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): August 26, 2011
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1-4908
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04-2207613 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
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(IRS Employer
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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:
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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
On August 26, 2011, The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice required by section
101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, regarding a
blackout period under the TJX General Savings/Profit Sharing Plan (the “Plan”), due to changing
recordkeepers and investment options. The blackout period is expected to begin at 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on September 26, 2011 and end during the week of October 9, 2011 (the “Plan
Blackout”). During the Plan Blackout, Plan participants temporarily will be unable to check their
account balances, to direct or diversify investments in their Plan accounts, or to obtain loans,
withdrawals or distributions from their Plan accounts. The same blackout restrictions will apply
to participants in the corresponding Puerto Rican savings/profit sharing plan.
In accordance with Regulation BTR of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 306 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Company sent a notice to its directors and executive officers
informing them of the restrictions during the Plan Blackout on their purchasing, selling, or
otherwise acquiring, disposing or transferring shares of the Company’s common stock that they
acquire or previously acquired in connection with their service or employment as directors or
executive officers of the Company. A copy of the notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Company stockholders or other interested persons may obtain information about the actual dates of
the Plan Blackout, without charge, by contacting the TJX Treasury Department at 508-390-1000, 770
Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA 01701 during this blackout period and for a period of two years
after its ending date.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Plan Blackout |