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LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS -
PART I Page No.
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 7
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 10
Item 2. Properties 10
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 10
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 10
Executive Officers and Certain Significant Employees of the Registrant 11
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
12
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 13
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
14
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 27
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 28
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
57
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 57
Item 9B. Other Information 57
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 58
Item 11. Executive Compensation 58
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
58
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 58
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 58
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 59
Signatures 65