Form of Canada Deferred Share Award



 Exhibit 10.2 
 DEFERRED SHARE AWARD 
 ( [date] Award For
             Deferred Shares) 
 This Deferred Share Award is made to
[CANADA OFFICER/ASSOCIATE] this      day of         , 20     , by THE HOME DEPOT, INC., a Delaware corporation. 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, the
Company has adopted The Home Depot, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan; and 
 WHEREAS, Executive is an employee of a subsidiary of the
Company eligible to receive an award of Deferred Shares under the Plan; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to Executive an award of
Deferred Shares under the terms of the Plan to promote Executive’s long-term interests in the success of the Company and its subsidiaries; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Company makes an award of Deferred Shares under the Plan to Executive pursuant to the following terms and conditions: 
 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below: 
 (a) “Award” means
the Deferred Share Award to Executive, as set forth herein, and as may be amended as provided herein. 
 (b) “Board” means
the Company’s Board of Directors. 
 (c) “Company” means The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at
2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. 
 (d) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of a change in control of a
nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”) as in effect at the time of such change in control, provided that such a
change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) (2) of the 1934 Act), is or becomes the “beneficial owner,” directly or indirectly,
of securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power for election of directors of the then outstanding securities of the Company or any successor of the Company; (ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years or less,
individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board, unless the election or nomination for election of each new director was approved by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved; (iii) the consummation of any merger or consolidation, approved by the stockholders
of the Company, as a result of which the common stock of the Company shall be changed, converted or exchanged (other than a merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) or of any sale or other disposition in one or a series of related
transactions of 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company, or the approval by stockholders of any liquidation of the Company; or (iv) the consummation of any merger or consolidation, approved by the stockholders of the Company,
to which the Company is a party as a result of which the persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the effective date of the merger or consolidation shall have beneficial ownership of less than 50% of the combined voting
power for election of directors of the surviving corporation following the effective date of such merger or consolidation. 







