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

                                  SCHEDULE 14A


                Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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                               HUGHES SUPPLY, INC.
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THIS FILING CONSISTS OF MATERIALS SENT TO EMPLOYEES REGARDING FILING OF THE
DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND THE PROPOSED MERGER.


TO:       All Hughes Supply Employees

FROM:     Tom Morgan, President and CEO

DATE:     February 28, 2006

RE:       Home Depot Acquisition Update

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Yesterday, we filed our definitive proxy statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and announced the Special Meeting of Shareholders to
approve the merger agreement will be held on March 30, 2006.

This represents another significant milestone towards the goal of completing The
Home Depot(R) acquisition of Hughes Supply. It is our intention to close the
transaction as soon as possible upon shareholder approval.

If you own Hughes Supply stock, you should receive a copy of the proxy statement
and a proxy card in the mail in the next few days. All votes count, so please
remember to vote your shares.

The Hughes and Home Depot Supply business and functional integration teams are
meeting frequently, and we continue to make great progress in our integration
planning efforts.

I would like to thank you once again this week for your continued hard work and
focus on business as usual, despite the many questions you may have about the
pending merger. We are fully committed keeping you as informed as possible
throughout this process and will continue to share information as it becomes
available.

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

In connection with the proposed merger, Hughes Supply has filed a definitive
proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. INVESTORS AND
SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, WHICH
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free
copy of the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed by Hughes
Supply at the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at
http://www.sec.gov. The definitive 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 definitive proxy statement dated
February 27, 2006, for its Special Meeting of Shareholders, relating to the
merger.