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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-17-002371
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170815
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170815
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170815

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:		171032536

	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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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">UNITED STATES</font><br>
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<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><br>
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<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font><br>
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<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">FORM 8-K</font><br>
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<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">CURRENT REPORT</font><br>
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<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>
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<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2017</font><br>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>THE TJX COMPANIES, INC</b></font><b style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">.</b><br>
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<p><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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> </p>

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<p>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </p>

<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Emerging growth company <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Unicode MS; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#8414;</font> </p>

<p>If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&#160;&#160;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial Unicode MS; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#8414;</font> </p>

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 ITEM 2.02. &#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition </p>

<p style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;On August 15, 2017, The TJX Companies, Inc. issued a press release that included financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2017.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </p>

<p>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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. </p>

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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><b>Exhibit 99.1</b> </p>

<p><u style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>The TJX Companies, Inc. Reports Above-Plan Q2 FY18 Results with 3% Comp Sales Growth and EPS of $.85; Raises Full Year Guidance</b></u> </p>

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<li style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px"><i style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>Consolidated comp store sales increased 3% over last year&#8217;s 4% increase</b></i> </li>

<li style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px"><i style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>Diluted EPS of $.85 compared with $.84 in the prior year</b></i> </li>

<li style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px"><i style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>EPS results include a $.04 negative impact from foreign currency exchange rates this year, compared with a $.03 positive impact last year</b></i> </li>

<li style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px"><i><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>The Company now estimates Fiscal 2018 diluted GAAP EPS to be in the range of $3.89 to $3.93 and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $3.78 to $3.82, which excludes an expected benefit of $.11 per share from the 53</b></font><b><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">rd</sup><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> week in the Company&#8217;s Fiscal 2018 calendar</font></b></i> </li>

<li style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px"><i style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><b>Returned $751 million to shareholders in the second quarter through share repurchases and dividends</b></i> </li>
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<p>FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 15, 2017--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 July 29, 2017. Net sales for the second quarter of Fiscal 2018 increased 6% to $8.4 billion and consolidated comparable store sales increased 3% over last year&#8217;s 4% increase. Net income for the second quarter was $553 million and diluted earnings per share were $.85, versus the prior year&#8217;s $.84. </p>

<p>For the first half of Fiscal 2018, net sales were $16.1 billion, a 5% increase over last year. Consolidated comparable store sales for the first half of Fiscal 2018 increased 2%. Net income for the first half of Fiscal 2018 was $1.1 billion. Diluted earnings per share were $1.67, a 4% increase over the prior year&#8217;s $1.60. </p>

<p>Ernie Herrman, Chief Executive Officer and President of The TJX Companies, Inc., stated, &#8220;I am very pleased with our strong second quarter results. Consolidated comparable store sales were up 3% over a 4% increase last year and above our plan. Earnings per share were $.85, also above our plan, and, it&#8217;s important to note, included significant headwinds from foreign currency exchange rates. Customer traffic was up and was the primary driver of our comp store sales growth at every division and overall merchandise margin was up, which we see as excellent indicators of the fundamental strength, consistency and flexibility of our business. In addition, we are confident that we are gaining market share at each of our four major divisions. Looking ahead, we see exciting opportunities for our business in the second half of the year. We believe we are set up extremely well to take advantage of the abundant buying opportunities in the marketplace. We have great liquidity in our inventories and we continue to grow our global sourcing universe of over 18,000 vendors, as we constantly open new vendor relationships and strengthen our existing ones. Above all, we are focused on giving consumers compelling reasons to shop us by offering an ever-changing, eclectic mix of brands and fashions at excellent values and making our shopping experience entertaining and inspiring. As always, we will strive to surpass our goals and we have great confidence in the continued, successful growth of TJX!&#8221; </p>

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<p>The Company&#8217;s comparable store sales and net sales by division, in the second quarter, were as follows: </p>

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<p><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">1</sup>Comparable store sales outside the U.S. calculated on a constant currency basis, which removes the effect of changes in currency exchange rates. <sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">2</sup>Comparable store sales exclude Sierra Trading Post, tjmaxx.com and tkmaxx.com. <sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">3</sup>Net sales in TJX Canada and TJX International include the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. See below. <sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">4</sup>Figures may not foot due to rounding. <sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">5</sup>Combination of TJ Maxx and Marshalls.<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller"> 6</sup>Net sales include Sierra Trading Post. </p>

<p><u><b>Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates</b></u> </p>

<p>Changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the translation of sales and earnings of the Company&#8217;s international businesses into U.S. 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. </p>

