10-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended February 3, 2012
or
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from ________ to _________

Commission file number   1-7898

LOWE'SCOMPANIES,  INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NORTH CAROLINA	56-0578072
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 Lowe's Blvd., Mooresville, NC	28117
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code	704-758-1000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.50 Par Value	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

x Yes o  No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

o Yes x  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x Yes o  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

x Yes o  No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes x  No

As of July 29, 2011, the last business day of the Company's most recent second quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $27.2 billion based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

CLASS	OUTSTANDING AT MARCH 30, 2012
Common Stock, $0.50 par value	1,198,910,882

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Document	Parts Into Which Incorporated
Portions of the Proxy Statement for Lowe’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders	Part III

Explanatory Statement

Why we are filing this Amendment to our Form 10-K

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended February 3, 2012, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2012 (the “10-K Report”), to correct a technical error that appeared in the original Interactive Data File included as Exhibit 101 to the 10-K Report.

In the detail tagging within the Interactive Data File of the Commitments and Contingencies footnote to the original filing, we are correcting the value associated with non-cancelable commitments due 2012 to $590 million as opposed to the $5 million reflected in the original tagging.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 of the Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company has included with this Amendment No. 1 currently-dated certifications by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and (b).

Except for Exhibit 101 submitted herewith and the currently-dated certifications, this Amendment No. 1 makes no other changes to the 10-K Report as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and posted on our web site on April 2, 2012. We have posted on our website a corrected version of the Interactive Data File included as Exhibit 101 to the 10-K Report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to its Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.
	(Registrant)
April 10, 2012	By: /s/ Matthew V. Hollifield
Date	Matthew V. Hollifield
	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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Exhibits

Exhibit			Incorporated by Reference
Number		Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit(s)	Filing Date
	31.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. ‡
	31.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. ‡
	32.1	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. †
	32.2	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. †
	101.INS	XBRL Instance Document. ‡
	101.SCH	XBRLTaxonomy Extension Schema Document. ‡
	101.CAL	XBRLTaxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. ‡
	101.DEF	XBRLTaxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. ‡
	101.LAB	XBRLTaxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. ‡
	101.PRE	XBRLTaxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. ‡

‡Filed herewith.

†Furnished herewith.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1 

CERTIFICATION

I, Robert A. Niblock, certify that:

(1)  I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2012 of Lowe's Companies, Inc.;

(2)  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3)  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

April 10, 2012	/s/ Robert A. Niblock
Date	Robert A. Niblock Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2 

CERTIFICATION

I, Robert F. Hull, Jr., certify that:

(1)  I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2012 of Lowe's Companies, Inc.;

(2)  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

(3)  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

April 10, 2012	/s/ Robert F. Hull, Jr.
Date	Robert F. Hull, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert A. Niblock, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/Robert A. Niblock

Name: Robert A. Niblock

Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 10, 2012

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lowe's Companies, Inc. (the "Company") for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Robert F. Hull, Jr., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/Robert F. Hull, Jr.

Name: Robert F. Hull, Jr.

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 10, 2012