Hughes Supply Inc.

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): March 14, 2006

Hughes Supply, Inc.

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Florida	001-08772	59-0559446

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer 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

N/A

(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:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 14, 2006, Hughes Supply, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has amended its cash tender offers and related consent solicitations for its outstanding public and private debt securities in connection with the previously announced definitive merger agreement that provides for the acquisition of Hughes Supply, Inc. by The Home Depot, Inc. Hughes Supply, Inc. has also extended the consent solicitation deadline of its tender offer to 5:00 pm (New York City time) on March 17, 2006. The expiration date of its tender offer remains 8:00 am (New York City time) on March 31, 2006. Neither the offer, nor acceptance of same, is a condition to the closing of the merger agreement.

A copy of this press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information contained in this Form 8-K and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Hughes Supply, Inc., whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit		Description


99.1		Press Release dated March 14, 2006.*

*Such information is being “furnished” and not “filed.”

SIGNATURES

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.


	Hughes Supply, Inc. (Registrant)
Date: March 15, 2006	By:	/s/ David Bearman
		David Bearman
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Index to Exhibits filed with Form 8-K


Exhibit		Description of Exhibit


99.1		Press Release dated March 14, 2006