UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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): February 25, 2009

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THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE

1-4908

04-2207613

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File

Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


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770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA  01701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 390-1000

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:

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ITEM 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 25, 2009, The TJX Companies, Inc. issued a press release that included financial results for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2009.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.             

The information contained in this report, and the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of The TJX Companies, Inc. dated February 25, 2009.

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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.


THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey G. Naylor

Jeffrey G. Naylor

Senior Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

 

Dated:

February 25, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number

Description
 
99.1

Press Release of The TJX Companies, Inc. dated February 25, 2009.




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