SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Mizzi Douglas W. (Last) (First) (Middle) 770 COCHITUATE ROAD (Street) FRAMINGHAM MA 01701 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/04/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ [ TJX ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SEVP - Group President	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)	58,914	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option(2)	09/07/2012(3)	09/07/2021	Common Stock	26,380	26.555	D
Option(2)	09/20/2013(3)	09/20/2022	Common Stock	15,500	45.17	D
Option(2)	09/19/2014(3)	09/19/2023	Common Stock	12,350	56.72	D
Option(2)	09/19/2014(4)	09/19/2023	Common Stock	1,235	56.72	D
Option(2)	09/10/2015(3)	09/10/2024	Common Stock	12,900	59.7	D
Option(2)	09/17/2016(3)	09/17/2025	Common Stock	10,620	72.54	D
Option(2)	09/15/2017(3)	09/15/2026	Common Stock	10,270	75.04	D
Option(2)	09/14/2018(3)	09/14/2027	Common Stock	10,520	73.21	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares of deferred stock awarded under the Company's Stock Incentive Plan with performance-based vesting criteria. Shares are issued and delivered following vesting of the award. Includes the right to have shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting.

2. Right to buy. Includes right to have shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon exercise.

3. Granted pursuant to Stock Incentive Plan and exercisable in annual installments of 33.3% per year beginning on exercisable date.

4. Granted pursuant to Stock Incentive Plan and exercisable in full on exercisable date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Douglas W. Mizzi	02/05/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
For Forms 3, 4 and 5

     I hereby constitute and appoint each of Alicia Kelly, Scott Goldenberg and
Mary B. Reynolds, acting singly, with full power of substitution to each, my
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. prepare, execute and file with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority for and on my behalf
Forms 3, 4 and 5 pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder with respect to securities of The TJX
Companies, Inc. (the "Company") and any amendments thereto; and

2. prepare, execute and file such other documents and take such other action
that I could take and which, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact so acting,
may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing.

     I acknowledge that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my
behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion but that I remain responsible for the content of
such forms.  I further acknowledge that neither the foregoing attorneys-in-fact
in serving in such capacity at my request nor the Company is assuming any
responsibilities for my compliance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and shall have no liability for any action taken or
failed to be taken pursuant to this Power of Attorney or with respect to such
compliance.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to securities of the
Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  This Power of Attorney may be filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a confirming statement of
authority granted herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of
this 1 day of February 2018.



/s/ Douglas W. Mizzi
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Douglas W. Mizzi
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