Lowe's 2007 Annual Report Download - page 51

Corporate and Investor INFORMATION
Business Description
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a $48.3 billion retailer,
offering a complete line of home improvement
products and services. The Company, through its
subsidiaries, serves approximately 14 million do-it-
yourself, do-it-for-me and Commercial Business
Customers each week through 1,534 stores in the
United States and Canada. Founded in 1946 and
based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s is the second-
largest home improvement retailer in the world and
employs more than 215,000 people. Lowe’s has
been a publicly held company since October 10, 1961.
The Company’s stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange with shares trading under
the symbol LOW. For more information, visit
www.Lowes.com.
Lowe’s files reports with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), including annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current
reports on Form 8-K and any other filings required
by the SEC. Certifications by Lowe’s Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer regarding the
quality of the Company’s public disclosure have
been included as exhibits in Lowe’s SEC reports as
required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002. In addition, in 2007, Lowe’s Chief Executive
Officer provided the New York Stock Exchange the
annual CEO certification regarding Lowe’s compliance
with the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate
governance listing standards.
The reports Lowe’s files with, or furnishes to, the
SEC, and all amendments to those reports, are
available without charge on Lowe’s website
(www.Lowes.com) as soon as reasonably
practicable after Lowe’s files them with, or
furnishes them to, the SEC.
Copies of Lowe’s 2007 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and
Annual Report to Shareholders are available
without charge upon written request to Gaither
M. Keener, Jr., Secretary, at Lowe’s corporate
offices or by calling 888-345-6937.
Additional information available on our website
includes our Corporate Governance Guidelines,
Board of Directors Committee Charters, Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics, and Social
Responsibility Report, as well as other financial
information. Written copies are available to
shareholders on request.
Corporate Offices
1000 Lowe’s Boulevard
Mooresville, NC 28117
704-758-1000
Lowe’s Website
www.Lowes.com
Stock Transfer Agent & Registrar,
Dividend Disbursing Agent and
Dividend Reinvesting Agent
Computershare Trust Company N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940
For direct deposit of dividends,
registered shareholders may call
Computershare toll-free at 877-282-1174.
Registered shareholders with e-mail addresses
can send account inquiries electronically to
Computershare through its website at
www.computershare.com, and clicking on
Contact Us.
Registered shareholders may access their
accounts online by visiting Investor Centre at
www.computershare.com, and clicking on
Shareholder Services.
Investors can join Lowe’s Stock Advantage
Direct Stock Purchase Plan by visiting
www.Lowes.com/investor, and clicking on
Buy Stock Direct.
Dividends
Lowe’s has paid a cash dividend each quarter
since becoming a public company in 1961.
Dividend record dates are usually the middle of
fiscal April, July, October and January.
Dividend payment dates are usually the last of
fiscal April, July, October and January.
Annual Meeting Date
May 30, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Ballantyne Resort Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
Stock Trading Information
Lowe’s common stock is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange (Ticker Symbol: LOW)
General Counsel
Gaither M. Keener, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
704-758-1000
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
1100 Carillon Building
227 West Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202-1675
704-887-1690
Shareholder Services
Shareholders’ and security analysts’
inquiries should be directed to:
Paul Taaffe
Vice President, Investor Relations
704-758-2033.
For copies of financial information:
888-34LOWES (888-345-6937)
or visit www.Lowes.com/investor.
Public Relations
Media inquiries should be directed to:
Chris Ahearn
Vice President, Public Relations
704-758-2304
www.Lowes.com/presspass.
To view Lowe’s Social Responsibility Report,
visit: www.Lowes.com/socialresponsibility.
This report was printed on paper containing fiber from
well-managed, independently certified forests. The
text portion contains 10% post-consumer recycled
fiber. To further reduce resource use, Lowe's is taking
advantage of the recently approved E-proxy rules to
make the proxy materials for its 2008 Annual Meeting,
including this Annual Report, available online to many
of our shareholders instead of mailing hard copies
to them. This use of technology has allowed us to
reduce the number of copies we print of our Annual
Report by approximately 70% from last year. For
additional information about Lowe’s commitment
to sustainable forest management, visit:
www.Lowes.com/woodpolicy.