Deaton John A. 4

What Happened John A. Deaton, Executive VP – Supply Chain & Product Development at Home Depot (HD), had 2,552 performance shares vest on 2026-02-26 (awarded at $0.00). To cover tax withholding associated with the vesting, 759 shares were surrendered/disposed at $375.09 per share, producing proceeds of $284,693. The primary event is receipt of vested performance shares; the share disposition was a tax-withholding transaction, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-26 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-02).
• Award: 2,552 shares @ $0.00 (code A — award/grant/acquisition).
• Tax withholding disposition: 759 shares @ $375.09 (code F — payment of exercise price or tax liability), total $284,693.
• Footnote: F1 — reflects performance shares earned upon vesting of the Fiscal 2023–2025 performance share award.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Timeliness: Form 4 was filed four days after the transaction date (appears later than the standard 2 business-day Form 4 deadline).

Context This was a vesting of performance shares with a portion withheld to satisfy taxes (common practice). The 759-share disposition under code F is a tax-withholding surrender, not an open-market sale, and therefore should not be interpreted as a directional bet on the stock.