Class Action Lawsuit against Home Depot, Inc. Announced by the Law Office of Weiss & Lurie.

NEW YORK -- A class action lawsuit against Home Depot, Inc. ("Home Depot" or the "Company") (NYSE:HD) and certain of its officers and directors was commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, on behalf of purchasers of Home Depot securities. If you purchased Home Depot securities between May 29, 2001 and February 22, 2005, please read this notice.

The complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by the making of materially false and misleading statements concerning Home Depot's operations and financial condition which caused Home Depot's securities to trade at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period.

The Complaint also alleges that throughout the Class Period, the Company deceived vendors and falsified Home Depot's financial results through fraudulent return-to-vendor ("RTV") policies. More specifically, it alleges that the defendants (a) coerced Home Depot employees to fraudulently inflate Company charges to vendors to cover the cost of defective and/or damaged merchandise; and (b) pressured suppliers who complained about excessive chargebacks by threatening to reduce orders of their products.

This action seeks to recover damages on behalf of defrauded investors who purchased Home Depot securities. Plaintiff is represented by Weiss & Lurie, a law firm possessing significant experience and expertise in prosecuting class actions on behalf of defrauded shareholders in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Weiss & Lurie has been appointed by numerous courts to serve as lead counsel in class action lawsuits and in that capacity has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of investors.

If you purchased Home Depot securities between May 29, 2001 and February 22, 2005, you may move the Court no later than July 11, 2006, to serve as a lead plaintiff of the class. In order to serve as a lead plaintiff, you must meet certain legal requirements. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as "lead plaintiff." Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain Weiss & Lurie or other counsel of your choice to serve as your counsel in this action.

If you wish to receive an investor package or if you wish to discuss this action, have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests with respect to this matter, or if you have any information you wish to provide to us, please contact:

James E. Tullman or Richard A. Acocelli, [phone] or [phone], via Internet electronic mail at [e-mail] or by writing Weiss & Lurie, The French Building, 551 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, New York 10176.