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44 |LOWE’S 2007 ANNUAL REPORT
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
STOCK PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
Quarterly Stock Price Range and Cash Dividend Payment
Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2006 Fiscal 2005
High Low Dividend High Low Dividend High Low Dividend
1st Quarter $35.74 $29.87 $0.05 $34.83 $30.58 $0.03 $29.99 $25.36 $0.02
2nd Quarter 33.19 27.38 0.08 32.85 26.90 0.05 33.51 25.94 0.03
3rd Quarter 32.53 25.71 0.08 31.55 26.15 0.05 34.48 28.92 0.03
4th Quarter
$26.87 $19.94 $0.08 $34.65 $28.59 $0.05 $34.85 $29.83 $0.03
Monthly Stock Price and Trading Volume
Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2006 Fiscal 2005
Shares Shares Shares
High Low Traded High Low Traded High Low Traded
February $35.74 $31.82 144,414,800 $34.83 $30.58 148,615,200 $29.99 $28.32 116,188,200
March 33.26 29.87 220,012,800 34.43 31.94 176,907,800 29.54 27.87 142,744,400
April 32.23 30.35 134,288,400 32.85 31.01 143,440,400 28.68 25.36 154,511,600
May 33.19 30.40 200,179,300 32.85 29.57 165,476,000 29.00 25.94 163,110,000
June 33.06 30.48 200,081,400 31.75 28.72 176,997,400 30.00 28.26 128,618,000
July 31.31 27.38 216,739,200 29.84 26.90 177,045,100 33.51 28.50 142,070,000
August 31.29 25.98 249,457,600 29.95 26.15 177,348,900 33.49 31.15 190,463,800
September 32.53 27.99 266,600,900 30.07 26.76 228,877,300 34.48 30.62 172,644,600
October 31.72 25.71 183,517,700 31.55 28.80 175,250,300 32.60 28.92 179,358,200
November 25.65 21.76 289,301,400 31.43 28.59 201,035,600 33.94 29.83 186,558,400
December 25.29 20.96 203,493,334 32.50 30.15 170,769,300 34.85 33.25 120,841,600
January $26.87 $19.94 329,682,916 $34.65 $31.13 136,214,400 $33.71 $31.53 146,092,200
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Stock Splits and Stock Dividends
Since 1961
• A 100% stock dividend, effective April 5, 1966
(which had the net effect of a 2-for-1 stock split).
• A 2-for-1 stock split, effective November 18, 1969.
• A 50% stock dividend, effective November 30, 1971
(which had the net effect of a 3-for-2 stock split).
• A 331⁄3% stock dividend, effective July 25, 1972
(which had the net effect of a 4-for-3 stock split).
• A 50% stock dividend, effective June 2, 1976
(which had the net effect of a 3-for-2 stock split).
• A 3-for-2 stock split, effective November 2, 1981.
• A 5-for-3 stock split, effective April 29, 1983.
• A 100% stock dividend, effective June 29, 1992
(which had the net effect of a 2-for-1 stock split).
• A 2-for-1 stock split, effective April 4, 1994.
• A 2-for-1 stock split, effective June 29, 1998.
• A 2-for-1 stock split, effective July 2, 2001.
• A 2-for-1 stock split, effective July 3, 2006.
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120 960
Total Return to Shareholders
The following table and graph compare the total returns (assuming reinvestment of dividends) of the Company’s Common Stock,
the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Retail Index.The graph assumes $100 invested on January 31, 2003 in the Company’s Common
Stock and each of the indices.
2/2/07
$202.74
$181.99
$214.99
2/1/08
$153.35
$178.66
$175.44
2/3/06
$187.45
$155.87
$184.44
1/28/05
$165.18
$141.74
$171.73
1/30/04
$157.01
$134.57
$149.47
1/31/03
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
Lowe’s
S&P 500
S&P Retail Index
Source: Bloomberg Financial Services
S&P 500Lowe’s S&P Retail Index
$100
$125
$150
$175
$200
$225
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