EXHIBIT 99.4
THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
$500,000,000
5 3/8% NOTES DUE APRIL 1, 2006
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FOR $500,000,000 OUTSTANDING UNREGISTERED
5 3/8% NOTES DUE APRIL 1, 2006
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON,
, 2001, UNLESS EXTENDED OR TERMINATED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus dated , 2001
(as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus")
and a form of Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") relating to
the offer (the "Exchange Offer") by The Home Depot, Inc. (the "Company") to
exchange $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 5 3/8% Notes due
April 1, 2006 which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"New Notes") for $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding
unregistered 5 3/8% Notes due April 1, 2006 (the "Old Notes") upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
The material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of Old Notes
held by us for your account or benefit but not registered in your name. A tender
of the Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be made only by us as the
registered holder of the Old Notes, and pursuant to your instructions.
Therefore, the Company urges beneficial owners of Old Notes registered in the
name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to
contact such holder promptly if they wish to tender Old Notes in the Exchange
Offer.
Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender
any or all Old Notes held by us for your account or benefit, pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal. We
urge you to read carefully the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal before
instructing us to tender your Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
Your instructions to us should be forwarded as promptly as practicable in
order to permit us to tender Old Notes on your behalf in accordance with the
provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City Time, on , 2001, unless extended (the "Expiration
Date"). Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn,
subject to the procedures described in the Prospectus, at any time prior to the
Expiration Date.
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Old Notes held by us for
your account or benefit, please so instruct us by completing, executing and
returning to us the instruction form that appears below. The accompanying Letter
of Transmittal is furnished to you for informational purposes only and may not
be used by you to tender Old Notes held by us and registered in our name for
your account or benefit.
INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER
The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed
material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by The Home
Depot, Inc. with respect to their Old Notes.
This will instruct you to tender the Old Notes held by you for the account
of the undersigned, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal.
Please tender the Old Notes held by you for my account as indicated below:
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OLD
NOTES
$
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[ ] Please DO NOT tender any Old Notes
held by you for my account
Dated:
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2001.
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Signature(s)
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Please Print Name(s) here
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Address(es)
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Area Code(s) and
Telephone Number(s)
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Tax Identification or
Social Security No(s)
None of the Old Notes held by us for your account will be tendered unless we
receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a specific instruction is
given in the space provided, your signature(s) hereon shall constitute an
instruction to us to tender all the Old Notes held by us for your account.
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