SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CAMMARATA BERNARD (Last) (First) (Middle) THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 770 COCHITUATE ROAD (Street) FRAMINGHAM MA 01701 (City) (State) (Zip)	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 Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2005
	4. 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 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	01/12/2005		M		170,000	A	$5.3438	907,608	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		5,000	D	$24.5	902,608	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		25,000	D	$24.55	877,608	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		10,000	D	$24.5503	867,608	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		19,600	D	$24.6	848,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		10,000	D	$24.6002	838,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		9,000	D	$24.6566	829,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		30,000	D	$24.7	799,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		10,000	D	$24.703	789,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		10,000	D	$24.706	779,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		20,000	D	$24.8	759,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		1,000	D	$24.81	758,008	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		400	D	$24.84	757,608	D
Common Stock	01/12/2005		S		20,000	D	$24.85	737,608	D
Common Stock	01/13/2005		M		15,000	A	$5.3438	752,608	D
Common Stock	01/13/2005		S		10,000	D	$24.8014	742,608	D
Common Stock	01/13/2005		S		5,000	D	$24.9	737,608	D
Common Stock	01/14/2005		M		94,000	A	$5.3438	831,608	D
Common Stock	01/14/2005		S		5,000	D	$24.7	826,608	D
Common Stock	01/14/2005		S		5,000	D	$24.702	821,608	D
Common Stock	01/14/2005		S		5,000	D	$24.7124	816,608	D
Common Stock	01/14/2005		S		25,000	D	$24.9	791,608	D
Common Stock	01/14/2005		S		25,000	D	$24.9011	766,608	D
Common Stock	01/14/2005		S		29,000	D	$25	737,608	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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(1)	$5.3438	01/12/2005		M			170,000	04/09/1998	04/09/2007	Common Stock	170,000	$5.3438	730,000	D
Option(1)	$5.3438	01/13/2005		M			15,000	04/09/1998	04/09/2007	Common Stock	15,000	$5.3438	715,000	D
Option(1)	$5.3438	01/14/2005		M			94,000	04/09/1998	04/09/2007	Common Stock	94,000	$5.3438	621,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

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

Remarks:

	Mary B. Reynolds, by Power of Attorney dated January 25, 2002	01/14/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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