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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-002942
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150818
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150818

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000109198
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
		IRS NUMBER:				042207613
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04908
		FILM NUMBER:		151060351

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		770 COCHITUATE RD
		CITY:			FRAMINGHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		508-390-2662

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		770 COCHITUATE ROAD
		CITY:			FRAMINGHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01701

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAYRE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890625
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">UNITED STATES</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">WASHINGTON,
      DC 20549</font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">______________</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">FORM
      8-K</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">CURRENT
      REPORT</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt">P</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">ursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Date
      of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2015</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><b>______________</b></font><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>THE TJX COMPANIES, INC</b></font><b><font style="font-size: 18pt">.</font></b><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font><br><br>
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            <u>DELAWARE</u>
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            <u>1-4908</u>
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            <u>04-2207613</u>
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            of incorporation)
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            (Commission File
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            Number)
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            Identification No.)
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><b>______________</b></font><br>
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            <u>770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA&#160;&#160;01701</u>
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          <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Address
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code: </font><font style="font-size: 10pt">(508)
      390-1000</font><br><br><u>N/A</u><br><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Former
      name or former address,</font><br>i<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">f
      changed since last report)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions:</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Soliciting
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      ITEM 2.02. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      On August 18, 2015, The TJX Companies, Inc. issued a press release that
      included financial results for the fiscal quarter ended August 1,
      2015.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
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      The information contained in this report, and the exhibit attached
      hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for
      purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), nor
      shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the
      Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall
      be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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      ITEM 9.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits
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      (d)&#160;&#160;Exhibits
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      Exhibit 99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Press Release of The TJX Companies, Inc. dated
      August 18, 2015.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
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            &#160;
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            /s/ Scott Goldenberg
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            Scott Goldenberg
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            Chief Financial Officer
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            August 18, 2015
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      EXHIBIT INDEX
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          99.1
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            Press Release of The TJX Companies, Inc. dated August 18, 2015.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>The
      TJX Companies, Inc. Reports Above-Plan Q2 FY16 Results with 6% Comp
      Sales Growth and 7% Adjusted Earnings Per Share Increase; Raises Full
      Year Comp and EPS Guidance</b></font></u>
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      FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 18, 2015--The TJX Companies,
      Inc. (NYSE: TJX), the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home
      fashions in the U.S. and worldwide, today announced sales and earnings
      results for the second quarter ended August 1, 2015. Net sales for the
      second quarter of Fiscal 2016 increased 6% to $7.4 billion and
      consolidated comparable store sales increased 6% over last year&#8217;s 3%
      increase. Net income for the second quarter was $549 million and diluted
      earnings per share were $.80, a 7% increase over the prior year&#8217;s
      adjusted $.75, which excluded a $.02 per share debt extinguishment
      charge from reported earnings per share of $.73.
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      For the first half of Fiscal 2016, net sales were $14.2 billion, a 6%
      increase over last year. Consolidated comparable store sales for the
      first half of Fiscal 2016 increased 5%. Net income for the first half of
      Fiscal 2016 was $1.0 billion. Diluted earnings per share were $1.49, an
      8% increase over the prior year&#8217;s adjusted $1.38, which excluded a $.01
      per share debt extinguishment charge from reported earnings per share of
      $1.37.
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      Carol Meyrowitz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The TJX
      Companies, Inc., stated, &#8220;We are extremely pleased that our momentum
      continued in the second quarter. Our 6% consolidated comparable store
      sales growth and 7% adjusted EPS growth significantly exceeded our
      expectations. It was great to see that comp sales were entirely driven
      by customer traffic &#8211; our fifth consecutive quarter of sequential
      traffic improvement &#8211; and that we had strong sales across all of our
      divisions. Our flexible model and ability to offer an eclectic, exciting
      merchandise mix at outstanding values continues to resonate with
      consumers in all of our geographies. We were also very pleased with our
      solid merchandise margins. We are proud of our strong comp sales,
      traffic increases and merchandise margins, all of which are core to a
      successful retail business. We enter the back half of the year in an
      excellent position to keep our momentum going and have many exciting
      initiatives planned. I am convinced that our gift-giving selections will
      be better than ever this year, and that our fall and holiday marketing
      campaigns will keep attracting more shoppers to our stores. Above all,
      we will be offering consumers amazing values every day! The third
      quarter is off to a solid start and we are raising our full year comp
      sales and earnings per share guidance. Today, we are a nearly $30
      billion retailer with a clear vision for growth, a differentiated
      apparel and home fashions business, and world-class organization.
      Looking ahead, we are confident that we will achieve, and hope to
      surpass, our plans as we continue to bring value around the world and
      grow TJX to a $40 billion-plus company!&#8221;
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      <u><b>Sales by Business Segment</b></u>
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      The Company&#8217;s comparable store sales and net sales by division, in the
      second quarter, were as follows:
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          FY2016
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    <p>
      <sup>1</sup>Comparable store sales outside the U.S. calculated on a
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      exchange rates. <sup>2</sup>Comparable store sales exclude Sierra
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      Post.
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      <u><b>Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates</b></u>
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    <p>
      Changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the translation of
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      dollars for financial reporting purposes. In addition, ordinary-course,
      inventory-related hedging instruments are marked to market at the end of
      each quarter. Changes in currency exchange rates can have a material
      effect on the magnitude of these translations and adjustments when there
      is significant volatility in currency exchange rates.
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    <p>
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      point negative impact on consolidated net sales growth in the second
      quarter of Fiscal 2016 versus the prior year. The overall net impact of
      foreign currency exchange rates had a neutral impact on second quarter
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    <p>
      For the first six months of Fiscal 2016, the movement in foreign
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      consolidated net sales growth. The overall net impact of foreign
      currency exchange rates had a $.04 negative impact on earnings per share
      in the first six months of Fiscal 2016, compared with a $.02 negative
      impact last year.
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    <p>
      A table detailing the impact of foreign currency on TJX pretax earnings
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      found in the Investor Information section of the Company&#8217;s website,
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    <p>
      The foreign currency exchange rate impact to earnings per share does not
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    <p>
