The Home Depot To Host First Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call on May 18,
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<p><span class="xn-location">ATLANTA</span>, <span class="xn-chron">May 4</span> /CNW/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it will hold its First Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call on <span class="xn-chron">Tuesday, May 18</span>, at <span class="xn-chron">9 a.m. ET</span>.</p>
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<p>A webcast will be available by logging onto <a href="http://earnings.homedepot.com">http://earnings.homedepot.com</a> and selecting the First Quarter Earnings Conference Call icon. The webcast will be archived and available beginning at approximately noon on <span class="xn-chron">May 18</span>.</p>
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<p>The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,245 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, <span class="xn-location">Puerto Rico</span>, <span class="xn-location">U.S. Virgin Islands</span>, <span class="xn-location">Guam</span>, 10 Canadian provinces, <span class="xn-location">Mexico</span> and <span class="xn-location">China</span>. In fiscal 2009, The Home Depot had sales of <span class="xn-money">$66.2 billion</span> and earnings from continuing operations of <span class="xn-money">$2.6 billion</span>. The Company employs more than 300,000 associates. 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.</p>
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For further information: Financial Community: Diane Dayhoff, Vice President of Investor Relations, [phone], [email protected], or News Media: Paula Drake, Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications, [phone], paula_drake@homedepot. com Web Site: http://www.homedepot.com