LOWES COMPANIES INC

8-K · low-20260529.htm iXBRL

0000060667 2026-05-29 2026-05-29

 UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
  
 FORM 8-K
  
 CURRENT REPORT
 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2026

 LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 North Carolina 1-7898 56-0578072
 (State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) (Commission File
Number) (I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)

 1000 Lowes Blvd. , Mooresville , NC
 28117

 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 704 ) 758-1000

 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
 Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share LOW New York Stock Exchange

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 ☐ Emerging growth company

 ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 29, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). For more information on the proposals submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting, see the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2026. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

 Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 VOTES FOR VOTES WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES
 Raul Alvarez 403,491,808 20,601,140 80,202,452
 Scott H. Baxter 417,503,557 6,589,391 80,202,452
 Sandra B. Cochran 415,325,255 8,767,693 80,202,452
 Laurie Z. Douglas 414,086,330 10,006,618 80,202,452
 Richard W. Dreiling 403,363,807 20,729,141 80,202,452
 Marvin R. Ellison 405,224,326 18,868,622 80,202,452
 Navdeep Gupta 420,468,719 3,624,229 80,202,452
 Brian C. Rogers 416,432,107 7,660,841 80,202,452
 Bertram L. Scott 412,695,834 11,397,114 80,202,452
 Lawrence Simkins 418,819,143 5,273,805 80,202,452
 Colleen Taylor 419,164,402 4,928,546 80,202,452
 Mary Beth West 419,385,881 4,707,067 80,202,452

 Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation in fiscal 2025

 VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES
 402,276,204 20,533,707 1,283,037 80,202,452

 Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026

 VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES
 474,587,395 28,990,734 717,271 N/A

 Proposal 4: Shareholder Proposal requesting an independent board chairman

 VOTES FOR
 VOTES AGAINST
 ABSTENTIONS
 BROKER NON-VOTES

 83,841,188
 338,320,207
 1,931,553
 80,202,452

 Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal requesting a report describing how the Company could disclose its plastic packaging footprint

 VOTES FOR
 VOTES AGAINST
 ABSTENTIONS
 BROKER NON-VOTES

 74,620,520
 344,546,720
 4,925,708
 80,202,452

 Proposal 6: Shareholder Proposal requesting a report on risks of sharing customer data with third parties

 VOTES FOR
 VOTES AGAINST
 ABSTENTIONS
 BROKER NON-VOTES

 38,182,128
 380,809,009
 5,101,811
 80,202,452

 SIGNATURE
  
 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  

 LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

 Date: June 2, 2026 By: /s/ Juliette W. Pryor
 Name: Juliette W. Pryor
 Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
and Corporate Secretary