Independent
Tenure on this board
11.4 yrs
12 nominees · 12 ballot items.
Election of 12 directors; Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditors; Advisory vote to approve executive compensation (Say-on-Pay); Approval of charter amendment to add officer exculpation; Approval of miscellaneous charter amendments; Seven shareholder proposals on plastics recycling targets, packaging policies for plastics, customer data privacy report, independent board chair, biodiversity assessment, associates’ access to healthcare report, and discrimination in charitable support report.
Elect 12 persons named in the proxy statement as directors for one-year terms.
Ratify KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2027.
Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.
Approve amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to add officer exculpation limiting monetary liability of certain officers.
Approve miscellaneous amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation including removal of nomination notice provision and other technical changes.
Request board commission and publish a report evaluating Home Depot’s recycling-related plastics targets and comparing them to retaining virgin plastics where appropriate by March 31, 2027.
Request board issue a report describing how the Company could make all its packaging curbside recyclable, reusable, or compostable and quantify plastic packaging footprint and reduction strategies.
Request a report assessing risks to customers’ data privacy rights arising from sharing sensitive customer data with third parties and strategies beyond legal compliance to mitigate those risks.
Request the Board adopt policy to separate the roles of Chairman and CEO and ensure the Chair is an independent director.
Request Home Depot conduct and publicly disclose a biodiversity impact and dependency assessment identifying significant nature risks and impacts in the value chain to inform strategy.
Request report on sufficiency of employees’ access to timely, quality healthcare and company strategy to address any insufficiencies.
Request evaluation and report analyzing benefits, costs, and risks of the company’s charitable support to determine if such support discriminates or politicizes the brand.
| # | Owner | % of shares | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.49% | 64,687,996 | $21.3B |
| 2 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.68% | 46,675,858 | $15.4B |
| 3 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.03% | 30,193,539 | $9.9B |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.54% | 25,277,177 | $8.3B |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.19% | 21,809,889 | $7.2B |
| 6 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.07% | 20,612,543 | $6.8B |
| 7 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.71% | 17,085,831 | $5.6B |
| 8 | Capital World Investors | 1.62% | 16,143,812 | $5.3B |
| 9 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.50% | 14,986,308 | $4.9B |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.39% | 13,901,723 | $4.6B |
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