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 14, 2011

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:

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The annual meeting of stockholders of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 14, 2011, at which the stockholders voted on the following:

Proposal 1: Each nominee for director was elected by a majority vote:

														Broker
Nominee		Shares For				Shares Against				Shares Abstain				Non-Votes
José B. Alvarez			326,383,377				619,139				327,026				18,670,225
Alan M. Bennett			319,363,094				7,884,427				82,021				18,670,225
Bernard Cammarata			322,935,667				3,813,808				580,067				18,670,225
David T. Ching			326,953,762				293,765				82,015				18,670,225
Michael F. Hines			326,965,902				283,555				80,085				18,670,225
Amy B. Lane			326,915,763				337,322				76,457				18,670,225
Carol Meyrowitz			324,666,903				2,561,183				101,456				18,670,225
John F. O’Brien			320,933,046				6,042,609				353,887				18,670,225
Willow B. Shire			320,925,090				6,052,999				351,453				18,670,225

Proposal 2: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2012 was ratified:

For			340,878,300
Against			4,986,626
Abstain			134,841
Broker Non-Votes			0

Proposal 3: The stockholders adopted a non-binding advisory resolution indicating their approval of the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal 2011:

For			316,701,169
Against			9,701,851
Abstain			926,522
Broker Non-Votes			18,670,225

Proposal 4: The stockholders cast an advisory vote in favor of an annual advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers:

1 year			306,242,741
2 years			1,562,740
3 years			19,308,009
Abstain			216,052
Broker Non-Votes			18,670,225

     The Board of Directors of the Company has considered the recommendation of the stockholders and intends to conduct an annual advisory stockholder vote on the Company’s executive compensation each year until the next vote on the frequency of such votes is held, which will be no later than the annual meeting of the stockholders in 2017.

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 20, 2011