 (e) “Committee” means the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of the
Board. 
 (f) “Competitor” means any company or entity in the home improvement industry engaged in any way in a business
that competes directly or indirectly with the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities, in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, China or any other location in which the Company currently conducts business or may
conduct business. Businesses that compete with the Company in the home improvement industry specifically include, but are not limited to, the following entities and each of their subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, franchisees or successors in
interest: Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (including, but not limited to, Eagle Hardware and Garden); Sears Holding Corp. (including, but not limited to, Orchard Supply and Hardware Company); Wal-Mart; Rona Inc.; Castorama/B&Q; Ace Hardware; True
Value Company; Menard, Inc., Construrama, Todo Fácil, Cómex, Kingfisher PLC, Leroy Merlin, Hornbach, La Maison, OBI, Home Mart, Orient Home, Home First, and No. 9. 
 (g) “Deferred Shares” means the award of the Company’s common stock to Executive set forth in Section 2. 
 (h) “Disability” means Executive’s inability to substantially perform Executive’s duties for the Company and its subsidiaries,
with reasonable accommodation, as evidenced by a certificate signed either by a physician mutually acceptable to the Company and Executive or, if the Company and Executive cannot agree upon a physician, by a physician selected by agreement of a
physician designated by the Company and a physician designated by Executive; provided, however, that if such physicians cannot agree upon a third physician within thirty (30) days, such third physician shall be designated by the American
Arbitration Association. 
 (i) “Executive” means [INSERT CANADA OFFICER/ASSOCIATE NAME AND TITLE] 
 (j) “Grant Date” means [INSERT GRANT DATE] 
 (k) “Plan” means The Home Depot, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time. 
 (l) “Retirement” means termination of employment with the Company and its subsidiaries on or after Executive’s attainment of age sixty (60) and having at least five (5) years of
continuous service with the Company and its subsidiaries. 
 2. Deferred Shares Award. Company hereby grants to Executive an award of
Deferred Shares under the Plan for              (            ) shares of the $.05 par value common stock of the Company, subject
to the conditions set forth herein. 
 (a) Vesting. The Deferred Shares shall
vest and become payable to Executive [OPTION 1: upon Executive’s retirement from the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates on or after the earlier of attainment of age 60 or the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date.] [OPTION 2: as follows; one hundred percent (100%) of the shares granted shall vest and become payable upon the [select: first (1
st) or second (2nd)] anniversary of the
Grant Date provided that, except as provided in Section 2(c), Executive is employed by the Company or a subsidiary or other affiliate on the applicable vesting date.] [OPTION 3 (FOR OFFICERS): as follows; one hundred percent
(100%) of the shares granted shall vest and become payable upon the third (3rd) anniversary of the Grant Date, provided that, except as
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Executive is employed by the Company or a subsidiary or other affiliate on the applicable vesting date. [Optional: Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
Company operating profit for the fiscal year in which this Award is granted, as reported in the Company’s audited financial statements filed on Form 10-K, is less than eighty percent (80%) of the target operating profit under the
Company’s Management Incentive Plan in which Executive participates for such fiscal year, all Deferred Shares granted to Executive pursuant to this Award shall be forfeited on the date the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K is filed for
such year.] [OPTION 4 (FOR NON-OFFICERS): as follows; fifty percent (50%) of the shares granted shall vest and become payable upon the second (2nd) anniversary of the Grant Date, and the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the shares granted shall vest and become payable upon the third (3rd) anniversary of the Grant Date.] 
 (b) Delivery of Shares. The Company shall cause a
stock certificate representing the vested Deferred Shares to be transferred to Executive as soon as practicable after the vesting date. The Company may satisfy its payment obligation, net of applicable taxes and other source deductions required to
be withheld by the Company, by having an independent broker acquire shares on the open market on behalf of Executive. 
 (c) Termination
of Employment; Change in Control. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason other than Retirement before the Deferred Shares have vested, all unvested shares shall be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
(i) Executive’s employment terminates due to death or Disability, or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company in connection with a Change in Control that occurs while Executive is employed by the Company, any
Deferred Shares that have not yet vested shall immediately vest. The Company shall issue such Deferred Shares to Executive within ten (10) days after the termination of Executive’s employment or such later time as may be required by
insider trading or other applicable securities laws. Upon employment termination due to Retirement before the vesting date specified in Section 2(a), all Deferred Shares that have not lapsed as of the date of Executive’s Retirement shall
continue to vest according to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 2(a) and the Company shall issue such Deferred Shares to Executive as soon as practicable after the Deferred Shares vest; provided, however, that if after reaching
Retirement, Executive becomes, either directly or indirectly, employed with a Competitor, all unvested Deferred Shares shall be immediately forfeited. 
 3. Adjustments for Dividends. Upon the payment of any cash dividend on shares of common stock of the Company before the issuance of a stock certificate representing the Deferred Shares, the number of Deferred
Shares shall be increased by the number obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate amount of the dividend that would be payable if each Deferred Share were issued and outstanding and entitled to dividends on the dividend payment date, by
(y) the Fair Market Value of the common stock on the dividend payment date. The number of Deferred Shares shall also be entitled to such adjustments as are determined by the Committee under Section 11 of the Plan. 
 4. Stockholder Rights. The Deferred Shares shall not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner, whether
by the operation of law or otherwise prior to vesting. Upon vesting and the issuance of a stock certificate representing the Deferred Shares, Executive shall have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Deferred Shares, including the
right to vote the shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made available with respect to such shares. Before the delivery of such stock certificate, Executive shall have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to
the Deferred Shares. 
 5. Adjustments. The number of shares covered by the Deferred Shares and, if applicable, the kind of shares
covered by the Deferred Shares shall be adjusted to reflect any stock dividend, stock split, or combination of shares of the Company’s Common Stock. In addition, the Committee may make or provide 

  

