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THIS FILING CONSISTS OF MATERIALS SENT TO EMPLOYEES REGARDING THE
PROPOSED MERGER.

TO: All Hughes Supply Employees

FROM: Tom Morgan, President & CEO

DATE: February 6, 2006

RE: Employee Update

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We realize that as each week goes by, every Hughes Supply employee is hungry for
answers about the future of our company. We want to know what the new
organization will look like, what the new leadership structure will be and
exactly how things are going to work. People are curious about what will change
and how quickly change will come.

We do not always have all the answers quickly, and the reason for that is both
The Home Depot(R) and Hughes are meticulously assessing the best way to combine
our businesses. We are examining all of our strengths and determining how to
structure a company that we believe will revolutionize the industrial
distribution marketplace. It is because we take this responsibility so seriously
that we are taking the time to do it right.

When planning an organization of this magnitude, we need to exhibit great care
and forethought. The proposed merger will create a company of approximately
22,000 of the best people in our industry. We know that our talent is our #1
asset, the competitive advantage that raises us head and shoulders above our
competition. We recognize and appreciate that we are only as good as our people.
We owe it to you to construct an organization for the long haul. Our customers
know that you have to build a sound foundation with the best materials to create
something that will last. So do we.

With this goal in mind, on Wednesday and Thursday of last week approximately 230
people from both Hughes Supply and The Home Depot Supply met to start building
relationships with our counterparts and begin planning for future success. The
theme of the meeting was "One Team, Driving Transformational Customer Success
and Shareholder Value." Attendees discussed key areas for growth, integration
planning and major areas of importance for our combined company: customers,
culture, growth, competitiveness and associates (employees.) In addition to team
building, each of the businesses had the opportunity to present to The Home
Depot's Chairman, President & CEO Bob Nardelli and Executive Vice President Joe
DeAngelo. The Home Depot Supply team was extremely gracious in welcoming us, and
truly helped us understand how important Hughes Supply is to The Home Depot's
overall growth strategy.

The Home Depot Supply business is the most significant growth engine within The
Home Depot for the next 5 years. The Home Depot has appointed some of their
brightest people to work with us in building a company whose size and scope will
be not only a competitive, but an impressive, advantage. We have the potential
to shine in an industry that we know is still fragmented and largely
inefficient.

During the meetings, we discovered that we have much in common with our Home
Depot Supply counterparts, both strategically and culturally. When Bob Nardelli
addressed the group, he said that the biggest failure in the business world
today is that successful companies can become arrogant and complacent. He
encouraged everyone in the room to challenge the status quo and to improve
everything that we touch. This is very similar to our emphasis on creativity and
excellence. When Joe DeAngelo talked about the strategy of enhancing the core,
extending the business, and expanding the market, David Bearman and Neal Keating
pointed out that these ideas are reminiscent of our own business strategy.

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THE HOME DEPOT SUPPLY STRATEGY HUGHES SUPPLY STRATEGY
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1. Enhance the Core Focus on Best in Class Operations
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2. Extend the Business Capitalize on Organic Growth Opportunities
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3. Expand the Market Pursue Disciplined Acquisition Program
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When Joe spoke about how the combined organization will achieve these goals, his
message could not have been clearer, or more in synch with our own. It is all
about talent. Joe emphasized that hiring and acquiring talent even better than
you is of primary importance. Supporting and training our people for excellence
is our top company goal. We are focused on hiring the right people for the right
jobs and cultivating and growing our leaders.

Joe spoke of finding acquisitions with the right fit, and having the courage to
walk away when it is not. We have the same philosophy for our own acquisitions.

Joe described a company with enterprise power and agility, the heart of a small
company with the brawn of a beast. At Hughes, we treasure our history and a
culture where we all genuinely care about one another, while fostering an
ambitious, can-do spirit.

Joe compared the next few years to the excitement of a rollercoaster. You may
recall in the March 2005 issue of SupplyLine, I likened our experience to a
rollercoaster ride.

"As we climb up to the first high peak, you are not quite sure what the rest of
the journey will be like. You probably feel a mixture of excitement,
anticipation and maybe a little fear of the unknown. At this moment in our
company's history, we are positioned at the top of that first peak, with the
rest of the journey stretched out before us. There are many twists and turns
ahead. There may be times in the next few years where you feel completely turned
upside-down. There will definitely be times where you feel a rush of adrenaline.
It will be an exhilarating and breathtaking experience, unique in your career."

These words are perhaps even truer today.

We will continue to share information as quickly as we can. Until then, please
share any specific concerns with your manager or Human Resources representative.

ACTION: Please share this information with all Hughes Supply employees.

In connection with the proposed merger, Hughes Supply has filed a preliminary
proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. INVESTORS AND
SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, WHICH
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free
copy of the preliminary proxy statement and other documents filed by Hughes
Supply at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at
http://www.sec.gov. The preliminary proxy statement and such other documents may
also be obtained for free from Hughes Supply by directing such request to Hughes
Supply, Attention: Investor Relations, telephone: (407) 822-2139.

Hughes Supply and its directors, executive officers and other members of its
management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from its stockholders in connection with the proposed merger.
Information concerning the interests of Hughes Supply's participants in the
solicitation is set forth in Hughes Supply's preliminary proxy statement dated
January 27, 2006, for its 2006 Special Meeting of Shareholders, relating to the
merger.