SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-02-28

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<div><a name="s4B6BABEBD26B958E4C0AD2EFCD3DF8B8"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">THE HOME DEPOT, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">EQUITY AWARD AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive Officers &#8211; U.S.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:25%;"></td><td style="width:23%;"></td><td style="width:26%;"></td><td style="width:26%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">GRANTED TO:</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;color:#a6a6a6;">&lt;NAME &gt;</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;color:#a6a6a6;">&lt;XXX-XX-XXXX&gt;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:3px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE HOME DEPOT, INC.</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:3px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">COMMON STOCK:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">VESTING SCHEDULES:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">GRANT DATE:</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;color:#a6a6a6;">&lt;DATE&gt;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:3px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Target Award</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#a6a6a6;font-weight:bold;">&lt;X,XXX&gt;</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:3px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Threshold Award: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#a6a6a6;font-weight:bold;">&lt;X,XXX&gt;</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:3px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Maximum Award:</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#a6a6a6;font-weight:bold;">&lt;XX,XXX&gt;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:3px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Performance Period of 3 Fiscal Years beginning with </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#a6a6a6;font-weight:bold;">&lt;YEAR&gt;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding