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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>The TJX Companies, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Delaware</B></FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>04-2207613</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">770 Cochituate Road<BR>
Framingham, MA 01701<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ANN MCCAULEY, ESQ.<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel<BR>
The TJX Companies, Inc.<BR>
770 Cochituate Road<BR>
Framingham, MA 01701<BR>
(508)&nbsp;390-1000</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Please send copies of all communications to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MARY WEBER, ESQ.<BR>
Ropes &#038; Gray LLP<BR>
One International Place<BR>
Boston, MA 02110<BR>
(617)&nbsp;951-7000</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD NOWRAP colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">15,590,495 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">579,576,652</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">32,340.38</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may issued to prevent dilution from stock
splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act of 1933. The proposed maximum offering price per share and the
proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low sales
price of The TJX Companies, Inc. common stock, par value $1.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on September&nbsp;28, 2009.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">EXPLANATORY NOTE
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement has been filed pursuant to General Instruction E on Form S-8, to
register 15,590,495 additional shares of Common Stock to be offered pursuant to the Stock Incentive
Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;). A registration statement on Form S-8
(No.&nbsp;333-116277), filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;8, 2004 to register an additional 36,000,000
shares of Common Stock offered pursuant to the Plan is currently effective and is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference (excluding any portions of such documents that
have been &#147;furnished&#148; but not &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)) except to the extent any statement or information therein is
modified, superseded or replaced by a statement or information contained in this document or in any
other subsequently filed document incorporated herein by reference:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 2009 filed
with the Commission on March&nbsp;31, 2009;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended May&nbsp;2, 2009 and
August&nbsp;1, 2009, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;2, 2009 and August&nbsp;28, 2009, respectively;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;4, 2009,
April&nbsp;1, 2009, April&nbsp;6, 2009, April&nbsp;7, 2009, April&nbsp;10, 2009, April&nbsp;24, 2009, July&nbsp;21, 2009, July
23, 2009 and September&nbsp;22, 2009; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The description of the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, contained in Amendment No.
5 to the Company&#146;s Form 8-A/A, filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;9, 1999.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be part
thereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not applicable.

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The validity of the securities has been passed upon by Ann McCauley, Executive Vice President,
General Counsel for The TJX Companies, Inc. Ms.&nbsp;McCauley is eligible to participate in the Stock
Incentive Plan and owns or has rights to acquire an aggregate of less than 0.01% of the common
stock of the Company.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to include in its certificate of
incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i)&nbsp;for any
breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which relates to unlawful payment
of dividends and unlawful stock purchases and redemptions; or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify
any persons who were, are or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such
corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or
agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law further authorizes a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or
not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section&nbsp;145 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that its directors shall not be liable to
it or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except
to the extent that the exculpation from liabilities is not permitted under the Delaware General
Corporation Law as in effect at the time such liability is determined. In addition, the Company&#146;s
certificate of incorporation provides that it shall indemnify its directors to the maximum extent
permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s directors and officers are covered by insurance policies maintained by the
Company against specified liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, the Company has entered
into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that provide for
indemnification and expense advancement.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Not Applicable.

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Ann McCauley, Executive Vice President, General Counsel of The TJX Companies, Inc.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">The TJX Companies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (2009 Restatement), as amended through June&nbsp;2, 2009 is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Form&nbsp;10-Q filed for the
fiscal quarter ended August&nbsp;1, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of General Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included under Signatures and Power of Attorney).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 6%">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a)
or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Framingham, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on
September&nbsp;30, 2009.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="52%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="32%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">The TJX Companies, Inc.</FONT><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/  Ann McCauley
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Ann McCauley&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Executive Vice President&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September&nbsp;30,
2009.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Further, we, the undersigned officers and directors of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the
&#147;Corporation&#148;) hereby severally constitute and appoint Carol Meyrowitz, Jeffrey G. Naylor and Ann
McCauley, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each
of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities as indicated, any and all
amendments or supplements to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Corporation, and
generally to do all such things in connection therewith in our name and on our behalf in our
capacities as indicated to enable the Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys or any of them,
to any and all amendments.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="63%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Carol Meyrowitz
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Carol Meyrowitz</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jeffrey G. Naylor
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" rowspan="2">Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
and Administrative Officer (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Jeffrey G. Naylor</B></FONT>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>

