Lowe's Companies, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2004 E

MOORESVILLE, N.C., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with Lowe's Companies, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2004 earnings press release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the internet on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time with: Robert A. Niblock, chairman, president and chief executive officer; Larry D. Stone, senior executive vice president - operations; and Robert F. Hull, Jr., executive vice president and chief financial officer of Lowe's Companies, Inc.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031205/LOWLOGO ) What: Fourth Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call When: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 (Note: change in normal Monday reporting cycle due to President's Day on Monday, February 21, 2005) Where: http://www.lowes.com/investor Click on Lowe's Fourth Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call Webcast How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above or dial 888-817-4020 (international callers dial 706-679-3245). Contact: Paul Taaffe (704) 758-2033

With fiscal year 2003 sales of $30.8 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 10 million customers a week at more than 1,075 home improvement stores in 48 states. In 2004, FORTUNE named Lowe's America's Most Admired Specialty Retailer for a second consecutive year. Based in Mooresville, N.C., the 59-year old company is the second- largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

A webcast replay of the call will be available and can be accessed by visiting http://www.lowes.com/investor and clicking on Lowe's Fourth Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call Webcast. The webcast replay will begin at 12:00 noon on February 23, 2005 and will be available through May 15, 2005. A telephone replay of the conference call is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon on February 23, 2005 and will be available until February 25, 2005 at 12:00 midnight. To hear the replay dial 800-642-1687 (international callers dial 706-645-9291), conference ID: 3009059.