SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MERINO BRUCE A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3800 WEST CHAPMAN AVENUE

(Street)

ORANGE

92868

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2004

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOME DEPOT INC [ HD ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Div. Pres. - West Coast

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
$.05 Common Stock	132,504	D
$.05 Common Stock Share Equivalents	14,732.7866⁽¹⁾	I	By 401(K) Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Options	⁽²⁾	11/11/2006	Common Stock	21,750	$11.8611	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽²⁾	02/20/2007	Common Stock	11,250	$11.3333	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽²⁾	02/26/2008	Common Stock	12,424	$21.2917	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽³⁾	02/11/2009	Common Stock	9,478	$37.9167	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽⁴⁾	02/24/2010	Common Stock	7,886	$53	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽⁵⁾	05/30/2010	Common Stock	10,000	$49	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽⁶⁾	02/21/2011	Common Stock	30,000	$40	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽⁷⁾	09/17/2011	Common Stock	25,000	$36.69	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽⁸⁾	04/28/2012	Common Stock	70,000	$46.96	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽⁸⁾	03/18/2013	Common Stock	38,500	$24.55	D
Employee Stock Options	⁽⁸⁾	11/19/2013	Common Stock	25,000	$35.31	D
Restoration Plan Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	871.8728	$0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Share equivalents held under The Home Depot FutureBuilder Plan as of January 14, 2004.

2. The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and are currently exercisable in their entirety.

3. The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 7,603 options are currently exerciseable and 1,875 options become exercisable on 02/12/2004.

4. The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 4,414 options are currently exerciseable, 1,972 become exercisable on 02/25/2004 and 1,500 options become exercisable on 02/25/2005.

5. The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 5,000 options are currently exerciseable and 2,500 options become exercisable on each of 05/31/2004 and 05/31/2005.

6. The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 7,500 options are currently exerciseable and 7,500 options become exercisable on each of 02/22/2004, 02/22/2005 and 02/22/2006.

7. The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 6,250 options are currently exerciseable and 6,250 options become exercisable on each of 09/18/2004, 09/18/2005 and 09/18/2006.

8. The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and are exercisable in 25% increments on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th anniversaries of the grant date.

9. The restoration plan stock units were acquired under The Home Depot FutureBuilder Restoration Plan and convert to shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis upon a distribution event under the terms of the Plan.

Remarks:

	/s/Laura Lynn Smith, Attorney-in-Fact	01/26/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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