<p>For the second quarter of Fiscal 2018, the movement in foreign currency exchange rates had a one percentage point negative impact on consolidated net sales growth. The overall net impact of foreign currency exchange rates had a $.04 negative impact on second quarter Fiscal 2018 earnings per share, compared with a $.03 positive impact last year. </p>

<p>For the first six months of Fiscal 2018, the movement in foreign currency exchange rates had a one percentage point negative impact on consolidated net sales growth. The overall net impact of foreign currency exchange rates had a $.03 negative impact on earnings per share in the first six months of Fiscal 2018, compared with a $.01 negative impact last year. </p>

<p>A table detailing the impact of foreign currency on TJX pretax earnings and margins, as well as those of its international businesses, can be found in the Investors section of tjx.com. </p>

<p>The foreign currency exchange rate impact to earnings per share does not include the impact currency exchange rates have on various transactions, which we refer to as &#8220;transactional foreign exchange.&#8221; </p>

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<p><u><b>Margins</b></u> </p>

<p>For the second quarter of Fiscal 2018, the Company&#8217;s consolidated pretax profit margin was 10.7%, a 0.9 percentage point decrease compared with the prior year. </p>

<p>Gross profit margin for the second quarter of Fiscal 2018 was 28.5%, down 0.9 percentage points versus the prior year. This was primarily due to losses related to the Company&#8217;s inventory hedges. Importantly, merchandise margin increased again this quarter. </p>

<p>Selling, general and administrative costs as a percent of sales were 17.8%, up 0.1 percentage points versus the prior year&#8217;s ratio, primarily due to wage increases, as the Company had anticipated. </p>

<p><u><b>Inventory</b></u> </p>

<p>Total inventories as of July 29, 2017, were $3.9 billion, flat compared to the end of the second quarter last year. Consolidated inventories on a per-store basis as of July 29, 2017, including the distribution centers, but excluding inventory in transit and the Company&#8217;s e-commerce businesses, were down 6% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis. The Company enters the third quarter in an excellent inventory position and has plenty of liquidity to take advantage of the abundant buying opportunities in the marketplace for quality, branded merchandise. </p>

<p><u><b>Shareholder Distributions</b></u> </p>

<p>During the second quarter, the Company repurchased a total of $550 million of TJX stock, retiring 7.5 million shares. During the first half of the year, the Company repurchased a total of $900 million of TJX stock, retiring 12 million shares. The Company now expects to repurchase approximately $1.5 to $1.8 billion of TJX stock in Fiscal 2018. The Company may adjust this amount up or down depending on various factors. Through its dividend program, under which the current dividend represents a 20% increase versus last year, the Company returned to shareholders $201 million in the second quarter and $369 million in the first half of the year. </p>

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<p><u><b>Third Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2018 Outlook</b></u> </p>

<p>For the third quarter of Fiscal 2018, the Company expects diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $.98 to $1.00. This would represent an 18% to 20% increase over the prior year&#8217;s EPS of $.83 and an 8% to 10% increase over the prior year&#8217;s adjusted $.91, which excludes the combined $.08 impact of last year&#8217;s debt extinguishment charge and pension settlement charge. This guidance reflects an assumption that wage increases will negatively impact EPS growth by 1%. The Company also anticipates that the combination of foreign currency and transactional foreign exchange will positively impact EPS growth by 3% and that the change in accounting rules for share-based compensation will positively impact EPS growth by an additional 2%. This EPS outlook is based upon estimated consolidated comparable store sales growth of 1% to 2%. </p>

<p>For the 53-week fiscal year ending February 3, 2018, the Company now expects diluted earnings per share in the range of $3.89 to $3.93. This represents a 12% to 14% increase over the prior year&#8217;s EPS of $3.46. The Company&#8217;s full-year guidance includes an expected benefit of approximately $.11 per share from the 53<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">rd</sup> week in the Company&#8217;s Fiscal 2018 calendar. Excluding this benefit, the Company expects adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $3.78 to $3.82. This would represent a 7% to 8% increase over the prior year&#8217;s adjusted $3.53, which excludes the combined $.07 impact of last year&#8217;s debt extinguishment charge and pension settlement charge from GAAP EPS of $3.46. This guidance reflects an assumption that wage increases will negatively impact EPS growth by 2%. The Company also anticipates that the change in accounting rules for share-based compensation will positively impact EPS growth by 2%. This EPS outlook is based upon estimated consolidated comparable store sales growth of 1% to 2%. </p>

