As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2001
Registration No. 333-60434
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST- EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 56-0578072
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
1605 Curtis Bridge Road
Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28697
(336) 658-5445
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Stephen A. Hellrung
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
1605 Curtis Bridge Road
Wilkesboro, North Carolina 28697
(336) 658-5445
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Lathan M. Ewers, Jr.
Hunton & Williams
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4074
(804) 788-8269
$1,005,000,000
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2021
(Zero Coupon - Senior)
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER ___, 2001
TO
PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 14, 2001
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This Prospectus Supplement amends the table of Selling Securityholders
appearing on pages 35-44 of the Prospectus dated August 14, 2001, (i) to list
additional selling securityholders and (ii) to update the positions of
previously disclosed selling securityholders, based on completed investor
questionnaires and trade execution orders submitted to Lowe's on or before
September 13, 2001.
SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS/1/
The LYONs were originally issued by us and sold by Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated in a transaction exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act to persons reasonably believed by Merrill
Lynch to be "qualified institutional buyers" (as defined by Rule 144A under the
Securities Act). The selling securityholders (which term includes their
transferees, pledgees, donees or successors) may from time to time offer and
sell pursuant to this Prospectus any and all of the LYONs and the shares of
common stock issuable upon conversion and/or redemption of the LYONs.
Set forth below are the names of each selling securityholder, the principal
amount of LYONs that may be offered by such selling securityholder pursuant to
this Prospectus, and the number of shares of common stock into which such LYONs
are convertible. Unless set forth below, none of the selling securityholders has
had a material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates
within the past three years.
The following table sets forth certain information received by us on or
prior to September 13, 2001. However, any or all of the LYONs or common stock
listed below may be offered for sale pursuant to this Prospectus by the selling
securityholders from time to time. Accordingly, no estimate can be given as to
the amounts of LYONs or common stock that will be held by the selling
securityholders upon consummation of any such sales.
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/1/ Total principal amount of selling securityholders listed may be more
than $1,005,000,000 because certain of the selling securityholders have
transferred LYONs pursuant to Rule 144A or otherwise reduced their position
prior to selling pursuant to this registration statement without notifying
Lowe's of their reduced position. The maximum principal amount at maturity of
LYONs that may be sold under this registration statement will not exceed
$1,005,000,000.
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Aggregate
Principal
Amount of
LYONs at Percentage of Common Stock Common Stock
Maturity that LYONs Owned Prior to Registered
Name May be Sold Outstanding Conversion Hereby
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AAM/Zazore International Income Fund L.P. 2,000,000 0.20% 0 32,896
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ABN AMRO Securities L.L.C 5,000,000 0.50% 0 82,240
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AIM Capital Management Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund 7,000,000 0.70% 0 115,136
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AIM Capital Management Large Cap Opportunity Fund 6,000,000 0.60% 0 98,688
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Allstate Insurance Company 1,650,000 0.16% 0 27,139
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Allstate Life Insurance Company 5,305,000 0.53% 0 87,256
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Aloha Airlines Non-Pilots Pension Trust 285,000 0.03% 0 4,687
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Aloha Airlines Pilots Retirement Trust 165,000 0.02% 0 2,713
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Amaranth Securities LLC 2,125,000 0.21% 0 34,952
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Amerisure Companies/Michigan Mutual Insurance
Company 400,000 0.04% 0 6,579
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Arkansas Teachers Retirement 6,355,000 0.63% 0 104,527
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Arpeggio Fund LP 4,500,000 0.45% 0 74,016
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Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited 1,100,000 0.11% 0 18,092
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Banc of America Securities LLC 30,130,000 3.00% 0 495,578
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Bankers Trust Co. Trustee for Daimler Chrysler Corp
Emp#1 Pension Plan 4,785,000 0.48% 0 78,703
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Baptist Health of South Florida 823,000 0.08% 0 13,536
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Bay County PERS 195,000 0.02% 0 3,207
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BBT Fund L.P. 32,500,000 3.23% 0 534,560
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B.C. McCabe Foundation 600,000 0.06% 0 9,868
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Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. 10,333,000 1.03% 0 169,957
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Black Diamond Offshore Ltd. 1,748,000 0.17% 0 28,751
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida 1,500,000 0.15% 0 24,672
