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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-19-001267
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190521
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190521
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190521

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:		19840898

	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-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">WASHINGTON,
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">______________</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">FORM 8-K</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">CURRENT
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt">P</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">ursuant
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      Exchange Act of 1934</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date of
      report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2019</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>______________</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.</b></font><font style="font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font><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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            Number)
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            (I.R.S. Employer
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            Identification No.)
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><b>______________</b></font>
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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">Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code: </font><font style="font-size: 10pt">(508)
      390-1000</font>
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      <u><font style="font-size: 10pt">N/A</font></u><font style="font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Former
      name or former address, </font><font style="font-size: 10pt">i</font><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><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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            Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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          TJX
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt">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).</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt">If an emerging growth company, indicate by
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      transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
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          Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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      On May 21, 2019, The TJX Companies, Inc. issued a press release that
      included financial results for the fiscal quarter ended May 4, 2019.&#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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          Financial Statements and Exhibits
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            <a href="a51987633_ex991.htm">Exhibit 99.1</a>
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            <a href="a51987633_ex991.htm">Press Release of The TJX Companies,
            Inc. dated May 21, 2019.</a>
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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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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p>
      <u><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>The
      TJX Companies, Inc. Reports Above-Plan Q1 FY20 Results with Comp Sales
      Growth of 5% and EPS of $.57; Raises Full-Year EPS Guidance</b></font></u>
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        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Consolidated
        comp store sales increased 5%, over last year&#8217;s 3% increase</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Customer
        traffic was the primary driver of the consolidated comp sales increase
        and was up at all four major divisions</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Net
        sales increased 7% to $9.3 billion</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Diluted
        EPS of $.57</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Increased
        Fiscal 2020 EPS guidance</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Returned
        $589 million to shareholders in the first quarter through share
        repurchases and dividends</b></font></i>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        <i><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Increased
        the Company&#8217;s quarterly dividend by 18% in the first quarter</b></font></i>
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    <p>
      FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2019--The TJX Companies,
      Inc. (NYSE: TJX), the leading off-price apparel and home fashions
      retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, today announced sales and earnings
      results for the first quarter ended May 4, 2019. Net sales for the first
      quarter of Fiscal 2020 increased 7% to $9.3 billion. Consolidated
      comparable store sales increased 5% over last year&#8217;s 3% increase. Net
      income for the first quarter was $700 million, and diluted earnings per
      share were $.57, versus the prior year&#8217;s $.56.
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    <p>
      Ernie Herrman, Chief Executive Officer and President of The TJX
      Companies, Inc., stated, &#8220;We are very pleased with our continued strong
      performance in the first quarter, as both our consolidated comparable
      store sales increase of 5% and earnings per share of $.57 came in well
      above our expectations. It is terrific to see the continued strength of
      our largest division, Marmaxx, with an outstanding 6% comp increase.
      Further, Marmaxx&#8217;s apparel and home categories were both very strong.
      Once again this quarter, customer traffic was the primary driver of our
      consolidated comp increase and was up at each of our four major
      divisions. We believe this is a great indicator of the enduring appeal
      of our great values on an eclectic and exciting mix of merchandise and
      our treasure-hunt shopping experience, as well as the resiliency of our
      off-price retail model. With our above-plan first quarter results, we
      are raising our full-year earnings per share outlook. We are in an
      excellent position to take advantage of the abundant buying
      opportunities we are seeing in the marketplace for quality, branded
      merchandise and to keep flowing fresh, exciting assortments to our
      stores and online. We have many initiatives underway to keep driving
      sales and customer traffic, and feel great about our ability to continue
      gaining market share around the world!&#8221;
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          $1,397
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          $1,269
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          $848
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    <p>
      <sup>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>2</sup>Comparable store sales exclude e-commerce
      sites (tjmaxx.com, sierra.com, and tkmaxx.com), and include Sierra
      stores. <sup>3</sup>Net sales in TJX Canada and TJX International
      include the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. See below. <sup>4</sup>Figures
      may not foot due to rounding. <sup>5</sup>Combination of T.J. Maxx and
      Marshalls.<sup> 6</sup>Net sales include Sierra&#8217;s e-commerce and store
      sales. <sup>7</sup>Includes Homesense stores in the U.S.
    </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>
      The movement in foreign currency exchange rates had a one percentage
      point negative impact on consolidated net sales growth in the first
      quarter of Fiscal 2020 versus the prior year. The overall net impact of
      foreign currency exchange rates had a neutral impact on first quarter
      Fiscal 2020 earnings per share, compared with a $.01 positive 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 the Company refers to as &#8220;transactional foreign exchange.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Margins</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company&#8217;s consolidated pretax
      profit margin was 10.1%, a 0.9 percentage point decrease versus 11.0% in
      the prior year.
