UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

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): June 7, 2016

 

 

THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE		1-4908		04-2207613
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA 01701

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(508) 390-1000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The annual meeting of stockholders of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 7, 2016. The final voting results of the annual meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1: Each nominee for director was elected, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstaining				Broker Non-Votes
Zein Abdalla			550,659,274				807,731				540,831				34,887,594
José B. Alvarez			545,935,737				5,552,890				519,209				34,887,594
Alan M. Bennett			545,780,086				5,702,090				525,660				34,887,594
David T. Ching			550,223,270				1,261,160				523,406				34,887,594
Ernie Herrman			548,963,216				2,508,683				535,937				34,887,594
Michael F. Hines			549,808,895				1,614,953				583,988				34,887,594
Amy B. Lane			545,179,009				5,851,301				977,526				34,887,594
Carol Meyrowitz			545,240,210				6,056,351				711,275				34,887,594
John F. O’Brien			537,372,856				14,062,061				572,919				34,887,594
Willow B. Shire			532,918,327				18,507,737				581,772				34,887,594

Proposal 2: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017 was ratified.

 

For		Against		Abstaining
573,311,267		13,303,959		280,179

Proposal 3: On an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion (the say-on-pay vote) was approved.

 

For		Against		Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
467,960,639		81,049,063		2,998,134		34,887,594

Proposal 4: A stockholder proposal for the inclusion of diversity as a CEO performance measure was rejected.

 

For		Against		Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
26,754,257		510,784,044		14,469,339		34,887,594

Proposal 5: A stockholder proposal for a review and summary report on executive compensation policies was rejected.

 

For		Against		Abstaining		Broker Non-Votes
28,280,600		506,582,372		17,144,784		34,887,594

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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.

 

Dated: June 9, 2016