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rochester, c/o Income
Research and Management 2,930,000 0.29% 0 48,192
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts 87,000 0.01% 0 1,430
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C&H Sugar Company, Inc. 425,000 0.04% 0 6,990
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CA State Automobile Assn. Inte-Insurance 1,000,000 0.10% 0 16,448
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CALAMOS(R)Convertible Growth and Income Fund -
CALAMOS(R)Investment Trust 7,500,000 0.75% 0 123,360
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California Public Employees' Retirement System 9,000,000 0.90% 3,114,560 148,032
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Christian Science Trustees -- Gifts and Endowments 170,000 0.02% 0 2,796
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Chrysler Corporation Master Retirement Trust 5,875,000 0.58% 0 96,632
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CIBC World Markets 10,000,000 1.00% 0 164,480
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City of Birmingham Retirement & Relief System 1,000,000 0.10% 0 16,448
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CitySam Fund-Ltd. 11,600,000 1.15% 0 190,796
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Clarica Life Insurance Co. - U.S. 800,000 0.08% 0 13,158
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Commonwealth Professional Assurance Company, c/o
Income Research & Management 540,000 0.05% 0 8,881
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Conseco Annuity Assurance Company 2,500,000 0.25% 0 41,120
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Conseco Fund Group - Conseco Convertible
Securities Fund 250,000 0.02% 0 4,112
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Credit Industriel D'Alsace et De Lorraine 9,400,000 0.94% 0 154,611
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Aggregate
Principal
Amount of
LYONs at Percentage of Common Stock Common Stock
Maturity that LYONs Owned Prior to Registered
Name May be Sold Outstanding Conversion Hereby
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation 898,000,000 89.35% 0 14,770,304
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Delta Airlines Master Trust 1,680,000 0.17% 0 27,632
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Delta Pilots D & S Trust 935,000 0.09% 0 15,378
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Deustche Bank Alex Brown Inc. 47,512,000 4.73% 0 781,477
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Double Black Diamond Offshore 7,869,000 0.78% 0 129,429
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Drury University 140,000 0.01% 0 2,302
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Dylan (IMA) Limited 5,000,000 0.50% 0 82,240
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Engineers Joint Pension Fund 795,000 0.08% 0 13,076
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Enterprise Convertible Securities Fund 257,000 0.03% 0 4,227
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EQAT/Alliance Growth Investors 1,565,000 0.16% 0 25,741
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Equitable Life Assurance Separate Account --
Balanced 90,000 0.01% 0 1,480
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Equitable Life Assurance Separate Account --
Convertibles 1,425,000 0.14% 0 23,438
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Excellus Health Plan, Inc. 2,500,000 0.25% 0 41,120
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Federated Equity Funds 17,000,000 1.69% 0 279,616
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Fidelity Devonshire Trust: Fidelity Equity-Income
Fund 16,850,000 1.68% 0 277,148
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Fidelity Financial Trust: Fidelity Covertible
Securities Fund 2,750,000 0.27% 0 45,232
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Fidelity Puritan Trust: Fidelity Puritan Fund 9,610,000 0.96% 0 158,065
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Forest Alternative Strategies II 150,000 0.01% 150,000 2,467
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Forest Fulcrum Fund L.L.P. 1,950,000 0.19% 1,950,000 32,073
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Forest Global Convertible Fund Series A-5 9,130,000 0.91% 9,128,000 150,170
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Franklin and Marshall College 275,000 0.03% 0 4,523
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The Frist Foundation 255,000 0.03% 0 4,194
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Fuji U.S. Income Open 1,000,000 0.10% 0 16,448
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Gaia Offshore Master Fund Ltd. 20,000,000 1.99% 0 328,960
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GLG Market Neutral Fund 16,000,000 1.59% 0 263,168
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Global Bermuda Limited Partnership 2,200,000 0.22% 0 36,185
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Goldman Sachs and Company 485,000 0.05% 0 7,977
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Hawaiian Airlines Employees Pension Plan - IAM 135,000 0.01% 0 2,220
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Hawaiian Airlines Pension Plan for Salaried
Employees 25,000 0.00% 0 411
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Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Retirement Plan 260,000 0.03% 0 4,276
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HFR Master Fund LTD 800,000 0.08% 0 13,158
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HSBCTTee Zola Managed Trust 900,000 0.000895522 0 14,803
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IMF Convertible Fund 2,400,000 0.24% 0 39,475
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Innovest Finanzdienstleistungs 871,000 0.09% 0 14,326
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Investcorp Sam Fund Limited 10,000,000 1.00% 0 164,480
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The J.H. Mennen GST 17,475 0.00% 0 287
