Shearman & Sterling represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with Lowe’s Companies, Inc.’s public offering of $500 million of its 1.625% Notes due 2017, $750 million of its 3.120% Notes due 2022 and $750 million of its 4.650% Notes due 2042. Lowe’s is the second largest home improvement retailer in the world.

Shearman & Sterling represented the underwriters led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, Inc. in connection with the public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.625% Senior Notes due 2022 of Omnicom Group Inc. and its two wholly owned finance subsidiaries, Omnicom Capital Inc. and Omnicom Finance Inc.