UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 10, 2013

THE HOME DEPOT, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

2455 Paces Ferry Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30339

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(770) 433-8211

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

On September 10, 2013, The Home Depot, Inc. (the “Company”) completed a public offering of $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.250% Senior Notes due 2018, $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.750% Senior Notes due 2024 and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2044 (collectively, the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-183621) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 29, 2012, including a related prospectus and prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on August 29, 2012 and September 4, 2013, respectively.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement dated September 3, 2013 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the underwriters named therein (together, the “Underwriters”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell the Notes to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase the Notes for resale to the public. The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company and the Underwriters against certain liabilities and customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.

The Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of August 24, 2012 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the respective forms of global note for the offering, which are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein and in the above-referenced shelf registration statement by reference.

The documents included as exhibits to this report are filed solely to provide information about their terms, are not intended to provide any factual or other information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements, and should not be relied upon by investors for any other purpose.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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