<p>The Company&#8217;s earnings guidance for the third quarter and full year Fiscal 2018 assumes that currency exchange rates will remain unchanged from the levels at the beginning of the third quarter. </p>

<p><u><b>Stores by Concept</b></u> </p>

<p>During the second quarter ended July 29, 2017, the Company increased its store count by 51 stores to a total of 3,913 stores. The Company increased square footage by 5% over the same period last year. </p>

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<p>*Store counts above include both banners within a combo or a superstore.<br>
 **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 July 29, 2017, the end of the Company&#8217;s second quarter, the Company operated a total of 3,913 stores in nine countries, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, and Australia, and three e-commerce sites. These include 1,194 TJ Maxx, 1,043 Marshalls, 619 HomeGoods and 16 Sierra Trading Post stores, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the United States; 258 Winners, 112 HomeSense, and 63 Marshalls stores in Canada; 522 TK Maxx and 51 Homesense stores, as well as tkmaxx.com, in Europe; and 35 TK Maxx stores in Australia. TJX&#8217;s press releases and financial information are also available at tjx.com. </p>

<p><u><b>Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call</b></u> </p>

<p>At 11:00 a.m. ET today, Ernie Herrman, Chief Executive Officer and President of TJX, will hold a conference call to discuss the Company&#8217;s second quarter Fiscal 2018 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 22, 2017, or at tjx.com. </p>

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<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>

<p><u><b>Important Information at Website</b></u> </p>

<p>Archived versions of the Company&#8217;s conference calls are available in the Investors 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 Investors 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; various marketing efforts; competition; personnel recruitment, training and retention; labor costs and workforce challenges; data security; information systems and new technology; economic conditions and consumer spending; adverse or unseasonable weather; serious disruptions or catastrophic events; disruptions in the second half of the fiscal year; corporate and retail banner reputation; quality, safety and other issues with merchandise; expanding international operations; merchandise importing; commodity availability and 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 and changes in laws, regulations and applicable accounting standards; outcomes of litigation, legal proceedings and other legal or regulatory matters; 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>

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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="6">26 Weeks Ended </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 29,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2017 </p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 30,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2016 </p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 29,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2017 </p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">July 30, </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2016 </p>
</td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Net sales </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">8,357,700 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">7,882,053 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">16,141,724 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">15,424,409 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Cost of sales, including buying and occupancy costs </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">5,972,675 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">5,562,961 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">11,502,747 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">10,935,104 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Selling, general and administrative expenses </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,483,648 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,393,248 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,895,251 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,728,298 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Interest expense, net </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">9,677 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">11,262 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">19,518 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">21,456 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="2">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Income before provision for income taxes </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">891,700 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">914,582 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,724,208 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,739,551 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Provision for income taxes </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">338,743 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">352,408 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">634,972 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">669,031 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Net income </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">552,957 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">562,174 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,089,236 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,070,520 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Diluted earnings per share </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">0.85 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">0.84 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1.67 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1.60 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Cash dividends declared per share </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">0.3125 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">0.26 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">0.625 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">0.52 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Weighted average common shares &#8211; diluted </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">648,317 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">666,606 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">651,892 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">668,754 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">&#160; </td>
</tr>
</table>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">
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<tr>
<td></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="9">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Condensed Balance Sheets </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">(Unaudited) </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">(In Millions) </p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">&#160; </td>
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<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 29,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2017 </p>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">July 30,<br>
 2016 </p>
</td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">ASSETS </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Current assets: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Cash and cash equivalents </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,449.3 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,803.6 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Short-term investments </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">502.8 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">421.2 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Accounts receivable and other current assets </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">751.3 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">715.3 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Merchandise inventories </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">3,864.4 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">3,870.6 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 30px" valign="bottom">Total current assets </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">7,567.8 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">6,810.7 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Property, net of depreciation </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">4,744.7 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">4,263.4 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Goodwill </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">197.5 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">196.0 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Other assets </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">425.6 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">400.6 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">TOTAL ASSETS </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">12,935.6 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">11,670.7 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Current liabilities: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Accounts payable </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,346.5 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,258.3 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Accrued expenses and other current liabilities </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,310.0 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,055.9 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 30px" valign="bottom">Total current liabilities </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">4,656.5 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">4,314.2 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Other long-term liabilities </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,116.5 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">929.0 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Non-current deferred income taxes, net </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">392.7 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">360.2 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Long-term debt </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,229.1 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,615.9 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Shareholders&#8217; equity </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">4,540.8 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">4,451.4 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">12,935.6 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">11,670.7 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td colspan="8"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="11">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Condensed Statements of Cash Flows </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">(Unaudited) </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">(In Millions) </p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="8">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="8">26 Weeks Ended </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="3">July 29,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2017 </p>
</td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom" colspan="3">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">July 30,<br>
 2016 </p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Net income </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,089.2 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,070.5 </td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Depreciation and amortization </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">348.1 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">324.8 </td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Deferred income tax provision </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">38.9 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">47.1 </td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Share-based compensation </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">49.5 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">50.0 </td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">(Increase) in accounts receivable and other assets </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(109.3 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(92.5 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">(Increase) in merchandise inventories </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(168.8 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(190.9 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Increase in accounts payable </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">84.6 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">62.2 </td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">(Decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(270.1 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(37.6 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Other </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">40.9 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(50.0 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Net cash provided by operating activities </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,103.0 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,183.6 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Property additions </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(506.9 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(508.4 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Purchases of investments </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(426.5 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(380.3 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Sales and maturities of investments </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">480.6 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">323.5 </td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Other </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">- </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(2.3 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Net cash (used in) investing activities </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(452.8 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(567.5 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Payments for repurchase of common stock </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(884.7 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(756.2 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Proceeds from issuance of common stock </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">60.8 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">90.0 </td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Cash dividends paid </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(369.5 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(311.5 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Other </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(18.3 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">24.8 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Net cash (used in) financing activities </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(1,211.7 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(952.9 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Effect of exchange rate changes on cash </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">81.0 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">45.0 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(480.5 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">(291.8 </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">) </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,929.8 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,095.4 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Cash and cash equivalents at end of period </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,449.3 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double">&#160; </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,803.6 </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">&#160; </td>
</tr>
</table>
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<div>&#160;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">
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<tr>
<td></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="17">
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">Selected Information by Major Business Segment </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">(Unaudited) </p>

