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): June 13, 2012

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE		1-4908		04-2207613
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 13, 2012, at which the stockholders voted on the following:

Proposal 1: Each nominee for director was elected, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified:

 

Nominee		For		Against		Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
Zein Abdalla		621,543,206		829,433		549,239		37,243,912
José B. Alvarez		611,885,198		10,492,910		543,770		37,243,912
Alan M. Bennett		612,963,610		9,431,094		527,174		37,243,912
Bernard Cammarata		610,215,863		12,191,993		514,022		37,243,912
David T. Ching		621,848,850		543,892		529,136		37,243,912
Michael F. Hines		621,917,759		466,854		537,265		37,243,912
Amy B. Lane		621,908,937		502,215		510,726		37,243,912
Carol Meyrowitz		618,024,851		4,390,077		506,950		37,243,912
John F. O’Brien		600,305,853		22,082,368		533,657		37,243,912
Willow B. Shire		600,834,588		21,218,015		869,275		37,243,912

Proposal 2: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013 was ratified:

 

For			650,431,974
Against			9,350,748
Abstaining			383,068

Proposal 3: The material terms of executive officer performance goals under the Company’s cash incentive plans were approved:

 

For			605,928,899
Against			15,747,901
Abstaining			1,245,078
Broker Non-Votes			37,243,912

Proposal 4: On an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion (the “say on pay vote”) was approved:

 

For			604,160,753
Against			16,783,829
Abstaining			1,977,296
Broker Non-Votes			37,243,912

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

Dated: June 15, 2012