As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2002
File No. 333-_______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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)
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1993 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
(Full title of the plans)
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)
COPIES TO:
Jay H. Meltzer, Esq. Mary E. Weber, Esq.
The TJX Companies, Inc. Ropes & Gray
770 Cochituate Road One International Place
Framingham, MA 01701 Boston, MA 02110
(508) 390-1000 (617) 951-7000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed maximum Proposed maximum
Title of Securities Amount to be offering price aggregate offering Amount of
to be registered Registered(1) per share(2) price(2) registration fee
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Common Stock,
par value $1.00 12,500,000 shares $42.48 $531,054,687.50 $48,858.00
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(1) Plus such additional number of shares as may be issued under the Plans as a
result of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions.
(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high
and low prices of the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Transactions Tape on April 22, 2002.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement registers 12,500,000 additional shares of
Common Stock, $1.00 par value, to be offered pursuant to the Stock Incentive
Plan of The TJX Companies, Inc. Registration Statement (No. 33-12220),
Registration Statement (No. 33-49747), and Registration Statement (No.
333-35073) are currently effective and the contents of these Registration
Statements are incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 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
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Name: Donald G. Campbell
Title: Executive Vice President-
Finance
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below
hereby authorizes and constitutes Edmond J. English, Donald G. Campbell and Jay
H. Meltzer, with full power of substitution, to execute in the name of and on
behalf of such person any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) to
this Registration Statement, and any subsequent registration statement for the
same offering that may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and
to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, making such changes in this Registration Statement and any subsequent
registration statement under Rule 462(b) as the person(s) so acting deems
appropriate.
/s/ Edmond J. English Dated: April 22, 2002
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Edmond J. English, President
and Principal Executive Officer
and Director
/s/ Donald G. Campbell Dated: April 22, 2002
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Donald G. Campbell, Executive
Vice President - Finance,
Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer
/s/ David A. Brandon Dated: April 22, 2002
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David A. Brandon, Director
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/s/ Bernard Cammarata Dated: April 23, 2002
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Bernard Cammarata, Director
/s/ Gary L. Crittenden Dated: April 22, 2002
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Gary L. Crittenden, Director
/s/ Gail Deegan Dated: April 22, 2002
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Gail Deegan, Director
/s/ Dennis F. Hightower Dated: April 19, 2002
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Dennis F. Hightower, Director
/s/ Richard Lesser Dated: April 24, 2002
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Richard Lesser, Director
Dated: April , 2002
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John F. O'Brien, Director
/s/ Robert F. Shapiro Dated: April 22, 2002
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Robert F. Shapiro, Director
/s/ Willow B. Shire Dated: April 22, 2002
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Willow B. Shire, Director
/s/ Fletcher H. Wiley Dated: April 19, 2002
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Fletcher H. Wiley, Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
NUMBER TITLE OF EXHIBIT
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4 The TJX Companies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
through June 5, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ended
July 28, 2001.*
5 Opinion of Ropes & Gray
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2 Consent of Ropes & Gray (contained in the opinion filed as
Exhibit 5 hereto)
24 Power of Attorney (included in Part II of the Registration
Statement under the caption "Signatures").
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