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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): November 18, 2020     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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share   TJX   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐       Item 8.01. Other Events. On November 18, 2020, The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto, relating to the issuance and sale of (a) $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.150% notes due 2028 of the Company (the “2028 Notes”) and (b) $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.600% notes due 2031 of the Company (the “2031 Notes” and, together with the 2028 Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes were registered pursuant to an automatically effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Registration Statement No. 333-237461) (the “Registration Statement”), that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020. The Notes will be issued pursuant to the base indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), dated as of April 1, 2020 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a fifth supplemental indenture relating to the 2028 Notes and a sixth supplemental indenture relating to the 2031 Notes, in each case to be executed by and between the Company and the Trustee. The Company is expected to complete the issuance and sale of the Notes on or about November 30, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. In order to file certain exhibits for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement, the Company is filing the Underwriting Agreement and the opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP relating to the validity of the Notes as Exhibits 1.1 and 5.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Certain information relating to Part II, Item 14 “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   No.    Description   1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2020, by and among The TJX Companies, Inc., as issuer, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto.   5.1    Opinion of Ropes & Gray LLP as to the validity of the Notes. 23.1    Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 99.1    Information relating to Part II, Item 14 “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement. 104    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. SIGNATURE 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. Date: November 19, 2020     By:   /s/ Alicia Kelly     Name:   Alicia Kelly     Title:   Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel