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LOWES COS INC

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21.20 0.56 2.71%

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21.25 0.05 0.24%

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No longer a low-profile company, Lowe's Companies has evolved from a regional hardware store operator into a nationwide chain of home improvement superstores. The #2 US home improvement chain (after The Home Depot), Lowe's has more than 1,500 superstores in 50 states and expanded into Canada in late 2007. The company's stores sell about 40,000 products for do-it-yourselfers and professionals for home improvement and repair projects, such as gardening products, home fashion items, lumber, millwork, plumbing and electrical supplies, and tools, as well as appliances and furniture. Lowe's is the second-largest US home appliance retailer after Sears.

Robert A. Niblock: CEO

1000 Lowe's Blvd.

Mooresville, NC 28117

http://www.lowes.com

Phone: 704-758-1000

Fax: 336-658-4766

Sector: Services Industry: Retail

2008 Sales	2008 Sales Growth	2008 Net Income	2008 Employees
$48,283,000,000	2.9%	$2,809,000,000	216,000

Key Executives: LOW

Name	Title	Officer Since
Robert A. Niblock	CEO	1/1/04
Larry D. Stone	COO	-
Robert F. Hull Jr.	CFO	-
Matthew V. Hollifield	Chief Accounting Officer	-
Steven M. Stone	Chief Information Officer	-
Gaither M. Keener, Jr.	General Counsel	-
Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.	Director	1/1/98
Robert A. Ingram	Director	1/1/01

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Matthew V. Hollifield, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since 2005; Vice President, Corporate Accounts Payables 2002-2005. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Century Furniture Industries, 2000-2002. Mr. Hollifield received a Masters in Business Administration degree from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Appalachian State University. Mr. Hollifield is a certified public... View Full Profile

Matthew V. Hollifield

Gaither M. Keener, Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer since 2006; Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, 2005 - 2006; Vice President, Associate General Counsel, 2003 - 2005; Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, 1999 - 2003.... View Full Profile

Gaither M. Keener, Jr.

Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D., Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. Distinguished Professor of Marketing, M.B. Zale Chair in Retailing and Marketing Leadership, and Professor of Humanities in Medicine, Texas A&M University, since 1982. He also serves on the boards of directors of Darden Restaurants, Inc. and Genesco Inc.... View Full Profile

Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.

Robert A. Ingram, Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. Vice Chairman Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical research and development company, since January 2003. Chief Operating Officer and President, Pharmaceutical Operations of GlaxoSmithKline, January 2001-2002. Chief Executive Officer of Glaxo Wellcome plc, 1997-2000. Chairman of Glaxo Wellcome Inc. (Glaxo Wellcome plc's United States... View Full Profile

Robert A. Ingram

Marshall O. Larsen, Chairman of Compensation and Organization Committee and member of Executive Committee and Governance Committee. Chairman of Goodrich Corporation, a supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry, since October 2003, and President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2002 and April 2003, respectively. Chief Operating Officer of Goodrich Corporation from February 2002 to April 2003. Executive Vice... View Full Profile

Marshall O. Larsen

O. Temple Sloan Jr., Chairman of Governance Committee and member of Audit Committee and Executive Committee. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Parts International, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, a distributor of automotive replacement parts. He also serves on the boards of directors of Bank of America Corporation (Lead Director), Golden Corral and Highwoods Properties, Inc., where he serves as Chairman of the Board.... View Full Profile

O. Temple Sloan Jr.

Dawn E. Hudson, Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola North America, a beverage maker and franchise company, from June 2002 to November 2007 and March 2005 to November 2007, respectively. Senior Vice President, Strategy and Marketing for Pepsi-Cola North America, 1997-2002. She also serves on the board of directors of Allergan, Inc.... View Full Profile

Dawn E. Hudson

Larry D. Stone, President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2006; Senior Executive Vice President Merchandising/Marketing, 2005 - 2006; Senior Executive Vice President Store Operations 2003-2005; Executive Vice President, Store Operations, 2001 - 2003; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, 1997 - 2001.... View Full Profile

Larry D. Stone

Richard K. Lochridge, Member of Compensation and Organization Committee and Governance Committee. President, Lochridge & Company, Inc., a general management consulting firm, since 1986. He also serves on the boards of directors of Dover Corporation and PetSmart, Inc.... View Full Profile

Richard K. Lochridge

Robert A. Niblock, Chairman of Executive Committee. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lowe's Companies, Inc. since January 2005. President from March 2003 to December 2006. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 2001-2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 2000-2001... View Full Profile

Robert A. Niblock

Robert F. Hull Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2004; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 2003 - 2004; Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, 1999 - 2003.... View Full Profile

Robert F. Hull Jr.

Steven M. Stone, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer since 2003; Vice President of Information Technology Strategy, 2002 - 2003; Vice President of MIS Operations, 1999 - 2002; Vice President of Information Resources, 1997 - 1999.... View Full Profile

Steven M. Stone

Peter C. Browning, Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee. Dean of the McColl Graduate School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte from March 2002 to May 2005. Non-Executive Chairman 2000-2006 and Lead Director since 2006, Nucor Corporation, a steel manufacturer. President and CEO of Sonoco Products Company, a manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging products, 1998-2000. He also serves on the boards of directors of... View Full Profile

Peter C. Browning

Stephen F. Page, Chairman of Audit Committee and member of Executive Committee and Governance Committee. Served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of United Technologies Corporation, manufacturer of high-technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries, from 2002 until his retirement in 2004. President and Chief Executive Officer of Otis Elevator Company, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation,... View Full Profile

Stephen F. Page

David W. Bernauer, Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee. Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Walgreen Co., the nation's largest drugstore chain, from January 2007 until his retirement in July 2007. From January 2002 until July 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Walgreen, at which time he stepped down from his executive duties with the company while remaining Chairman of the Board, a position he had held... View Full Profile

David W. Bernauer

Robert L. Johnson, Member of Audit Committee and Governance Committee. Founder and Chairman of the RLJ Companies, which owns or holds interests in companies operating in professional sports (including the NBA Charlotte Bobcats), hospitality/restaurant, real estate, financial services, gaming and recording industries. Prior to forming the RLJ Companies, he was founder and chairman of Black Entertainment Television ("BET"), which was acquired in... View Full Profile

Robert L. Johnson

Joseph Michael Mabry, Jr., Executive Vice President, Logistics and Distribution since 2004; Senior Vice President, Distribution, 2003 - 2004; Vice President Global Services, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2002 - 2003; Regional Vice President of Distribution, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 1998 - 2002.... View Full Profile

Joseph Michael Mabry, Jr.

Maureen K. Ausura, Senior Vice President, Human Resources since 2005; Corporate Vice President of Human Resources, Archer Daniels Midland Company, 2000 - 2005.... View Full Profile

Maureen K. Ausura

N. Brian Peace, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs since 2006; Vice President, Corporate Communications, 1999 - 2006.... View Full Profile

N. Brian Peace

Charles W. Canter, Jr., Executive Vice President, Merchandising since December 2006; Executive Vice President, Store Operations, 2005 - 2006; Senior Vice President, Store Operations, 1999 - 2005; Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager, Building Materials, 1998 - 1999; Vice President, Merchandising - Millwork, 1998; Regional Vice President, Store Operations, 1993 - 1998.... View Full Profile

Charles W. Canter, Jr.

Gregory M. Bridgeford, Executive Vice President, Business Development since 2004; Senior Vice President, Business Development, 1999 - 2004.... View Full Profile

Gregory M. Bridgeford

Michael K. Brown, Executive Vice President, Store Operations since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Store Operations, 2001 - 2006.... View Full Profile

Michael K. Brown

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Insider Transactions: LOW

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
06/18/08	NIBLOCK ROBERT A	800	Stock Gift	$0.00
06/10/08	NIBLOCK ROBERT A	668	Stock Gift	$0.00
05/21/08	INGRAM ROBERT ALEXANDER	8,000	Sale	$191,485.39

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Ownership Breakdown : LOW

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	1,016.00
Mutual Fund	1,439.00
Other Major	17.00

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Indices : LOW

Symbol	Name	Last Trade	Change
$RUI.X	Russell 1000 Index	701.92	2.29 0.33%
$INX	S&P 500 Index	1,282.19	5.19 0.41%
—	Fortune 500 Industrial Index	—	——%

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Short Interest Volume: LOW

Data as of 6/25/08

Current Short Interest Shares	301.99 M
Current Short Interest Ratio	4.40
Float	1.46 B

Short Interest as % of Float	3.40
Average Daily Volume	13.46 M
Outstanding Shares	1.46 B

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SEC Filings: LOW

Accepted Date	Description
07/01/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell
07/01/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell
07/01/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell

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