X0306 4 2015-02-26 0 0000060667 LOWES COMPANIES INC LOW 0001609430 Maltsbarger Richard D 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD MOORESVILLE NC 28117 0 1 0 0 CDO & President, Int'l Common Stock 2015-03-01 4 M 0 2713.0 0.0 A 40417 D Common Stock 2015-03-01 4 F 0 917.0 74.09 D 39500 D Common Stock 2015-03-01 4 F 0 1325.0 74.09 D 38175 D Common Stock 3750.118 I by 401(k) Plan Performance Share Units 2015-02-26 4 A 0 2713.0 0.0 A Common Stock 2713 2713 D Performance Share Units 2015-03-01 4 M 0 2713.0 0.0 D Common Stock 2713 0 D Reflects shares delivered by reporting person to satisfy withholding taxes due upon vesting of performance share units granted on March 1, 2012. Reflects shares delivered by reporting person to satisfy withholding taxes due upon vesting of restricted shares granted on March 1, 2012. Each performance share unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The performance share units were granted on March 1, 2012 and were subject to the achievement of certain pre-established metrics over the three-year performance period ending at the end of fiscal 2014. On February 26, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors certified the performance metrics and determined the number of performance share units that were earned. Following such certification and determination, the performance share units remained subject to a service condition that was satisfied on March 1, 2015. At the vest date, the performance share units earned converted into an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock. The information provided for the shares held by the 401(k) Plan in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of February 28, 2015. By: /s/ Sandra Felton by power of attorney For: Richard D. Maltsbarger 2015-03-02