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JP Morgan Securities Inc. 4,000,000 0.40% 0 65,792
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KBC Financial Products USA 3,000,000 0.30% 0 49,344
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Kerr McGee Corporation 1,190,000 0.12% 0 19,573
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Lakeshore International Ltd. 8,900,000 0.89% 0 146,387
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Lehman Brothers Inc. 350,000 0.03% 0 5,756
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Lincoln National Global Asset Allocation Fund 100,000 0.01% 0 1,644
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LLT Limited 440,000 0.04% 0 7,237
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Lord Abbett Bond Debenture Fund 10,000,000 1.00% 0 164,480
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Aggregate
Principal
Amount of
LYONs at Percentage of Common Stock Common Stock
Maturity that LYONs Owned Prior to Registered
Name May be Sold Outstanding Conversion Hereby
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Lumbermens 825,000 0.08% 0 13,569
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Lutheran Brotherhood 4,500,000 0.45% 14,160 74,016
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Lydian Overseas Partners Master Fund 44,500,000 4.43% 0 731,936
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Lyxor Master Fund 600,000 0.06% 0 9,868
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Lyxor Master Fund, c/o Forest Investment Mngt.
L.L.C. 2,100,000 0.21% 2,100,000 34,540
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McMahan Securities Co. L.P. 1,150,000 0.11% 0 18,915
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Med America Insurance,
c/o Income Research and Management 3,535,000 0.35% 0 58,143
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Med American New York Insurance,
c/o Income Research and Management 1,315,000 0.13% 0 21,629
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Memphis Light, Gas and Water Retirement Fund 935,000 0.09% 0 15,378
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Inc. 14,123,000 1.41% 232,295
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Met Investors Bond Debenture Fund 1,500,000 0.15% 0 24,672
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Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 2,400,000 0.24% 0 39,475
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Motion Picture Industry 921,000 0.09% 0 15,148
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Motion Picture Industry Health Plan - Active Member
Fund 575,000 0.06% 0 9,457
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Motion Picture Industry Health Plan - Retiree
Member Fund 290,000 0.03% 0 4,769
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National Fuel Gas Company Retirement 200,000 0.02% 0 3,289
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Nicholas Applegate Convertible Fund 2,434,000 0.24% 0 40,034
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Nicholas Applegate Investment Grade Convertible 15,000 0.00% 0 246
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Northern Income Equity Fund 4,000,000 0.40% 0 65,792
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OCM Convertible Trust 4,025,000 0.40% 0 66,203
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Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund 10,000,000 1.00% 0 164,480
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OZ Master Fund, Ltd. 22,000,000 2.19% 0 361,856
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Paloma Securities LLC 17,125,000 1.70% 8,200 281,672
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Parker-Hannifin Corporation 100,000 0.01% 0 1,644
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Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd 975,000 0.10% 0 16,036
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Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company 360,000 0.04% 0 5,921
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Physicians Life 627,000 0.06% 0 10,312
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PIMCO Convertible Fund 1,500,000 0.15% 0 24,672
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Principal Investors Fund, Inc. on behalf of its
Partners Large Cap Blend Fund 280,000 0.03% 0 4,605
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Principal Investors Fund, Inc. on behalf of its
Principal Partners Large Cap Blend Fund, Inc. 125,000 0.01% 0 2,056
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Putnam Asset Allocation Funds- Balanced Portfolio 700,000 0.07% 0 11,513
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Putnam Asset Allocation Funds- Conservative
Portfolio 500,000 0.05% 0 8,224
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Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust 5,200,000 0.52% 0 85,529
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Putnam Convertible Opportunities and Income Trust 248,000 0.02% 0 4,079
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Putnam Variable Trust-Putnam VT Global Asset
Allocation Fund 200,000 0.02% 0 3,289
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Quattro Fund, Ltd. 1,500,000 0.15% 0 24,672
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Queen's Health Plan 100,000 0.01% 0 1,644
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Aggregate
Principal
Amount of
LYONs at Percentage of Common Stock Common Stock
Maturity that LYONs Owned Prior to Registered
Name May be Sold Outstanding Conversion Hereby
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RBC Capital Services Inc. c/o Forest Investment
Mngt. L.L.C. 50,000 0.00% 47,000 822
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Rhapsody Fund, LP 13,400,000 1.33% 0 220,403
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Royal Bank of Canada 6,300,000 0.63% 188,711 103,622
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Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. 14,625,000 1.46% 0 240,552
