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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-144940
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200518
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200518

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:			0201

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04908
		FILM NUMBER:		20889050

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

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ZAYRE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890625
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; Filed by a party other than the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Soliciting Material Pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.14a-12</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The TJX Companies, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment&nbsp;of&nbsp;Filing&nbsp;Fee&nbsp;(Check&nbsp;the&nbsp;appropriate&nbsp;box): </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The TJX Companies, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>770 Cochituate Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OUR 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE&nbsp;9, 2020. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;18, 2020, The TJX Companies, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto, announcing a change to the
format of the Company&#146;s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) to be held on Tuesday, June&nbsp;9, 2020. As described below, due to the ongoing public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support the
health and safety of the Company&#146;s shareholders, Associates, directors, and communities, the Annual Meeting will now be held in a virtual-only meeting format. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notice of Change to Virtual Meeting Format, a copy of which is also attached hereto, relates to the Proxy Statement of the Company (the &#147;Proxy
Statement&#148;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on April&nbsp;23, 2020 and mailed or made available to the Company&#146;s shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Company&#146;s
Board of Directors for use at the Annual Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These definitive additional proxy materials are being filed with the SEC and are being made available
to shareholders on or about May&nbsp;18, 2020. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THE NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT. </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOTICE OF CHANGE TO VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE TJX COMPANIES,
INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>JUNE&nbsp;9, 2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to the ongoing public
health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support the health and safety of the Company&#146;s shareholders, Associates, directors, and communities, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The TJX Companies, Inc.
(the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) will now be held in a virtual-only meeting format, solely by means of remote communication. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting physically in person. We currently expect to hold a meeting in
person next year, but any decision regarding the location and format of future meetings of shareholders will be made in consideration of a number of factors, including prevailing health, safety, and other concerns at such time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June&nbsp;9, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The items to be voted on by
shareholders as of the close of business on April&nbsp;13, 2020 (the &#147;Record Date&#148;), are the same as set forth in the 2020 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement dated April&nbsp;23, 2020 previously mailed or made
available to shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting (the &#147;Proxy Materials&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To be admitted to the Annual Meeting, you must be a
shareholder as of the Record Date. Shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will need to log in to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TJX2020, the virtual meeting website, using the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> unique
control number found on the proxy card or voting instruction form included with the Proxy Materials. If you are a street holder that did not receive a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> unique control number with your Proxy Materials,
please contact your bank, broker, or third party holder as soon as possible to obtain a valid legal proxy and for instructions on how to obtain a control number to be admitted to and to vote at the Annual Meeting. A list of shareholders of record on
the Record Date will be available electronically to shareholders during the Annual Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders may submit questions relevant to meeting matters
in advance of or during the Annual Meeting. We encourage shareholders to submit questions in advance, which they can do at www.proxyvote.com after logging in with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> unique control number found on
the proxy card or voting instruction form included with the Proxy Materials. We request that questions sent in advance be submitted before Friday, June&nbsp;5, 2020. Shareholders may also submit questions during the Annual Meeting at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TJX2020, the virtual meeting website, by joining the Annual Meeting with their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> unique control number and following the instructions available on the virtual meeting
website. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect to answer questions during the Annual Meeting as time permits, and we reserve the right to exclude questions that are not pertinent to
meeting matters. If we receive substantially similar questions, we may group such questions together and provide a single response to avoid repetition. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The virtual meeting website will be active starting approximately May&nbsp;26, 2020, two weeks before the date of the Annual Meeting. We encourage
shareholders to test their browser in advance from the computer, tablet, or mobile device that they plan to use to log in to the Annual Meeting per the instructions provided on the virtual meeting website and to allow sufficient time to log in to
the virtual meeting website prior to the start of the Annual Meeting.<I> </I>If shareholders encounter technical difficulties accessing our Annual Meeting on the day of the Annual Meeting, a support line will be available on the login page of the
