UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported)
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August 20,
2010
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LOWE'S COMPANIES,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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North
Carolina
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1-7898
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56-0578072
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1000 Lowe's Blvd., Mooresville,
NC
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28117
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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(704)
758-1000
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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(d) On
August 20, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
(the “Company”) elected Raul Alvarez, retired President and Chief Operating
Officer of McDonald’s Corporation, to the Company’s Board as a Class I director
with a term expiring at the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of
shareholders. Concurrent with his election as a director, Mr. Alvarez
was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee of the
Board. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.
Alvarez and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a
director. Additionally, there are no transactions involving the
Company and Mr. Alvarez that the Company would be required to report pursuant to
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Alvarez will receive compensation
in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation arrangements for
non-employee directors, which are described under the caption “Compensation of
Directors” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2010.
A copy of
the news release announcing Mr. Alvarez’s election is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 News
Release of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., issued August 20, 2010
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. | |||
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Date:
August 20, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Gaither M. Keener, Jr. | |
| Gaither M. Keener, Jr. | |||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel, | |||
| Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | |||
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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News
Release of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., issued August 20,
2010
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