Home Depot 2004 Annual Report Download - page 46

Corporate and Stockholder Information
The Home Depot, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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STORE SUPPORT CENTER
The Home Depot, Inc.
2455 Paces Ferry Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30339-4024
Telephone: [phone]
THE HOME DEPOT WEB SITE
www.homedepot.com
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43010
Providence, RI 02940-3016
Telephone: [phone]
Internet address: www.equiserve.com
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
KPMG LLP
Suite 2000
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
New York Stock Exchange
Trading symbol – HD
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 10:00 a.m.,
Eastern Time, May 26, 2005, at the Philharmonic Center for the
Arts in Naples, Florida.
NUMBER OF STOCKHOLDERS
As of March 28, 2005, there were approximately 200,000 stock-
holders of record and approximately 2,200,000 individual stock-
holders holding stock under nominee security position listings.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Fiscal 2004 $0.085 $0.085 $0.085 $0.100
Fiscal 2003 $0.060 $0.070 $0.070 $0.070
DIRECT STOCK PURCHASE/DIVIDEND
REINVESTMENT PLAN
New investors may make an initial investment, and stockholders of
record may acquire additional shares, of The Home Depot, Inc.’s
common stock through the Company’s direct stock purchase and
dividend reinvestment plan. Subject to certain requirements, initial
cash investments, cash dividends and/or additional optional cash
purchases may be invested through this plan.
To obtain enrollment materials, including the prospectus, access
The Home Depot web site, or call (877)HD-SHARE. For all other
communications regarding these services, contact the Transfer
Agent and Registrar.
FINANCIAL AND OTHER COMPANY INFORMATION
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30,
2005 is available on our web site at www.homedepot.com under
the Investor Relations section. In addition, financial reports, recent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, news releases
and other Company information are available on The Home Depot
web site.
For a printed copy of Form 10-K (without exhibits), please contact:
The Home Depot, Inc.
Investor Relations
2455 Paces Ferry Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30339-4024
Telephone: [phone]
The Home Depot, Inc. has included as exhibits to its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2005 certifi-
cates of The Home Depot’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer certifying the quality of The Home Depot’s public
disclosures. The Home Depot’s Chief Executive Officer has also
submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) a certificate
certifying that he is not aware of any violations by The Home Depot
of the NYSE corporate governance listing standards.
QUARTERLY STOCK PRICE RANGE
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Fiscal 2004
High $37.84 $36.30 $41.50 $44.30
Low $35.01 $32.34 $32.39 $40.28
Fiscal 2003
High $28.76 $34.72 $37.84 $37.89
Low $20.18 $27.85 $30.10 $31.93
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