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      exchange at the Company&#8217;s international divisions and increased supply
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      distribution centers, but excluding inventory in transit and the
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      on a constant currency basis). The Company enters the third quarter in
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      buying opportunities for branded, quality merchandise it is seeing in
      the marketplace and ship fresh assortments throughout the fall and
      holiday seasons.
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      TJX stock, retiring 12.7 million shares. The Company continues to expect
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      last year. This guidance reflects an assumption that the combination of
      foreign currency, transactional foreign exchange, the Company&#8217;s wage
      initiative, incremental investments to support growth, and pension costs
      would have a 13% negative impact on EPS growth. The Company expects the
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      Canadian Dollar. This EPS outlook is based upon estimated consolidated
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    <p>
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      assumption for the second half of the year, largely offset by expected
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      originally planned. The guidance for EPS growth also reflects a 9%
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      the third quarter, detailed above. This EPS outlook is now based upon a
      raised estimate of consolidated comparable store sales growth of 3% to
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          T.J. Maxx
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,126
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,130
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          32.4
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          32.4
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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Marshalls
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          987
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          990
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          30.0
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          30.0
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          HomeGoods
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          498
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          503
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          12.4
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          12.5
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Sierra Trading Post
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          0.2
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          0.2
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Winners
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          239
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          240
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6.8
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6.8
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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          HomeSense
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          97
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          97
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2.3
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2.3
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        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          Marshalls
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          39
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          39
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1.2
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1.2
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          T.K. Maxx
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          416
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          423
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          12.8
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          13.0
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          HomeSense
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          33
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          33
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          0.7
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          0.7
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      <tr>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>TJX</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          3,441
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          3,461
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          98.7
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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    <p>
      *Square feet figures may not foot due to rounding.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>About The TJX Companies, Inc.</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and
      home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. As of August 1, 2015, the end
      of the Company&#8217;s second quarter, the Company operated a total of 3,461
      stores in seven countries, the United States, Canada, the United
      Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Austria, and three e-commerce
      sites. These include 1,130 T.J. Maxx, 990 Marshalls, 503 HomeGoods and 6
      Sierra Trading Post stores, as well as tjmaxx.com and
      sierratradingpost.com in the United States; 240 Winners, 97 HomeSense,
      and 39 Marshalls stores in Canada; and 423 T.K. Maxx and 33 HomeSense
      stores, as well as tkmaxx.com, in Europe. TJX&#8217;s press releases and
      financial information are also available at tjx.com.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      At 11:00 a.m. ET today, Carol Meyrowitz, Chairman and Chief Executive
      Officer of TJX, will hold a conference call with stock analysts to
      discuss the Company&#8217;s second quarter Fiscal 2016 results, operations and
      business trends. A real-time webcast of the call will be available to
      the public at tjx.com. A replay of the call will also be available by
      dialing (866) 367-5577 through Tuesday, August 25, 2015, or at tjx.com.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Non-GAAP Financial Information</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company has used non-GAAP financial measures in this press release.
      Adjusted financial measures refer to financial information adjusted to
      exclude from financial measures prepared in accordance with accounting
      principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) items
      identified in this press release. The Company believes that the
      presentation of adjusted financial results provides additional
      information on comparisons between periods including underlying trends
      of its business by excluding certain items that affect overall
      comparability. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in
      addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company&#8217;s reported
      results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <u><b>Important Information at Website</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Archived versions of the Company&#8217;s conference calls are available in the
      Investor Information section of tjx.com after they are no longer
      available by telephone as are reconciliations of non-GAAP financial
      measures to GAAP financial measures and other financial information. The
      Company routinely posts information that may be important to investors
      in the Investor Information section at tjx.com. The Company encourages
      investors to consult that section of its website regularly.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Forward-looking Statement</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT
      OF 1995: Various statements made in this release are forward-looking and
      involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements that address
      activities, events or developments that we intend, expect or believe may
      occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The following are
      some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
      from the forward-looking statements: execution of buying strategy and
      inventory management; operational and business expansion and management
      of large size and scale; customer trends and preferences; marketing,
      advertising and promotional programs; competition; personnel
      recruitment, training and retention; labor costs and workforce
      challenges; economic conditions and consumer spending; data security;
      information systems and new technology; adverse or unseasonable weather;
      serious disruptions or catastrophic events; seasonal influences;
      corporate and retail banner reputation; merchandise quality and safety;
      expanding international operations; merchandise importing; commodity
      pricing; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; fluctuations in
      quarterly operating results and market expectations; mergers,
      acquisitions, or business investments and divestitures, closings or
      business consolidations; compliance with laws, regulations and orders;
      changes in laws and regulations; outcomes of litigation, legal matters
      and proceedings; tax matters; real estate activities; cash flow and
      other factors that may be described in our filings with the Securities
      and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake to publicly update or
      revise our forward-looking statements even if experience or future
      changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in
      such statements will not be realized.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="21">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="21" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="21" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Financial Summary
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="21" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="21" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="21">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          13 Weeks Ended
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          26 Weeks Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 1,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2015
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 2,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2014
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 1,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2015
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 2,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2014
