Deaton John A. 4

What Happened
John A. Deaton, Executive Vice President — Supply Chain & Product Development at Home Depot (HD), was granted 100.744 restoration-plan stock units on January 31, 2026. The units were valued at $374.59 each (total ≈ $37,738). This was an award/acquisition under a company restoration plan (a derivative compensation award), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-31; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-03.
• Transaction type/code: A (award/grant — derivative stock units).
• Units granted: 100.744; per-unit value used: $374.59; aggregate value ≈ $37,738.
• Shares owned after transaction: not reported in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote: The units were issued under The Home Depot FutureBuilder Restoration Plan and convert one-for-one into common shares upon a distribution event under the plan (Footnote F1).
• No indication in the excerpt of a 10b5-1 plan, immediate sale, tax-withholding share-forfeiture, or late filing.

Context
This was a compensation-related award (derivative restoration-plan units) rather than a market purchase or sale, so it reflects executive compensation mechanics more than a direct statement of market sentiment. The units will only become common stock upon a future distribution event per the plan terms.