A Dark Vector Cognition product

Cover and table of contents

8K characters. Original on sec.gov ·

Cover and table of contents

10-K 1 lowesform10k.htm FORM 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended February 3, 2017

or

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to _________

Commission file number 1-7898

lowesgraphicimage01.jpg

LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NORTH CAROLINA56-0578072
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1000 Lowe’s Blvd., Mooresville, NC28117
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code704-758-1000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each className of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.50 Par ValueNew York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x Yes o No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. o Yes x No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes o No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer xAccelerated filer oNon-accelerated filer oSmaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes x No

As of July 29, 2016, the last business day of the Company’s most recent second quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $72.4 billion based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

CLASSOUTSTANDING AT 3/31/2017
Common Stock, $0.50 par value857,332,918

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

DocumentParts Into Which Incorporated
Portions of the Proxy Statement for Lowe’s 2017 Annual Meeting of ShareholdersPart III

LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

- TABLE OF CONTENTS -

Page No.
PART I
Item 1.Business4
Item 1A.Risk Factors9
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments14
Item 2.Properties14
Item 3.Legal Proceedings14
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures15
Executive Officers and Certain Significant Employees of the Registrant16
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities17
Item 6.Selected Financial Data18
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations19
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk34
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data36
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure69
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures69
Item 9B.Other Information69
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance70
Item 11.Executive Compensation70
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters70
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence70
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services70
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules71
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary79
Signatures80

Part I

Next: Item 1. Business