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the references to this firm under the caption &#8220;Legal
Matters&#8221; in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving this consent, we do not believe and do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:55%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Moore&nbsp;&amp; Van Allen PLLC </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>September&nbsp;30, 2025</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3 World Trade Center</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">175 Greenwich
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1000 Lowes
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>T</B> +1 (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">277-4000</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>freshfields.us</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as counsel to Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the &#8220;<U>Company</U>&#8221;), in connection with
the Company&#8217;s offering of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.950% Notes due 2027, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% Notes due 2028, $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% Notes due 2031,
$1,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Notes due 2032 and $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Notes due 2035 (collectively, the &#8220;<U>Notes</U>&#8221;) in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an
underwriting agreement, dated September&nbsp;23, 2025 (the &#8220;<U>Underwriting Agreement</U>&#8221;), among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several
underwriters listed in Schedule A thereto (the &#8220;<U>Underwriters</U>&#8221;). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to an Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;1, 1995 (the &#8220;<U>Base Indenture</U>&#8221;) between the
Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustee (the &#8220;<U>Trustee</U>&#8221;), as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;30, 2025 (together with the Base Indenture, the
&#8220;<U>Indenture</U>&#8221;) between the Company and the Trustee. The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<U>Commission</U>&#8221;) a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT>
(File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-280893)</FONT> (the &#8220;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#8221;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;<U>Securities Act</U>&#8221;) for the purpose of registering the offer and
initial resale of certain securities, including the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, as your counsel, have examined and have relied as to matters of fact upon
originals or copies of such corporate and other records, agreements, documents and other instruments and certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company and such other persons, and we have
made such other investigations, as we have deemed necessary or advisable as a basis for the opinion expressed below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the
opinion expressed below, we have assumed, without independent inquiry or investigation, that (i)&nbsp;all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii)&nbsp;all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic,
complete originals, (iii)&nbsp;all documents filed with or submitted to the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (&#8220;<U>EDGAR</U>&#8221;), except for required EDGAR formatting changes, conform to the
versions of such documents reviewed by us prior to such formatting, (iv)&nbsp;all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (v)&nbsp;all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (vi)&nbsp;all
statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate, (vii)&nbsp;all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate and
(viii)&nbsp;each party to the global notes representing the Notes (the &#8220;<U>Global Notes</U>&#8221;) and the Indenture (collectively, the &#8220;<U>Documents</U>&#8221;) has satisfied those requirements that are applicable to it to the extent
necessary to make such document a valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except that we make no such assumption to the extent we have specifically opined as to such matters with
respect to the Company. In addition, we have assumed that the Company is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of North Carolina and has corporate power and authority to issue the Notes, to enter into the Indenture, the
Underwriting Agreement and the Global Notes and to perform its obligations thereunder. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;30,
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject also to the assumptions and
qualifications set forth below, and having considered such questions of law as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for our opinion, we are of the opinion that, assuming due authorization of the Notes by the Company, when executed and
authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to, and paid for by, the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our opinion expressed above is subject
to (1)&nbsp;bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (2)&nbsp;the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law), including without limitation concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing. We express no opinion as to (i)&nbsp;the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law,
(ii)&nbsp;the effect of fraudulent conveyance, transfer or similar provision of applicable law or (iii)&nbsp;the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision providing for liquidated damages, default interest or permitting
holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
have also assumed that the execution, delivery and performance by each party to each Document to which it is a party (a)&nbsp;are within its corporate powers, (b)&nbsp;do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c)&nbsp;require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d)&nbsp;do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any
provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party, provided that we make no such assumption to the extent that we have specifically opined as to such
matters with respect to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are members of the Bar of the State of New York, and the opinion expressed herein is limited to
the laws of the State of New York, except that we express no opinion as to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company, the Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime
applicable to any party to any of the Documents or any of its affiliates due to the specific assets or business of such party or such affiliate. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lowe&#8217;s Companies, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">September&nbsp;30,
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> to be filed by the Company on the date hereof and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption &#8220;Legal Matters&#8221; in the related prospectus supplement, which is part of the
Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Freshfields US LLP </P>
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<TYPE>EX-101.PRE
<SEQUENCE>8
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<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE
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<td class="text">0000060667<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_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
<td class="text">8-K<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_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate', window );">Document Period End Date</a></td>
<td class="text">Sep. 23,  2025<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_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">NC<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">1-7898<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_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber', window );">Entity Tax Identification Number</a></td>
<td class="text">56-0578072<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
<td class="text">1000 Lowes Blvd.<span></span>
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<td class="text">Mooresville<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">NC<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_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode', window );">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</a></td>
<td class="text">28117<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_CityAreaCode', window );">City Area Code</a></td>
<td class="text">(704)<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
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<td class="text">758-1000<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share<span></span>
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<td class="text">LOW<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</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 Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</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 Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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