THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 2)
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
(Names of Filing Persons (Issuer and Offeror))
Common Stock, Par Value $0.05 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
437076102
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Jack A. VanWoerkom
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
The Home Depot, Inc.
2455 Paces Ferry Road, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(770) 433-8211

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

Copy to:
John J. Kelley III
Jeffrey M. Stein
King & Spalding LLP
1180 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 572-4600
  Morton A. Pierce
Frank Adams
Dewey Ballantine LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(404) 259-8000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
     
Transaction Valuation*
$11,000,000,000
  Amount of Filing Fee**
$337,700
     * Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only, this amount is based on the purchase of 250 million shares of common stock at the maximum tender offer price of $44.00 per share.
   ** The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $30.70 per million of the value of the transaction.
     þ Check the box if any part of the filing fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
     
Amount Previously Paid: $337,700
  Filing Party: The Home Depot, Inc.
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO/005-33175
  Date Filed: July 10, 2007
     o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
     Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transaction to which the statement relates:
  o   third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
  þ   issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
  o   going private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
  o   amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
     Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: o
 
 

 


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ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
SIGNATURE
Exhibit Index
EX-99.(A)(5)(H) PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 9, 2007
EX-99.(A)(5)(I) COMMUNICATION TO ASSOCIATES FROM FRANK BLAKE, DATED AUGUST 9, 2007


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EXPLANATORY NOTE
     This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) supplements and amends the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (as amended, the “Schedule TO”) filed by The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2007, relating to its offer (the “Offer”) to purchase up to 250,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.05 per share, at a price not greater than $44.00 nor less than $39.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. The Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 10, 2007 (as amended, the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (as amended, the “Letter of Transmittal”), copies of which were filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively. Amendment No. 2 relates to communications disseminated by the Company on August 9, 2007 pursuant to which the Company announced that it will amend the Offer to reduce the purchase price to between $37.00 and $42.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest and to extend the expiration date of the Offer to August 31, 2007.
     The information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated herein by reference in response to all of the items of Schedule TO, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.
ITEM 12.   EXHIBITS.
     Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended by adding the following exhibit:
     
(a)(5)(H)*
  Press Release dated August 9, 2007
(a)(5)(I)*
  Communication to Associates from Frank Blake, dated August 9, 2007
 
*   Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE
     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
         
Date: August 9, 2007  THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jack VanWoerkom    
    Name:   Jack VanWoerkom   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
(a)(1)(A)
  Offer to Purchase, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(A)]
(a)(1)(B)
  Letter of Transmittal [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(B)]
(a)(1)(C)
  Notice of Guaranteed Delivery [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(C)]
(a)(1)(D)
  Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(D)]
(a)(1)(E)
  Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(E)]
(a)(1)(F)
  Letter to participants in FutureBuilder Plans, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(F)]
(a)(1)(G)
  Withdrawal form provided to participants in FutureBuilder Plans [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(G)]
(a)(1)(H)
  Election form provided to participants in FutureBuilder Plans [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(F)]
(a)(1)(I)
  Letter to participants in Canada Plans, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(I)]
(a)(1)(J)
  Withdrawal form provided to participants in Canada Plans [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(J)]
(a)(1)(K)
  Election form provided to participants in Canada Plans [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(K)]
(a)(1)(L)
  Letter to participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plans, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(L)]
(a)(1)(M)
  Withdrawal form provided to participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plans [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(M)]
(a)(1)(N)
  Election form provided to participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plans [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(N)]
(a)(1)(O)
  Letter provided to Equity Plan participants, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(O)]
(a)(1)(P)
  Letter to Option Holders from The Home Depot, Inc., dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(P)]
(a)(1) (Q)
  Letter to Option Holders from The Home Depot, Inc., dated July 11, 2007 [Designated on Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO filed on July 11, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(1)(Q)]
(a)(2)
  Not Applicable
(a)(3)
  Not Applicable
(a)(4)
  Not Applicable
(a)(5)(A)
  Press Release, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(5)(A)]

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(a)(5)(B)
  Summary Advertisement, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(5)(B)]
(a)(5)(C)
  Communication to Associates from Francis S. Blake, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(5)(C)]
(a)(5)(D)
  Communications to Designated Associates, dated July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(5)(D)]
(a)(5)(E)
  Transcript from July 10, 2007 Investor Conference [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(5)(E)]
(a)(5)(F)
  Slides presented at Investor Conference on July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(5)(F)]
(a)(5)(G)
  Communication and Talking Points for Human Resources Managers, July 10, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (a)(5)(G)]
(a)(5)(H)*
  Press Release dated August 9, 2007
(a)(5)(I)*
  Communication to Associates from Frank Blake, dated August 9, 2007
(b)
  Tender Offer Financing Facility Commitment Letter between The Home Depot, Inc., Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation and certain of their affiliates, dated July 9, 2007 [Designated on Schedule TO filed on July 10, 2007 as Exhibit (b)]
(c)
  Not Applicable
(d)(1)
  2005 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan [Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005, Exhibit 10.8]
(d)(2)
  1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan [Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 4, 2002, Exhibit 10.1]
(d) (3)
  The Home Depot, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated effective July 1, 2004. [Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 2, 2003, Exhibit 10.1]
(d)(4)
  Amendment No.1 to The Home Depot, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective July 1, 2004 [Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2004, Exhibit 10.2]
(d)(5)
  The Home Depot, Inc. Non-U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Program [Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2003, Exhibit 10.36]
(d)(6)
  The Home Depot FutureBuilder, a 401(k) and Stock Ownership Plan, as amended and restated effective July 1, 2004 [Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2004, Exhibit 10.5]
(d)(7)
  The Home Depot Future Builder Restoration Plan [Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2001, Exhibit 10.10]
(d)(8)
  Third Amendment to The Home Depot Future Builder Restoration Plan, effective March 1, 2005 [Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2004, Exhibit 10.1]
(d)(9)
  The Home Depot FutureBuilder for Puerto Rico [Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2003, Exhibit 10.35]
(d)(10)
  First Amendment to The Home Depot FutureBuilder for Puerto Rico, effective July 5, 2004 [Form S-8 (File No. 333-125332) filed May 27, 2005, Exhibit 10.3]
(d)(11)
  The Home Depot, Inc. Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan [Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2003, Exhibit 10.37]
(d)(12)
  DepotDirect Prospectus [Form S-3 filed on February 13, 2006]
(e)
  Not Applicable
(f)
  Not Applicable
(g)
  Not Applicable
(h)
  Not Applicable
 
*   Filed herewith.

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