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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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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 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.
         
  THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
 
 
  /s/ Ann McCauley    
  Ann McCauley   
  Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel 
 
 
Dated: June 20, 2011