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7,363,731
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6,917,212
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          14,229,368
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          13,408,388
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          5,219,191
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,935,856
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          10,139,432
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9,613,856
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Selling, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,247,538
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,122,758
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,416,195
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,195,808
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Loss on early extinguishment of debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,830
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,830
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          10,808
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          11,150
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          22,432
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          20,745
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          886,194
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          830,618
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,651,309
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,561,149
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          336,859
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          312,994
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          627,373
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          589,208
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          549,335
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          517,624
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          1,023,936
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          971,941
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Diluted earnings per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.80
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.73
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.49
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1.37
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash dividends declared per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.175
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.42
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          0.35
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Weighted average common shares &#8211; diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          685,322
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          705,200
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          688,579
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          709,220
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Condensed Balance Sheets
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (In Millions)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 1,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2015
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 2,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2014
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,910.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,183.3
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Short-term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          327.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          285.0
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Accounts receivable and other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          680.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          623.3
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Current deferred income taxes, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          128.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          114.0
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Merchandise inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          3,749.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          3,388.2
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6,796.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          6,593.8
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Property, net of depreciation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,996.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          3,776.0
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          239.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          240.8
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Goodwill and tradename, net of amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          308.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          311.4
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          TOTAL ASSETS
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          11,341.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          10,922.0
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,259.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          2,148.4
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,901.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,676.5
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          4,160.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          3,824.9
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Other long-term liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          888.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          727.9
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Non-current deferred income taxes, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          391.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          470.7
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,624.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,623.8
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          4,276.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          4,274.7
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          11,341.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          10,922.0
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (In Millions)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="13">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="9" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          26 Weeks Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            August 1,<br>2015
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            August 2,<br>2014
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,023.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          971.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          298.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          291.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Loss on early extinguishment of debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Deferred income tax provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (14.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Share-based compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          43.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          42.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          (Increase) in accounts receivable and other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (109.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (74.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          (Increase) in merchandise inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (525.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (406.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Increase in accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          249.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          367.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          (Decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (15.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (122.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (22.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (7.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net cash provided by operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          928.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,088.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Property additions
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (404.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (425.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Purchases of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (225.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (193.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Sales and maturities of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          159.7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          195.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Net cash (used in) investing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (470.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (423.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          749.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Payments on early extinguishment of debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (416.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Payments for repurchase of common stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (851.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (799.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Proceeds from issuance of common stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          48.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          30.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Cash dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (262.9
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          34.0
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          7.0
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px">
          Net cash (used in) financing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          (1,032.0
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          (653.5
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          (8.8
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          22.1
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
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      <tr>
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          Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
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        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          33.6
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        <td>

