LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC. (a North Carolina corporation)Underwriting Agreement • November 22nd, 2010 • Lowes Companies Inc • Retail-lumber & other building materials dealers • New York
Lowe’s Companies, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), confirms its agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo”) and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (“U.S. Bancorp” and, together with Wells Fargo and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto, collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the “Representatives”) with respect to the issuance and sale by the Company and purchase by the Underwriters of up to $475,000,000 aggregate amount of its 2.125% Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”) and up to $525,000,000 aggregate amount of its 3.750% Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes” and, together with the 2016 Notes, the “Securities”) on the terms and conditions stated herein and in Schedule B. The Securities are to be sold to each Underwriter, acting severally and not jointly, in th
