Lowe's 2010 Annual Report Download - page 57

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Business Description
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a $48.8 billion retailer,
offering a complete line of home improvement
products and services. The Company, through
its subsidiaries, serves approximately 15 million
do-it-yourself, do-it-for-me and Commercial
Business Customers each week through
1,749 stores in the United States, Canada
and Mexico. 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 234,000 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.
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/investor)
as soon as reasonably practicable after
Lowe’s files them with, or furnishes them to,
the SEC.
Copies of Lowe’s 2010 Annual Report on
Form 10-K 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
(www.Lowes.com/investor) 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.
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/investor and
clicking on Contact Us.
Registered shareholders may access their
accounts online by visiting Investor Centre
at www.computershare.com/investor.
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 declared a cash dividend
each quarter since becoming a public
company in 1961.
Dividend record dates are usually the
third week of fiscal April, July, October
and January.
Dividend payment dates are usually the
first week of fiscal May, August, November
and February.
Annual Meeting Date
May 27, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
Ballantyne Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
Stock Trading Information
Lowe’s common stock is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange (LOW)
General Counsel
Gaither M. Keener, Jr.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
704-758-1000
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
550 South Tryon Street
Suite 2500
Charlotte, NC 28202-4211
704-887-1500
Shareholder Services
Shareholders’ and security analysts’
inquiries should be directed to:
Tiffany Mason
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
Media.Lowes.com
To view Lowe’s Social Responsibility Report,
visit www.Lowes.com/socialresponsibility.
This report is printed on paper containing fiber from
well-managed, independently certified forests and
contains a minimum of 10% post-consumer recycled
fiber. To further reduce resource use, Lowe's is relying
on E-proxy rules to make the proxy materials for its
2011 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 10% from
last year. For additional information about Lowe’s
commitment to sustainable forest management,
visit: www.Lowes.com/woodpolicy.
CORPORATE INFORMATION