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Salomon Smith Barney Inc. 174,000 0.02% 0 2,861
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San Diego City Retirement 1,522,000 0.15% 0 25,033
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San Diego County Convertible 3,074,000 0.31% 0 50,561
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San Diego County Employees Retirement Association 3,400,000 0.34% 0 55,923
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Screen Actors Guild 850,000 0.08% 0 13,980
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SCI Endowment Care Common Trust Fund - National
Fiduciary Services 340,000 0.03% 0 5,592
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SCI Endowment Care Common Trust Fund - Suntrust 150,000 0.01% 0 2,467
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Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance 1,305,000 0.13% 0 21,464
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Starvest Managed Portfolio 125,000 0.01% 0 2,056
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State Employees' Retirement Fund of the State of
Delaware 2,510,000 0.25% 0 41,284
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State of Connecticut Combined Investment Funds 6,060,000 0.60% 0 99,674
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State of Florida, Division of Treasury 3,380,000 0.34% 0 55,594
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State of Florida, Office of the Treasurer 3,500,000 0.35% 0 57,568
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State of Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund 1,360,000 0.14% 0 22,369
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State of Oregon/SAIF Corporation 9,575,000 0.95% 0 157,489
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State Street Bank Custodian for GE Pension Trust 2,180,000 0.22% 0 35,856
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Sylvan IMA Ltd., c/o Forest Mngt. L.L.C. 810,000 0.08% 810,000 13,322
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Tokai Asia Limited 34,000,000 3.38% 0 559,232
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Tufts Associated Health Plans,
c/o Income Research & Management 650,000 0.06% 0 10,691
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UBS O'Connor L.L.C. F/B/O UBS Global Equity
Arbitrage Master Ltd. 5,500,000 0.55% 0 90,464
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UBS Warburg L.L.C. 20,796,000 2.07% 0 342,052
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Union Carbide Retirement Account 2,500,000 0.25% 0 41,120
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University of Massachusetts,
c/o Income Research & Management 130,000 0.01% 0 2,138
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Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund, Inc. 6,575,000 0.65% 0 108,145
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Variable Insurance Products Fund: Equity-Income
Portfolio 7,800,000 0.78% 0 128,294
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Wake Forest University 1,232,000 0.12% 0 20,263
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White River Securities LLC 10,334,000 1.03% 0 169,973
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Wilmington Trust Co as Owner & TTEE for the
Forestal Funding Master Trust 35,500,000 3.53% 0 583,904
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Worldwide Transactions Ltd. 383,000 0.04% 0 6,299
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Writers Guild 497,000 0.05% 0 8,174
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Wyoming State Treasurer 1,701,000 0.17% 0 27,978
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Zurich Institutional Benchmarks Master Fund LTD 1,550,000 0.15% 0 25,494
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Zurich Master Hedge Fund c/o Forest Investment
Mngt. L.L.C. 370,000 0.04% 370,000 6,085
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5
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of Wilkes, State of North Carolina, on September 14,
2001.
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Stephen A. Hellrung
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Stephen A. Hellrung,
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on September 14, 2001.
Signature Title
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/s/ Robert L. Tillman* Chairman of the Board of Directors, President,
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Robert L. Tillman Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert A. Niblock* Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
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Robert A. Niblock Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Kenneth W. Black, Jr.* Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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Kenneth W. Black, Jr. (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.* Director
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Leonard L. Berry, Ph.D.
/s/ Peter C. Browning * Director
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Peter C. Browning
/s/ Paul Fulton * Director
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Paul Fulton
/s/ Dawn Hudson * Director
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Dawn Hudson
/s/ Robert A. Ingram * Director
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Robert A. Ingram
/s/ Kenneth D. Lewis * Director
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Kenneth D. Lewis
/s/ Richard K. Lochridge* Director
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Richard K. Lochridge
/s/ Claudine B. Malone* Director
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Claudine B. Malone
/s/ Thomas D. O'Malley* Director
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Thomas D. O'Malley
/s/ Robert G. Schwartz* Director
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Robert G. Schwartz
*By: /s/ Stephen A. Hellrung
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Stephen A. Hellrung
Attorney-in-Fact