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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HINES MICHAEL F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ [TJX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE TJX COMPANIES, INC., 770 COCHITUATE RD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/07/2016 (Street) FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Units	$ 0	06/07/2016		A		1,049.04		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	1,049.04	$ 0	22,079.31	D
Deferred Stock Units	$ 0	06/07/2016		A		245.44		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	245.44	$ 0	22,324.75	D
Deferred Stock Units	$ 0	06/07/2016		A		1,049.04		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1,049.04	$ 0	22,079.31	D
Deferred Stock Units	$ 0	06/07/2016		A		245.44		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	245.44	$ 0	22,324.75	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HINES MICHAEL F C/O THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 770 COCHITUATE RD. FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701	X

Signatures

Mary B. Reynolds, by Power of Attorney dated June 5, 2007		06/09/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Constitutes an annual award of deferred shares under the Stock Incentive Plan having a value of $80,000. Shares will be delivered upon the Director's departure from the Board, under and subject to the terms of the Plan.
(2)	Constitutes an award of deferred shares under the Stock Incentive Plan having a value equal to the aggregate dividends on any previously granted annual award of deferred shares under the Plan for which there has been a record date since June 11, 2015. Deferred shares will be delivered upon the Director's departure from the Board at the same time the shares subject to the annual award are delivered, under and subject to the terms of the Plan.
(3)	Constitutes an additional award of deferred shares under the Stock Incentive Plan having a value of $80,000. Shares vest on the date immediately preceding the date of the Company's annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding the award grant date, provided that the recipient is still a Director on that date or, to the extent provided by the terms of the award document, in connection with an earlier Change of Control. Vested shares will be delivered following vesting or upon the Director's departure from the Board, in accordance with the Director's advance irrevocable election, if any, under and subject to the terms of the Plan.
(4)	Constitutes an award of deferred shares under the Stock Incentive Plan having a value equal to the aggregate dividends on any previously granted additional award of deferred shares under the Plan, which have not been delivered to the Director yet, for which there has been a record date since June 11, 2015. Deferred shares will be delivered at the same time the shares subject to the applicable additional award are delivered, under and subject to the terms of the Plan.

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