We ordered a door and they lost the order. We ordered a bathtub, and they couldn’t find it AFTER it was received. We ordered carpet, and two days AFTER it was suppose to be delivered they called to tell me it had been back ordered. It took 5 phone calls to get them to cancel the order. And they still billed me for the stuff. Then it took another 10 phone calls to get a credit. And we are still not done…they charged me a re-stocking fee even though they promised they wouldn’t!

I’ve called President’s [Nardelli's] office, no return call. I’ve called The Dalles branch manager [Robert Tilton], no return call.

So, until they give a damn, I’m taking my business elsewhere.

Buyer beware. Home Depot has gone from a good company to one that just doesn’t care!!!!!

Gary Rains
Hood River, Oregon

Thank you
Don Wenzel
Oxford, Michigan

The Home Depot Reports Final Votes on Company and Shareholder Proposals, and Will Implement Majority Vote Measures

ATLANTA, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Home Depot(R), the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today released the final voting results for proposals presented at its 2006 annual meeting of shareholders.

As stated in its first quarter fiscal 2006 form 10Q filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all directors were elected to one-year terms and KPMG LLP was ratified as the Company’s public accounting firm. The shareholder proposal that requested election of directors by majority
vote was approved by 56 percent. The Company said it has agreed to implement majority vote measures in advance of the 2007 annual meeting.

In addition, the Company said today it would return to its previous format for its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders.

“Consistent with the way we run our company – in which we listen, learn and lead – we will return to our traditional format for next year’s annual shareholders meeting, which will include a business overview, the
presentation of proposals, an opportunity for shareholder questions and with the board of directors in attendance,” said Bob Nardelli, chairman, president & CEO.

The Home Depot has a long-standing commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance and transparency. Details of the Company’s corporate governance program can be found at
http://ir.homedepot.com/governance/home.cfm.

In fiscal 2005, the Company produced a number of records, including record diluted earnings per share of $2.72, up 20.4 percent over the previous year, and record sales of $81.5 billion, up 11.5 percent over the
previous year. In addition, the Company returned approximately 67 percent of its earnings to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases in 2005. The Company, which has grown from $45.7 billion in sales in 2000 to $81.5 billion in 2005, is only one of two companies in the Dow Jones industrial average to have exceeded 20 percent EPS growth for each of the past four years. Since 2002, the Company has returned in excess of $15 billion to its shareholders in the form of share repurchases and dividends.

The vote results for each of the Company and shareholder proposals up for consideration last week are attached.

The Home Depot(R) is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,065 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, 10 Canadian provinces and
Mexico. Through its HD Supply(SM) businesses, The Home Depot is also one of the largest diversified wholesale distributors in the United States, with more than 900 locations in the United States and Canada offering products and services for building, improving and maintaining homes, businesses and municipal infrastructures. In fiscal 2005, The Home Depot had sales of $81.5 billion and earnings of $5.8 billion. The Company employs approximately 355,000 associates and has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as the No. 1 Most Admired Specialty Retailer and the No. 13 Most Admired Corporation in America for 2006. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 25, 2006, shareholders of the Company elected the following nominees to the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term. Votes cast were as follows:

Gregory D. Brenneman
For: 1,289,068,180 69%
Withheld: 572,556,479 31%

Lawrence R. Johnston
For: 1,272,409,714 68%
Withheld: 589,214,945 32%

John L. Clendenin
For: 1,279,570,255 69%
Withheld: 582,054,404 31%

Kenneth G. Langone
For: 1,264,971,624 68%
Withheld: 596,653,035 32%

Claudio X. Gonzalez
For: 1,193,403,910 64%
Withheld: 668,220,750 36%

Angelo R. Mozilo
For: 1,715,993,958 92%
Withheld: 145,630,701 8%

Milledge A. Hart, III
For: 1,280,074,303 69%
Withheld: 581,550,356 31%

Robert L. Nardelli
For: 1,269,267,985 68%
Withheld: 592,356,674 32%

Bonnie G. Hill
For: 1,263,578,383 68%
Withheld: 598,046,276 32%

Thomas J. Ridge
For: 1,278,218,326 69%
Withheld: 583,406,334 31%

Laban P. Jackson, Jr.
For: 1,294,205,910 70%
Withheld: 567,418,749 30%

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2006. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 1,815,052,235 98%
Against: 27,983,600 2%
Abstention: 18,588,824

Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding committee report. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 551,110,720 40%
Against: 817,773,414 60%
Abstention: 99,574,488
Non-votes: 393,166,038

Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding employment diversity report disclosure. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 482,060,084 36%
Against: 860,111,212 64%
Abstention: 126,287,325
Non-votes: 393,166,038

Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding chairman and CEO. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 588,608,576 41%
Against: 856,864,957 59%
Abstention: 22,985,088
Non-votes: 393,166,038

Shareholders supported a shareholder proposal regarding method of voting for directors. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 805,803,485 56%
Against: 632,823,840 44%
Abstention: 29,831,297
Non-votes: 393,166,038

Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding retirement benefits. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 632,096,084 45%
Against: 762,704,947 55%
Abstention: 73,657,591
Non-votes: 393,166,038

Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding political contributions. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 453,568,417 34%
Against: 880,812,521 66%
Abstention: 134,077,683
Non-votes: 393,166,038

Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding governing documents. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 608,669,882 44%
Against: 767,365,255 56%
Abstention: 92,423,484
Non-votes: 393,166,038

Shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal regarding politicalnonpartisanship. Votes cast were as follows:
For: 160,096,666 12%
Against: 1,170,768,180 88%
Abstention: 137,593,775
Non-votes: 393,166,038

SOURCE The Home Depot