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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of The Home Depot, Inc.:
We acknowledge our awareness of the incorporation by reference of our report dated November 15, 2004, included within the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of The Home Depot, Inc. for the quarter ended October 31, 2004, in the following Registration Statements:
DESCRIPTION | REGISTRATION STATEMENT NUMBER | ||
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Form S-3 | |||
DepotDirect stock purchase program | 333-03497 | ||
DepotDirect stock purchase program | 333-81485 | ||
Form S-8 | |||
The Home Depot, Inc. Amended and Restated 1981 Incentive Stock Option Plan | 33-22299 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 33-22531 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. 1991 Omnibus Stock Option Plan | 33-46476 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Non-U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 033-58807 | ||
The Home Depot Futurebuilder | 333-01385 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 333-16695 | ||
The Maintenance Warehouse Futurebuilder | 333-91943 | ||
The Home Depot Futurebuilder | 333-85759 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan | 333-61733 | ||
The Home Depot Futurebuilder for Puerto Rico | 333-56207 | ||
The Home Depot Canada Registered Retirement Savings Plan | 333-38946 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 333-56724 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 333-110423 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Non-Qualified Stock Option and Deferred Stock Units Plan and Agreement | 333-56722 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Deferred Stock Units Plan and Agreement | 333-62316 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Deferred Stock Units Plan and Agreement | 333-62318 | ||
The Home Depot, Inc. Deferred Stock Units Plan and Agreement | 333-72016 |
Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, such report is not considered part of a registration statement prepared or certified by an accountant, or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
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/s/ KPMG LLP KPMG LLP Atlanta, Georgia December 1, 2004 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM