8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 21, 2008

THE HOME DEPOT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-8207	95-3261426
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation)

2455 Paces Ferry Road, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30339

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(770) 433-8211

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers	3
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits	3
SIGNATURE		4
EXHIBIT INDEX		5
EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 25, 2008

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Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 25, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Marvin R. Ellison, age 43, to the position of Executive Vice President – U.S. Stores.  Mr. Ellison will replace Paul Raines who resigned as Executive Vice President – U.S. Stores.

Mr. Ellison previously served as the Company’s President – Northern Division since January 2006.  He served as Senior Vice President – Logistics from August 2005 through January 2006 and as Vice President – Logistics from October 2004 through August 2005.  Mr. Ellison served as Vice President – Loss Prevention from June 2002 through October 2004.

The Company will file an amendment to this Form 8-K containing certain terms of Mr. Ellison’s employment required by Item 5.02(c)(3) within four business days following the determination of such information.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Mr. Ellison’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release of The Home Depot, Inc.

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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.

THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
By:	/s/ Jack A. VanWoerkom
	Name:	Jack A. VanWoerkom
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Date:  August 25, 2008

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release of The Home Depot, Inc.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

THE HOME DEPOT PROMOTES MARVIN ELLISON

TO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, U.S. STORES

ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2008 – The Home Depot^®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced that Marvin Ellison has been promoted to executive vice president, U.S. Stores, effective immediately.  In this position, Ellison will be responsible for the operations of the nearly 2,000 stores the Company operates in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.  Ellison had been serving as president of the Company’s Northern Division since January 2006.

Ellison is replacing Paul Raines, who has served as executive vice president, U.S. Stores since April 2007.  Raines is resigning from The Home Depot for an opportunity with another company.

Since joining the Company in 2002 as vice president, Loss Prevention, Ellison has held several positions of increasing responsibility, including senior vice president, Logistics.  Previously, Ellison spent 15 years in operations at Target, where he held various management and executive level positions with that organization.

“Marvin is a terrific leader with more than twenty years of retail experience across a variety of functional areas,” said Frank Blake, chairman and CEO.  “He has achieved a tremendous amount of success in the Northern Division during the past two and a half years, and we look forward to him having an impact throughout our entire domestic store base.”

“I would like to thank Paul for his contributions to The Home Depot.  His commitment to the Company during the past eight years is genuinely appreciated, and we wish him well in the future,” said Blake.

The Home Depot^® is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,259 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, Mexico and China. In fiscal 2007, The Home Depot had sales of $77.3 billion and earnings from continuing operations of $4.2 billion. The Company employs more than 300,000 associates. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index. HDG

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For more information, contact:
Financial Community	News Media
Diane Dayhoff	Ron DeFeo
Sr. Vice President of Investor Relations	Director of Corporate Communications
770-384-2666	770-384-3179
diane_dayhoff@homedepot.com	ron_defeo@homedepot.com