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 10, 2014

 

 

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 10, 2014, at which the stockholders voted as follows:

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		579,196,184		553,012		1,324,198		40,019,181
José B. Alvarez		578,786,830		960,390		1,326,174		40,019,181
Alan M. Bennett		579,132,691		613,915		1,326,788		40,019,181
Bernard Cammarata		574,632,589		5,109,597		1,331,208		40,019,181
David T. Ching		579,237,753		508,172		1,327,469		40,019,181
Michael F. Hines		579,221,178		526,221		1,325,995		40,019,181
Amy B. Lane		578,907,014		882,319		1,284,061		40,019,181
Carol Meyrowitz		576,579,818		3,195,071		1,298,505		40,019,181
John F. O’Brien		572,069,011		7,671,535		1,332,848		40,019,181
Willow B. Shire		572,659,409		7,114,390		1,299,595		40,019,181

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

 

For			613,748,853
Against			6,161,615
Abstaining			1,182,107

Proposal 3: 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			564,601,692
Against			14,603,254
Abstaining			1,868,448
Broker Non-Votes			40,019,181

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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 13, 2014