    </p>
    <p>
      Gross profit margin for the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 was 28.5%, a
      0.4 percentage point decrease versus the prior year. As expected, gross
      margin was negatively impacted by increased supply chain and freight
      costs.
    </p>
    <p>
      Selling, general and administrative (SG&amp;A) costs as a percent of sales
      for the first quarter were 18.3%, a 0.5 percentage point increase versus
      the prior year. The increase in SG&amp;A was primarily due to store wage
      increases, an unfavorable year-over-year comparison on a gain related to
      a lease buyout last year, and incremental IT investments.
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    <p>
      <u><b>Inventory</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Total inventories as of May 4, 2019, were $5.1 billion, compared with
      $4.4 billion at the end of the first quarter last year. Consolidated
      inventories on a per-store basis as of May 4, 2019, including the
      distribution centers, but excluding inventory in transit, the Company&#8217;s
      e-commerce sites, and Sierra stores, were up 6% on a reported basis (up
      7% on a constant currency basis). Entering the second quarter, the
      Company is in an excellent position to take advantage of the terrific
      opportunities it sees in the marketplace for quality, branded
      merchandise.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Shareholder Distributions</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      During the first quarter, the Company returned a total of $589 million
      to shareholders. The Company repurchased a total of $350 million of TJX
      stock, retiring 6.7 million shares, and paid $239 million in shareholder
      dividends. The Company continues to expect to repurchase approximately
      $1.75 to $2.25 billion of TJX stock in Fiscal 2020. The Company may
      adjust this amount up or down depending on various factors. In addition,
      the Company increased its dividend by 18% in the first quarter, marking
      the 23<sup>rd</sup> consecutive year of dividend increases. The Company
      remains committed to returning cash to its shareholders while continuing
      to reinvest in the business to support the near- and long-term growth of
      TJX.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Second Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2020 Outlook</b></u>
    </p>
    <p>
      For the second quarter of Fiscal 2020, the Company expects diluted
      earnings per share to be in the range of $.61 to $.62, a 5% to 7%
      increase over the prior year&#8217;s $.58. The Company expects the combination
      of incremental freight costs and store wage increases to negatively
      impact second quarter EPS growth by 2% to 3%. This EPS outlook is based
      upon estimated comparable store sales growth of 2% to 3% on a
      consolidated basis and at Marmaxx.
    </p>
    <p>
      For the 52-week fiscal year ending February 1, 2020, the Company is
      raising its guidance for diluted earnings per share to be in the range
      of $2.56 to $2.61. This would represent a 5% to 7% increase over the
      prior year&#8217;s $2.43, which included a $.02 negative impact from a pension
      settlement charge. The Company now expects diluted earnings per share to
      increase 4% to 7% over the prior year&#8217;s adjusted $2.45, which excluded
      the pension settlement charge. This guidance reflects an assumption that
      the combination of incremental freight costs and store wage increases
      will negatively impact EPS growth by 3% to 4%. This EPS outlook is based
      upon estimated comparable store sales growth of 2% to 3% on a
      consolidated basis and at Marmaxx.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company&#8217;s earnings guidance for the second quarter and full-year
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      During the first quarter ended May 4, 2019, the Company increased its
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          &#160;
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          <b>Beginning</b>
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          1,252
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          &#160;
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          1,257
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          1,091
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,102
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          31.6
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          31.8
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          HomeGoods
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          749
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          770
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17.5
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18.0
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          Sierra
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          39
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.8
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          0.9
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          Homesense
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.4
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          &#160;
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          0.6
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          271
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          273
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.5
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          7.5
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          125
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          132
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          2.9
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          3.0
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          88
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          91
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
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        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="top">
          T.K. Maxx
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
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          &#160;
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          68
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          72
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
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          1.3
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
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          T.K. Maxx
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          44
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          48
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
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          1.0
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          1.0
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          &#160;
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          <b>TJX</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          <b>4,306</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>4,381</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          <b>116.2</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          <b>117.6</b>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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        </td>
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    <p>
      <sup>1</sup>Store counts above include both banners within a combo or a
      superstore.<br><sup>2</sup>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 May 4, 2019, the end of
      the Company&#8217;s first quarter, the Company operated a total of 4,381
      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 1,257 T.J. Maxx, 1,102 Marshalls,
      770 HomeGoods, 39 Sierra, and 22 Homesense stores, as well as tjmaxx.com
      and sierra.com in the United States; 273 Winners, 132 HomeSense, and 91
      Marshalls stores in Canada; 575 T.K. Maxx and 72 Homesense stores, as
      well as tkmaxx.com, in Europe; and 48 T.K. Maxx stores in Australia.
      TJX&#8217;s press releases and financial information are available at tjx.com.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u><b>Fiscal 2020 First 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
      first quarter Fiscal 2020 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, May 28, 2019, or at tjx.com.
