Post-effective Amendment to an S-8 Filing (s-8 Pos)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2021

Registration No. 33-54497

Registration No. 33-54499

Registration No. 333-34631

Registration No. 333-89471

Registration No. 333-73408

Registration No. 333-36096

Registration No. 333-143266

Registration No. 333-181950

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-54497

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-54499

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-34631

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-89471

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-73408

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-36096

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-143266

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-181950

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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North Carolina						56-0578072
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1000 Lowes Boulevard						28117
Mooresville, North Carolina						(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 1994 Incentive Plan

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 1997 Incentive Plan

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Directors’ Stock Option Plan

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2001 Incentive Plan

Lowe’s Companies Employee Stock Purchase Plan – Stock Options for Everyone

(Full titles of the plans)

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Ross W. McCanless

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary

1000 Lowes Boulevard

Mooresville, North Carolina 28117

(Name and address of agent for service)

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(704) 758-1000

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

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Copies to:

Daniel L. Johnson, Jr., Esq.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-4003

(704) 331-1000

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ☒			Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐			Smaller reporting company ☐
			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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The offerings contemplated by the registration statements on Form S-8 listed in the table below (collectively, the “Registration Statements”) have terminated. Pursuant to the undertakings contained in each of the Registration Statements, the registrant is removing from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment to each of the Registration Statements (collectively, the “Post-Effective Amendments”), all shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.50 per share, registered under the Registration Statements (as adjusted by reason of any stock split, stock dividend or other similar transaction) which remained unsold or otherwise unissued at the termination of the offerings (the “Shares”).


Registration No.	Filing Date	Name of Plan	Shares
33-54497	7/8/1994	Lowe's Companies, Inc. Directors' Stock Incentive Plan	7,000
33-54499	7/8/1994	Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1994 Incentive Plan	334,900
333-34631	8/29/1997	Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1997 Incentive Plan	3,686,273
333-89471	10/21/1999	Lowe's Companies, Inc. Directors' Stock Option Plan	566,236
333-73408	11/15/2001	Lowe's Companies, Inc. 2001 Incentive Plan	11,435,120
333-36096	5/2/2000	Lowe's Companies Employee Stock Purchase Plan – Stock Options for Everyone	19,462,243
333-143266	5/25/2007
333-181950	6/6/2012

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mooresville, State of North Carolina, on this 1st day of July, 2021.