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">(In Thousands) </p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="6">&#160; </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="6">13 Weeks Ended </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="6">26 Weeks Ended </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 29,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2017 </p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 30,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2016 </p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 29,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2017 </p>
</td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="top" colspan="2">July 30,

<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">2016 </p>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Net sales: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td>&#160; </td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">In the United States: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Marmaxx </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">5,284,639 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">5,098,998 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">10,251,774 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">9,964,373 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">HomeGoods </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,156,398 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">986,663 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,277,667 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,997,099 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">TJX Canada </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">832,026 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">756,781 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,570,797 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,442,358 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">TJX International </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,084,637 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,039,611 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,041,486 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">2,020,579 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 20px" valign="bottom">Total net sales </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">8,357,700 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">7,882,053 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">16,141,724 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">15,424,409 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Segment profit: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">In the United States: </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">Marmaxx </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">746,881 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">742,289 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,434,046 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,451,146 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 15px" valign="bottom">HomeGoods </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">141,345 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">128,047 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">293,437 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">266,257 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">TJX Canada </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">83,229 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">121,979 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">186,109 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">179,451 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">TJX International </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">38,967 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">42,879 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">45,827 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">57,226 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 20px" valign="bottom">Total segment profit </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,010,422 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,035,194 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,959,419 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,954,080 </td>
</tr>

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

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">General corporate expense </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">109,045 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">109,350 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">215,693 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">193,073 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Interest expense, net </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">9,677 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">11,262 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">19,518 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid">&#160; </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">21,456 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px" valign="bottom">Income before provision for income taxes </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">891,700 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">914,582 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,724,208 </td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">$ </td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2.25pt double; TEXT-ALIGN: right; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap" valign="bottom">1,739,551 </td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>&#160; </td>
</tr>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries<br>
 Notes to Consolidated Condensed Statements </p>

<p>1. During the second quarter ended July 29, 2017, TJX repurchased 7.5 million shares of its common stock at a cost of $550 million. For the six months ended July 29, 2017, TJX repurchased 12 million shares of its common stock at a cost of $900 million. In February 2017, the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved an additional $1 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. </p>

<p>2. In September 2016, TJX issued $1.0 billion of 2.250% ten year notes. The Company used a portion of the proceeds to redeem its $375 million 6.950% notes prior to their scheduled maturity of April 15, 2019. During the third quarter ended October 29, 2016, the Company completed the redemption of these notes and recorded a pre-tax loss on the early extinguishment of debt of $51.8. </p>

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<p>CONTACT:<br>
The TJX Companies, Inc.<br>
Debra McConnell<br>
Global Communications<br>
 (508) 390-2323 </p>
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