-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OJq7+o4cguyvcl13VBcOwqDcZ6G/7fbQKAsgcfaDLVj2whYAipK/g2wqUYDk9NzD YuxZBC/eVq+8rGLtf0XWjw== 0001422848-08-000034.txt : 20080110 0001422848-08-000034.hdr.sgml : 20080110 20080110160843 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001422848-08-000034 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080110 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LOWES COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000060667 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-LUMBER & OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS [5211] IRS NUMBER: 560578072 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 0202 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-17892 FILM NUMBER: 08523699 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 LOWE'S BLVD. CITY: MOORESVILLE STATE: NC ZIP: 28117 BUSINESS PHONE: 7047581000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 1000 CITY: MOORESVILLE STATE: NC ZIP: 28115 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Capital Research Global Investors CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001422848 IRS NUMBER: 951411037 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 SOUTH HOPE STREET STREET 2: 55TH FLOOR CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 BUSINESS PHONE: 213-486-9200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 SOUTH HOPE STREET STREET 2: 55TH FLOOR CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90071 SC 13G 1 edglow.txt SC 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* Lowes Companies, Incorporated (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 548661107 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP: 548661107 Page 1 of 6 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Capital Research Global Investors ** 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 68,804,100 6 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES NONE BENEFICIALL Y OWNED BY 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH REPORTING 172,592,500 PERSON WITH: 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER NONE 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 172,592,500 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d- 4 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11.8% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IA ** A division of Capital Research and Management Company (CRMC) CUSIP: 548661107 Page 2 of 6 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Amendment No. Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Lowes Companies, Incorporated Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1000 Lowe's Blvd. Mooresville, NC 28117 Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing: Capital Research Global Investors Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Item 2(c) Citizenship: N/A Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 548661107 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to sections 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (e) [X] An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). Item 4 Ownership Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: (b) Percent of class: (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See page 2 Capital Research Global Investors is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 172,592,500 shares or 11.8% of the 1,462,603,000 shares of Common Stock believed to be outstanding as a result of CRMC acting as investment adviser to various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. CUSIP: 548661107 Page 3 of 6 Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [ ] Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: One or more clients of Capital Research Global Investors have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock of Lowes Companies, Incorporated. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. : N/A Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10 Certification By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: January 10, 2008 Signature: Timothy D. Armour^ Name/Title: Timothy D. Armour -- Senior Vice President Capital Research Global Investors ^By /s/ James P. Ryan James P. Ryan Attorney-in-fact Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated December 21, 2007 included as an Exhibit to this Schedule 13G. CUSIP: 548661107 Page 4 of 6 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned do hereby appoint James P. Ryan and Herbert Y. Poon, and each of them, acting singly, with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney of the undersigned, to sign on behalf of the undersigned in respect of the ownership of equity securities deemed held by the undersigned, Capital Research Global Investors, AMCAP Fund, Inc., American High-Income Trust, American Mutual Fund, Inc., The Bond Fund of America, Inc., American Funds Insurance Series (Global Discovery Fund, Growth-Income Fund, Global Small Capitalization Fund, Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund, International Fund) Capital Income Builder, Inc., Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc., EuroPacific Growth Fund, The Growth Fund of America, Inc., The Investment Company of America, New World Fund, Inc., SMALLCAP World Fund., Inc., and Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc., and to be reported pursuant to Sections 13(d) 13(f) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute joint filing agreements with respect to such filings. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney, has been executed as ST of the 21 day of December 2007. Capital Research Global Investors /s/ Timothy D. Armour - ------------------------------ Name: Timothy D. Amour Title: Senior Vice President AMCAP Fund, Inc. American Mutual Fund, Inc. Capital Income Builder, Inc. Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc. EuroPacific Growth Fund, Inc. The Investment Company of America New World Fund, Inc. /s/ Vincent P. Corti - ------------------------------ Name: Vincent P. Corti Title: Secretary American High-Income Trust The Bond Fund of America, Inc. /s/ Kimberly S. Verdick - --------------------------------- Name: Kimberly S. Verdick Title: Secretary Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc. /s/ Jennifer L. Butler - ------------------------------ Name: Jennifer L. Butler Title: Secretary The Growth Fund of America, Inc. CUSIP: 548661107 Page 5 of 6 /s/ Patrick F. Quan - ---------------------------- Name: Patrick F. Quan Title: Secretary SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. /s/ Chad L. Norton - --------------------------- Name: Chad L. Norton Title: Secretary American Funds Insurance Series /s/ Steven I. Koszalka - ------------------------------ Name: Steven I. Koszalka Title: Secretary CUSIP: 548661107 Page 6 of 6 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----