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EXHIBIT 24
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan and (iii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ FRANK BORMAN
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Frank Borman
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan, (ii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ JOHN L. CLENDENIN
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John L. Clendenin
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan, (ii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ BONNIE G. HILL
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Bonnie G. Hill
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan, (ii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ BERRY R. COX
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Berry R. Cox
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan, (ii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ MILLEDGE A. HART, III
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Milledge A. Hart, III
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan, (ii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ WILLIAM S. DAVILA
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William S. Davlia
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan, (ii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ KENNETH G. LANGONE
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Kenneth G. Langone
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, a director of The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints Arthur M. Blank and Bernard Marcus,
jointly and severally, the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, each
with full power of substitution and resolution, to execute in his or her name,
place and stead in any and all capacities, (i) a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, on Form S-8 relating to shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.05 par value, to be offered or sold pursuant to The Home Depot,
Inc. Restated and Amended Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Home Depot Canada
Registered Retirement Savings Plan, (ii) any amendments to such Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments) and (iii) all instruments
necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file or cause to be filed
such Registration Statement, amendments, and other instruments with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Said attorneys shall have full power and
authority to do and perform, in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and approves the actions of said attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on
this 8th day of June, 2000.
/S/ M. FAYE WILSON
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M. Faye Wilson
