1 Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) and 424(c) Registration Number 333-60540 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus dated May 24, 2001) $517,500,000 THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2021 (Zero Coupon - Subordinated) and Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion of the LYONs ------------------------------ This document supplements the Prospectus dated May 24, 2001 relating to the resale by the holders of Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes (Zero Coupon - Subordinated) due 2021 (the "LYONs") and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs. This Prospectus Supplement is incorporated by reference into, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus dated May 24, 2001. The following sets forth information as of the date of this Prospectus Supplement about the principal amount at maturity of LYONs and the underlying common stock beneficially owned by each selling securityholder that may be offered using this Prospectus. All information concerning beneficial ownership has been provided by the selling securityholders. ADDITIONAL SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS The table below lists additional selling securityholders for the table on pages 29-32 of the Prospectus. Principal Amount at Maturity of LYONs Beneficially Percentage Number of Shares of Percentage of Owned That May of LYONs Common Stock That May Common Stock Name and Address be Sold Outstanding be Sold (1) Outstanding (2) - ---------------- -------------- ----------- --------------------- --------------- SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS The table below sets forth updated or corrected information regarding the selling securityholders listed on the table on pages 29-32 of the Prospectus.
2 Principal Amount at Maturity of LYONs Beneficially Percentage Number of Shares of Percentage of Owned That May of LYONs Common Stock That May Common Stock Name and Address be Sold Outstanding be Sold (1) Outstanding (2) - ---------------- -------------- ----------- --------------------- --------------- Fidelity Financial Trust: Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund 82 Devonshire St. - E20E Boston MA, 02109 $3,750,000 * 61,250 * Any other holder of LYONs or future transferee, pledgee, donee or successor of any holder (3) (4) $37,696,000 7.28% 615,707 * - --------------- * Less than 1%. (1) Assumes conversion of all of the holder's LYONs at a conversion rate of 16.3335 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of the LYONs. However, this conversion rate will be subject to adjustment as described under "Description of LYONs - Conversion Rights." As a result, the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs may increase or decrease in the future. (2) Calculated based on 278,811,087 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2001. In calculating this amount, we treated as outstanding that number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all of a particular holder's LYONs. However, we did not assume the conversion of any other holder's LYONs. (3) Information about other selling securityholders will be set forth in prospectus supplements, if required. (4) Assumes that any other holders of LYONs, or any future transferees, pledgees, donees or successors of or from any such other holders of LYONs, do not beneficially own any common stock other than the common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs at the initial conversion rate. ------------------------------ Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. ------------------------------ The date of this Prospectus Supplement is July 31, 2001. - --------------- Liquid Yield Option is a registered trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.