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
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 14, 2006


                               Hughes Supply, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Florida                  001-08772            59-0559446
 (State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission        (IRS Employer
          incorporation)            File Number)       Identification No.)


       One Hughes Way, Orlando, Florida                           32805
   (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (407) 841-4755

                                 Not Applicable
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On February 14, 2006, Hughes Supply, Inc. ("Hughes") issued an employee
memorandum announcing that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with respect to the proposed acquisition of
Hughes by The Home Depot, Inc. has expired and that Hughes expects to close the
merger by the end of its first fiscal quarter, April 30, 2006. A copy of the
employee memorandum is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1   Employee Memorandum, dated February 14, 2006.










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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.

Date:  February 14, 2006
                                 Hughes Supply, Inc.


                                 By: /s/ John Z. Pare
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     John Z. Pare
                                     Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
                                     Secretary








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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



    Exhibit No.                         Description
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       99.1               Employee Memorandum, dated February 14, 2006.












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EX-99

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

Hughes Supply, Inc.                                   [Hughes Supply, Inc. logo]
Corporate Office
One Hughes Way
Orlando, FL  32805

MEMORANDUM


TO:    All Hughes Supply Employees

FROM:  Tom Morgan, President & CEO

DATE:  February 14, 2006

RE:    Hart-Scott-Rodino Announcement

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Today's Hart-Scott-Rodino announcement shows that The Home Depot(R) acquisition
is moving forward and that we are one step closer to closing the merger with The
Home Depot Supply business. With this announcement of the expiration of the
waiting period under U.S. antitrust laws, we have cleared a major regulatory
hurdle. The next step is to file our definitive proxy statement and obtain
shareholder approval. We expect the merger to close by the end of our first
fiscal quarter, April 30, 2006.

Our integration teams continue to meet to discuss how we can best plan for the
integration. We are building solid working relationships with our professional
counterparts at The Home Depot Supply.

I understand that going through this process can be distracting. There are many
questions that have yet to be answered, and as soon as we can communicate those
answers to you, we will. Please continue to stay focused on achieving our
day-to-day business goals, and thank you again for all of your support.

ACTION: Please share this information with all Hughes Supply employees.

In connection with the proposed merger, Hughes Supply has filed a preliminary
proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. INVESTORS AND
SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, WHICH
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free
copy of the preliminary proxy statement and other documents filed by Hughes
Supply at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at
http://www.sec.gov. The preliminary proxy statement and such other documents may
also be obtained for free from Hughes Supply by directing such request to Hughes
Supply, Attention: Investor Relations, telephone: (407) 822-2139.

Hughes Supply and its directors, executive officers and other members of its
management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from its stockholders in connection with the proposed merger.
Information concerning the interests of Hughes Supply's participants in the
solicitation is set forth in Hughes Supply's preliminary proxy statement dated
January 27, 2006, for its 2006 Special Meeting of Shareholders, relating to the
merger.