virtual meeting website shortly before the Annual Meeting is scheduled to start. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, shareholders are
encouraged to vote prior to the Annual Meeting by internet, by telephone, or by mail as described in the Proxy Materials. Shareholders may also vote during the Annual Meeting until the polls have closed. Shareholders who have already voted do not
need to vote again. Shareholders may continue to use the proxy card or voting instruction form already received to vote shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. The proxy card or voting instruction form included with the Proxy Materials will
not be reissued to reflect this change in meeting format. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alicia C. Kelly </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Secretary </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Framingham, Massachusetts </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">May&nbsp;18, 2020 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Annual Meeting on June</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;9, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. EDT is available at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com</B><B>/TJX2020.</B> The Proxy
Materials are available on our Investors website at https://www.tjx.com/investors/financial-information/annual-report. Additionally, you may access our Proxy Materials at http://www.proxyvote.com. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. TO HOLD VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FRAMINGHAM, Mass.&#151;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#151;May 18, 2020&#151;The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) today announced that it will hold its 2020
Annual Meeting of Shareholders virtually due to the ongoing public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support the health and safety of the Company&#146;s shareholders, Associates, directors, and communities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Annual Meeting will be held on the same date and time as originally scheduled: Tuesday, June&nbsp;9, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight
Time. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Any updates will be posted at tjx.com prior to the Annual Meeting date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Attending the Virtual Annual Meeting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders as of the close of business on April&nbsp;13, 2020, the record date, can attend the Annual Meeting by accessing
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TJX2020 and entering the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> unique control number found on the proxy card or voting instruction form included with the proxy materials previously received. We encourage
shareholders to allow sufficient time to log in prior to the start of the Annual Meeting. During the Annual Meeting, shareholders who have entered their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> unique control number will have the opportunity
to vote and ask questions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If shareholders encounter technical difficulties accessing our Annual Meeting, a support line will be
available on the login page of the virtual meeting website shortly before the beginning of the Annual Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Voting Shares at the Virtual Annual
Meeting </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders who have not voted their shares prior to the Annual Meeting or who wish to change their vote will be able to vote
their shares electronically at the Annual Meeting while the polls are open. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whether or not shareholders plan to attend the Annual
Meeting, they are encouraged to vote their shares prior to the Annual Meeting as described in the proxy materials they previously received. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders who have already voted do not need to vote again. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Asking Questions </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders may submit
questions in advance of the Annual Meeting or during the Annual Meeting. We encourage shareholders to submit questions in advance, which they can do at www.proxyvote.com after logging in with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT>
unique control number found on the proxy card or voting instruction form included with the proxy materials previously received. We request that questions sent in advance be submitted before Friday, June&nbsp;5, 2020. Shareholders may also submit
questions during the Annual Meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TJX2020, the virtual meeting website, after accessing the Annual Meeting with their <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16-digit</FONT> unique control number and by following the
instructions available on the virtual meeting website. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect to respond to questions during the Annual Meeting that are pertinent to
meeting matters at the Annual Meeting as time permits. We may group together questions that are substantially similar to avoid repetition. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we are unable to answer your question during the Annual Meeting due to time constraints, we encourage you to contact Global Communications
at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">508-390-2323.</FONT></FONT> </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About The TJX Companies, Inc. </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-price</FONT> retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and
worldwide. As of February&nbsp;1, 2020, the end of the Company&#146;s fiscal year, the Company operated a total of 4,529 stores in nine countries, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, and
Australia, and four <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-commerce</FONT> sites. These include 1,273 T.J. Maxx, 1,130 Marshalls, 809 HomeGoods, 46 Sierra, and 32 Homesense stores, as well as tjmaxx.com, marshalls.com, and sierra.com in the United
States; 279 Winners, 137 HomeSense, and 97 Marshalls stores in Canada; 594 T.K. Maxx and 78 Homesense stores, as well as tkmaxx.com, in Europe; and 54 T.K. Maxx stores in Australia. TJX&#146;s press releases and financial information are available
at TJX.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Important Information at Website </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contacts: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debra McConnell </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Global Communications </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(508) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">390-2323</FONT> </P>
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