        </td>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2,493.8
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          2,149.7
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

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        <td colspan="3">

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        </td>
        <td>

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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
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          1,910.8
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          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          2,183.3
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          &#160;
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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          August 1,

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            2015
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 2,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2014
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 1,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2015
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          August 2,

          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            2014
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          In the United States:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Marmaxx
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,805,883
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          4,493,878
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          9,301,293
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          8,728,633
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          HomeGoods
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          895,378
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          773,071
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,775,571
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,530,223
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          TJX Canada
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          699,347
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          695,924
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,319,559
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,304,344
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          TJX Europe
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          963,123
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          954,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,832,945
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          1,845,188
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          7,363,731
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          6,917,212
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          14,229,368
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          13,408,388
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Segment profit:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          In the United States:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Marmaxx
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          715,546
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          685,614
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,367,849
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,308,688
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          HomeGoods
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          112,135
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          94,635
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          233,434
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          192,840
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          TJX Canada
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          119,681
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          95,024
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          164,853
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          139,047
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          TJX Europe
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          50,874
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          55,614
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          77,229
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          93,875
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px">
          Total segment profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          998,236
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          930,887
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,843,365
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          1,734,450
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          General corporate expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          101,234
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          72,289
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          169,624
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          135,726
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Loss on early extinguishment of debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,830
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          -
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px">
          16,830
        </td>
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        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest expense, net
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          10,808
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          11,150
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          22,432
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          20,745
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          886,194
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          830,618
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          1,651,309
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          1,561,149
        </td>
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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        </td>
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          &#160;
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries<br>Notes to
      Consolidated Condensed Statements
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    <p>
      1. During the second quarter ended August 1, 2015, TJX repurchased 6.6
      million shares of its common stock at a cost of $440 million. For the
      six months ended August 1, 2015, TJX repurchased 12.7 million shares of
      its common stock at a cost of $855 million. In February 2015 the Company
      announced an additional $2 billion stock repurchase program. TJX records
      the repurchase of its stock on a cash basis, and the amounts reflected
      in the financial statements may vary from the above amounts due to the
      timing of settlement of repurchases.
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    <p>
      2. During last year&#8217;s second quarter the Company issued $750 million of
      2.75% seven year notes and used a portion of the proceeds to redeem its
      $400 million 4.20% notes prior to their scheduled maturity. The
      redemption of the 4.2% notes resulted in a pre-tax loss on the early
      extinguishment of debt of $16.8 million during the second quarter ended
      August 2, 2014. The charge for the early extinguishment of this debt
      reduced net income for the fiscal 2015 second quarter by $.02 per share.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>The TJX Companies, Inc.<br>Debra McConnell<br>Global
      Communications<br>(508) 390-2323
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