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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MEYROWITZ CAROL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ [TJX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) THE TJX COMPANIES, INC., 770 COCHITUATE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2016 (Street) FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/13/2016   M   11,383 A $ 18.87 347,614 D   Common Stock 06/13/2016   M   11,383 D $ 76.3372 336,231 D   Common Stock 06/13/2016   M   86,546 A $ 20.565 422,777 D   Common Stock 06/13/2016   M(1)   86,546 D $ 76.3175 336,231 D   Common Stock 06/14/2016   M   30,000 A $ 20.565 366,231 D   Common Stock 06/14/2016   M(2)   30,000 D $ 76.0513 336,231 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option

$ 18.87

06/13/2016

M(3)

11,383

09/17/2010

09/17/2019

Common Stock

11,383

$ 0

0

D

Option

$ 20.565

06/13/2016

M(3)

86,546

09/09/2011

09/09/2020

Common Stock

86,546

$ 0

30,000

D

Option

$ 20.565

06/14/2016

M(3)

30,000

09/09/2011

09/09/2020

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MEYROWITZ CAROL THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 770 COCHITUATE ROAD FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701	X		Executive Chairman

Signatures

Mary B. Reynolds, by Power of Attorney dated January 28, 2002		06/15/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported is the weighted average sales price of shares sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $76.25 to $76.44. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2)	The price reported is the weighted average sales price of shares sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $76.00 to $76.16. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	Right to buy. Includes right to have shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon exercise.

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