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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Prospectus: Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
45,000,000 Shares of Common Stock Offered under the Lowe’s Companies Employee Stock Purchase
Plan: Stock Options for Everyone.
This prospectus relates to shares of common stock of Lowe’s Companies, Inc. that may be issued under the
Lowe’s Companies Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Stock Options for Everyone (the Stock Purchase Plan
Option).
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LOW.”
This document is part of a prospectus covering securities that have been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933 and may be used only in connection with our offers and sales of common stock under the Stock
Purchase Plan Option. You cannot use this prospectus to offer or sell to anyone else the common stock you
acquire under the Stock Purchase Plan Option.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation
to the contrary is a criminal offense.
June 1, 2008
In This Section
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Important Information About This Prospectus............................................................................................................................................. 2
How to Obtain Additional Information ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
The Company ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
The Stock Purchase Plan Option .................................................................................................................................................................. 2
How the Stock Purchase Plan Option Works ...............................................................