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Business Description
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a $50.2 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
1,745 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 248,000
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 2011 Annual Report on
Form 10-K are available without charge
upon written request to Gaither M.
Keener, Jr., Secretary, at Lowe’s corpo-
rate offices or by calling 800-449-8161.
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
June 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Ballantyne Hotel
Charlotte, NC
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
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:
800-449-8161 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 2012 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