    </p>
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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>
    <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 and
      maintenance and development of information technology systems; economic
      conditions and consumer spending; corporate and retail banner
      reputation; quality, safety and other issues with our merchandise;
      compliance with laws, regulations and orders and changes in laws,
      regulations and applicable accounting standards; serious disruptions or
      catastrophic events and adverse or unseasonable weather; expanding
      international operations; merchandise sourcing and transport; 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; outcomes of litigation, legal
      proceedings and other legal or regulatory matters; tax matters;
      disproportionate impact of disruptions in the second half of the fiscal
      year; real estate activities; inventory or asset loss; 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.
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        <div style="text-align: center">

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

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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          Financial Summary
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          (In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="6" valign="bottom">
          Thirteen Weeks Ended
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          May 4,<br>2019
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          May 5,<br>2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,277,585
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,688,720
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          6,637,885
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          6,178,239
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Selling, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,702,401
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,550,775
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          817
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          4,148
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          936,482
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          955,558
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          236,304
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          239,177
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          700,178
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          716,381
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.57
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.56
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.230
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.195
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,233,407
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,268,872
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
      <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 style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          Condensed Balance Sheets
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          (In Millions)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          May 4,<br>2019
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          May 5,<br>2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,235.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,681.1
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Short-term investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          435.9
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Accounts receivable and other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          774.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          935.4
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Merchandise inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          5,057.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          4,369.9
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8,067.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8,422.3
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          5,018.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          5,026.1
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Operating lease right of use assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8,810.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          96.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          98.6
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          496.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          460.1
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22,489.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,007.1
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,578.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,509.1
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          2,659.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          2,467.8
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Current portion of operating lease liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,343.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          6,581.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          4,976.9
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          753.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,275.8
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Non-current deferred income taxes, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          167.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          260.6
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Long-term operating lease liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          7,621.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          2,234.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          2,231.4
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          5,131.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          5,262.4
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22,489.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          14,007.1
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
      <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 style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="10" valign="top">
          (In Millions)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          Thirteen Weeks Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          May 4,<br>2019
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          May 5,<br>2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          700.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          716.4
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          212.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          192.3
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          8.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          7.3
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          25.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          24.0
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (61.6
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          175.7
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (487.1
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (225.2
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          (Decrease) increase in accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (60.5
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          44.0
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (201.9
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (184.9
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            14.2
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (24.7
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            149.3
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          724.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (316.9
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (265.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Purchases of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (14.6
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (148.2
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Sales and maturities of investments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          4.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          192.7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net cash (used in) investing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (326.7
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (220.5
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Payments for repurchase of common stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (397.3
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (395.4
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Proceeds from issuance of common stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          59.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          84.6
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (238.8
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (197.3
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 10.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (23.3
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (17.9
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net cash (used in) financing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (599.6
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (526.0
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            (18.1
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (55.8
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (795.1
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          (77.4
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          3,030.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          2,758.5
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,235.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,681.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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    <div style="width: 100%; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt">
      <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 style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          Selected Information by Major Business Segment
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="9" valign="top">
          (In Thousands)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="6" valign="bottom">
          Thirteen Weeks Ended
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          May 4,<br>2019
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: center; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          May 5,<br>2018
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Net sales:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="bottom">
          Marmaxx
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,801,760
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,380,918
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="bottom">
          HomeGoods
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,396,865
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,269,331
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          TJX Canada
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          847,735
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          853,836
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          TJX International
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,231,225
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,184,635
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,277,585
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,688,720
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="bottom">
          Marmaxx
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          795,993
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          750,456
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20.0px" valign="bottom">
          HomeGoods
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          136,785
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          147,360
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          TJX Canada
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          97,032
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          125,184
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          TJX International
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          28,487
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          40,826
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total segment profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,058,297
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,063,826
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          120,998
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          104,120
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Interest expense, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          817
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          4,148
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income before provision for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          936,482
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="text-align: left; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="text-align: right; border-bottom-color: black; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-width: 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          955,558
        </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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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
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        </div>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      The TJX Companies, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries<br>Notes to
      Consolidated Condensed Statements
    </p>
    <ol>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        During the first quarter ended May&#160;4, 2019, TJX repurchased and
        retired 6.7 million shares of its common stock at a cost of $350
        million on a &quot;trade date&quot; basis. In February 2019, the Company
        announced that the Board of Directors had approved a new stock
        repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to an
        additional $1.5 billion of TJX common stock from time to time. 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.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        TJX adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) as of February 3, 2019
        under the modified retrospective approach and, therefore, we have not
        revised the consolidated balance sheets for comparative periods.
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        In fiscal 2019, we completed a&#160;two-for-one stock split of the
        Company&#8217;s common stock in the form of a stock dividend. As a result,
        all historical per share amounts and references to common stock
        activity, as well as basic and diluted share amounts utilized in the
        calculation of earnings per share have been adjusted to reflect this
        stock split.
      </li>
    </ol>
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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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