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for such adjustment in the number of shares covered by the Deferred Shares, and the kind of shares covered by the Deferred Shares, as the Committee in its
sole discretion may in good faith determine to be equitably required in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Executive’s rights that otherwise would result from (a) any exchange of shares of the Company’s Common Stock,
recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, (b) any merger, consolidation, spin-off, spin-out, split-off, split-up, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets (other than a
normal cash dividend), issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities, or (c) any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing. No amount shall be paid to, and no units shall be granted to
Executive to compensate Executive for a downward fluctuation in the price of the common shares, nor will any benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, Executive for such purpose. 
 6. Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue any fractional shares pursuant to this Award, and the Committee may round
fractions down. 
 7. Withholding. Executive shall pay all applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes (including
taxes of any foreign jurisdiction) which the Company is required to withhold at any time with respect to the Deferred Shares. Such payment shall be made in full, at Executive’s election, in cash or check, by withholding from the
Executive’s next normal payroll check, or by the tender of Deferred Shares payable under this Award. Deferred Shares tendered as payment of required withholding shall be valued at the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock
on the date such withholding obligation arises. 
 8. No Impact on Other Benefits and Employment. This Award shall not confer upon
Executive any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company and shall not interfere in any way with any right that the Company would otherwise have to terminate Executive’s employment at any time, subject to
the terms of any employment agreement. Nothing herein contained shall affect Executive’s right to participate in and receive benefits under and in accordance with the then current provisions of any pension, insurance or other employment plan or
program of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor constitute an obligation for continued employment. 
 9. Plan Provisions. In
addition to the terms and conditions set forth herein, this award of Deferred Shares is subject to and governed by the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Unless the context otherwise requires,
capitalized terms used in this Award and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Award and the Plan, the Plan shall control. 
 10. Notice. Any written notice required or permitted by this Award shall be mailed, certified mail (return receipt requested) or hand-delivered,
addressed to Company’s Executive Vice President – Human Resources at Company’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia as set forth in Section 1(c), or to Executive at Executive’s most recent home address on record with
the Company. Notices are effective upon receipt. 
 11. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Limitation of Rights. The granting of the award of Deferred Shares shall not give Executive any right to similar grants in future years or any
right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate Executive’s services at any time or the right of Executive to terminate his or her services at any time.

  

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 (b) Claim and Review Procedures. The claim and review procedures set forth in the Home
Depot U.S.A., Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan For Officers are incorporated herein by reference. 
 (c) Rights Unsecured. The Company
shall remain the owner of all amounts deferred pursuant to this Agreement, and Executive shall have only Company’s unfunded, unsecured promise to pay. The rights of Executive hereunder shall be that of an unsecured general creditor of the
Company, and Executive shall not have any security interest in any assets of the Company. 
 (d) Limitation of Actions. Any lawsuit
with respect to any matter arising out of or relating to this Award must be filed no later than the earlier of the date that the Company denies the claim made by Executive or any earlier date that the claim otherwise accrues. 
 (e) Offset. The Company shall have the right to deduct from amounts otherwise payable under this Award all amounts owed by Executive to Company
and its affiliates to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. 
 (f) Controlling Law. Executive and the Company agree that in
light of the Executive being employed in two different jurisdictions, for purposes of certainty, it is the parties desire that this Award shall be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to the choice of law provisions thereof. Executive and the Company hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Delaware. Executive and the Company also both irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any objection either may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute, and both parties agree to accept service of
legal process in Delaware. Executive agrees that the Company may seek enforcement in a Canadian court of any United States judgement obtained pursuant to this Award and Executive agrees not to raise any objection to the Company seeking enforcement
of said judgement in a Canadian court. 
 (g) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction contained in the Award is
held by a court or a federal regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions contained in the Award shall remain in full force and effect, and shall
in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. 
 (h) Construction. The Award contains the entire understanding between the parties
and supersedes any prior understanding and agreements between them representing the subject matter hereof, except that this Award shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in any employment agreement and non-competition/non-solicitation
agreement between Executive and Company. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements or understandings, oral or written, between and among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof which are not fully expressed herein.

 (i) Headings. Section and other headings contained in the Award are for reference purposes only and are in no way intended to
describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of the Award or any provision hereof. 
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