X0303 4 2010-03-17 0 0000354950 HOME DEPOT INC HD 0000947324 BATCHELDER DAVID H 12400 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE SUITE 600 SAN DIEGO CA 92130 1 0 0 0 $.05 Common Stock 2010-03-17 4 S 0 2314200 32.50 D 31843310 I Through Limited Partnerships and accounts managed by reporting person $.05 Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 3476700 32.37 D 28366610 I Through Limited Partnerships and accounts managed by reporting person $.05 Common Stock 2010-03-19 4 S 0 2100000 32.43 D 26266610 I Through Limited Partnerships and accounts managed by reporting person Effective August 19, 2009 and November 19, 2009, the reporting person does not have dispository or voting authority, or otherwise have a beneficial interest, in 100,985 shares and 1,800,274 shares, respectively, of the Issuer's Common Stock. The reporting person is one of the Principals of Relational Investors LLC ("RILLC"). RILLC is the record owner of 100 shares and sole general partner, or the sole managing member of the general partner, of Relational Investors, L.P., Relational Fund Partners, L.P., Relational Coast Partners, L.P., RH Fund 1, L.P., RH Fund 6, L.P., Relational Investors III, L.P., Relational Investors VIII, L.P., Relational Investors IX, L.P., Relational Investors X, L.P., Relational Investors XV, L.P., Relational Investors XVI, L.P., Relational Investors XX, L.P., Relational Investors XXII, L.P., Relational Investors XXIII, L.P., and Relational Investors Alpha Fund I, L.P. These Limited Partnerships own a total of 13,876,188 shares. An additional 5,151,585 shares are held in accounts managed by RILLC and an additional 7,238,737 shares are held through co-investment arrangements with certain entities listed above. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ L. Briley Brisendine, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 2010-03-19