Frieson Donald Form 4 LOWES COMPANIES / Donald Frieson ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Frieson Donald

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1000 LOWES BOULEVARD

(Street)

MOORESVILLE NC 28117

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LOWES COMPANIES INC [ LOW ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Supply Chain

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/01/2022		M		16,940	A	$0(1)	34,238(2)	D
Common Stock	04/01/2022		F		9,409(3)	D	$202.4	24,829	D
Common Stock	04/01/2022		A		2,454(4)	A	$0	27,283	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units	(5)	04/01/2022		M			16,940	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	16,940	$0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$202.4	04/01/2022		A		8,376		(6)	04/01/2032	Common Stock	8,376	$0	8,376	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each performance share unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon the achievement of certain pre-established metrics over the three-year performance period ending at the end of fiscal 2021.

2. Direct holdings include 6 shares acquired under the Lowe's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

3. Reflects shares delivered by reporting person to satisfy withholding taxes due upon vesting of performance share units and restricted shares granted on April 1, 2019.

4. Restricted stock granted pursuant to 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The shares will fully vest on April 1, 2025.

5. At the vest date, the performance share units earned converted into an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock.

6. The option vests in three annual installments beginning on April 1, 2023.

Remarks:

	By: /s/ Sandra Felton by power of attorney for: Donald E. Frieson	04/05/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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