NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 3, 2015--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'A' issue-level rating to Atlanta-based Home Depot Inc.'s proposed two tranches of senior unsecured notes that mature in 2021 and 2026. We expect the proposed notes to total approximately $3 billion, which Home Depot will use to repay its 5.4% $3 billion notes due March 1, 2016. We expect the company to issue the proposed notes under its shelf registration statement filed Aug. 25, 2015. Our 'A' corporate credit rating and stable outlook on Home Depot are unchanged. Our ratings on Home Depot reflect the company?s strong market position as the largest home-improvement retailer in the world, its attractive U.S. store footprint, good store performance