</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jose B. Alvarez
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Jose B. Alvarez</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Alan M. Bennett
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Alan M. Bennett</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David A. Brandon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>David A. Brandon</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bernard Cammarata
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Bernard Cammarata</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David T. Ching
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>David T. Ching</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael F. Hines
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Michael F. Hines</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Amy B. Lane
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Amy B. Lane</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John F. O&#146;Brien
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>John F. O&#146;Brien</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert F. Shapiro
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Robert F. Shapiro</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Willow B. Shire
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Willow B. Shire</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Fletcher H. Wiley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS"><B>Fletcher H. Wiley</B></FONT>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Ann McCauley, Executive Vice President, General Counsel of The TJX Companies, Inc.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">10.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">The TJX Companies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (2009 Restatement), as amended through June&nbsp;2, 2009 is incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Form&nbsp;10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended August&nbsp;1, 2009.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
The TJX Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
04-2207613
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
770 Cochituate Road
Framingham, MA 01701
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
ANN MCCAULEY, ESQ.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
The TJX Companies, Inc.
770 Cochituate Road
Framingham, MA 01701
(508) 390-1000
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Please send copies of all communications to:
MARY WEBER, ESQ.
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 951-7000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Amount to be
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Securities to be Registered(1)
Registered(1)
Offering Price Per Share(2)
Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
15,590,495 shares
$
37.18
$
579,576,652
$
32,340.38
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
covers such additional shares of Common Stock as may issued to prevent dilution from stock
splits, stock dividends and similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act of 1933. The proposed maximum offering price per share and the
proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low sales
price of The TJX Companies, Inc. common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on September 28, 2009.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement has been filed pursuant to General Instruction E on Form S-8, to
register 15,590,495 additional shares of Common Stock to be offered pursuant to the Stock Incentive
Plan (the "Plan") of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the "Company"). A registration statement on Form S-8
(No. 333-116277), filed with the Commission on June 8, 2004 to register an additional 36,000,000
shares of Common Stock offered pursuant to the Plan is currently effective and is hereby
incorporated herein by reference.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from
this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act") and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are incorporated herein by reference (excluding any portions of such documents that
have been "furnished" but not "filed" for purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, (the "Exchange Act")) except to the extent any statement or information therein is
modified, superseded or replaced by a statement or information contained in this document or in any
other subsequently filed document incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 filed
with the Commission on March 31, 2009;
(b) The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended May 2, 2009 and
August 1, 2009, filed with the Commission on June 2, 2009 and August 28, 2009, respectively;
(c) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 4, 2009,
April 1, 2009, April 6, 2009, April 7, 2009, April 10, 2009, April 24, 2009, July 21, 2009, July
23, 2009 and September 22, 2009; and
(d) The description of the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, contained in Amendment No.
5 to the Company's Form 8-A/A, filed with the Commission on September 9, 1999.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be part
thereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to
the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the securities has been passed upon by Ann McCauley, Executive Vice President,
General Counsel for The TJX Companies, Inc. Ms. McCauley is eligible to participate in the Stock
Incentive Plan and owns or has rights to acquire an aggregate of less than 0.01% of the common
stock of the Company.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 102(b)(7) of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to include in its certificate of
incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i) for any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
(iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which relates to unlawful payment
of dividends and unlawful stock purchases and redemptions; or (iv) for any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify
any persons who were, are or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such
corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or
agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law further authorizes a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or
not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
The Company's certificate of incorporation provides that its directors shall not be liable to
it or to its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except
to the extent that the exculpation from liabilities is not permitted under the Delaware General
Corporation Law as in effect at the time such liability is determined. In addition, the Company's
certificate of incorporation provides that it shall indemnify its directors to the maximum extent
permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.
The Company's directors and officers are covered by insurance policies maintained by the
Company against specified liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, the Company has entered
into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that provide for
indemnification and expense advancement.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
5
Opinion of Ann McCauley, Executive Vice President, General Counsel of The TJX Companies, Inc.
10.1
The TJX Companies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (2009 Restatement), as amended through June 2, 2009 is incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q filed for the
fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2009.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
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Powers of Attorney (included under Signatures and Power of Attorney).
Item 9. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a)
or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Framingham, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on
September 30, 2009.
The TJX Companies, Inc.
By:
/s/  Ann McCauley
Name:
Ann McCauley
Title:
Executive Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 30,
2009.
Further, we, the undersigned officers and directors of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the
"Corporation") hereby severally constitute and appoint Carol Meyrowitz, Jeffrey G. Naylor and Ann
McCauley, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each
of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities as indicated, any and all
amendments or supplements to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Corporation, and
generally to do all such things in connection therewith in our name and on our behalf in our
capacities as indicated to enable the Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys or any of them,
to any and all amendments.
Signature
Title
/s/ Carol Meyrowitz
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Carol Meyrowitz
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jeffrey G. Naylor
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
and Administrative Officer (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Jeffrey G. Naylor
/s/ Jose B. Alvarez
Director
Jose B. Alvarez
/s/ Alan M. Bennett
Director
Alan M. Bennett
/s/ David A. Brandon
Director
David A. Brandon
/s/ Bernard Cammarata
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Bernard Cammarata
/s/ David T. Ching
Director
David T. Ching
/s/ Michael F. Hines
Director
Michael F. Hines
/s/ Amy B. Lane
Director
Amy B. Lane
/s/ John F. O'Brien
Director
John F. O'Brien
/s/ Robert F. Shapiro
Director
Robert F. Shapiro
/s/ Willow B. Shire
Director
Willow B. Shire
/s/ Fletcher H. Wiley
Director
Fletcher H. Wiley
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
5
Opinion of Ann McCauley, Executive Vice President, General Counsel of The TJX Companies, Inc.
10.1
The TJX Companies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (2009 Restatement), as amended through June 2, 2009 is incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2009.
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5).
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Powers of Attorney (contained in Part II hereof under Signatures and Power of Attorney).