As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2002 File No. 333-23613 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 04-2207613 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 770 Cochituate Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. GENERAL SAVINGS/PROFIT SHARING PLAN (Full title of the plan) DONALD G. CAMPBELL Executive Vice President - Finance The TJX Companies, Inc. 770 Cochituate Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 (508) 390-1000 (Name, Address and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

EXPLANATORY NOTE This Post-Effective Amendment deregisters 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of The TJX Companies, Inc. registered for issuance under The TJX Companies, Inc. General Savings/Profit Sharing Plan. No securities were issued pursuant to the Registration Statement. -2-

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Framingham, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 22nd day of April, 2002. The TJX Companies, Inc. By: /s/ Donald G. Campbell ----------------------------------------- Name: Donald G. Campbell Title: Executive Vice President-Finance Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Dated: April , 2002 - ------------------------------------ Edmond J. English, President and Principal Executive Officer and Director Donald G. Campbell* Dated: April 22, 2002 - ------------------------------------ Donald G. Campbell, Executive Vice President - Finance, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Dated: April , 2002 - ------------------------------------ David A. Brandon, Director Bernard Cammarata* Dated: April 22, 2002 - ------------------------------------ Bernard Cammarata, Director -3-

Dated: April , 2002 - ------------------------------------ Gary L. Crittenden, Director Dated: April , 2002 - ------------------------------------ Gail Deegan, Director Dennis F. Hightower* Dated: April 22, 2002 - ------------------------------------ Dennis F. Hightower, Director Richard Lesser* Dated: April 22, 2002 - ------------------------------------ Richard Lesser, Director John F. O'Brien* Dated: April 22, 2002 - ------------------------------------- John F. O'Brien, Director Robert F. Shapiro* Dated: April 22, 2002 - -------------------------------------- Robert F. Shapiro, Director Willow B. Shire* Dated: April 22, 2002 - -------------------------------------- Willow B. Shire, Director Fletcher H. Wiley* Dated: April 22, 2002 - -------------------------------------- Fletcher H. Wiley, Director *By: /s/ Donald G. Campbell -------------------------------- Donald G. Campbell, for himself and as attorney-in-fact Dated: April 22, 2002 -4-