UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 14, 2009
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA 01701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(508) 390-1000
Registrant’s Telephone Number (Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 14, 2009, Jeffrey G. Naylor, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer of The TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX”), entered into a trading plan in
accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Options will be
exercised and shares will be sold under the plan on the open market over the period of time and
according to the other parameters set forth in the trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows individuals
when they are not in possession of material nonpublic information to adopt written, pre-arranged
trading plans to sell securities under specified conditions.
Sales of shares pursuant to the trading plan will be in compliance with TJX’s stock ownership
guidelines. Rule 10b5-1 trading plans are permitted under TJX’s insider trading policy, and
transactions under the trading plans will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and/or Form 4
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.