Form 8-K

 

 

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))

 

 

 


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


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/ Ann McCauley

Ann McCauley
Executive Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel

Dated: June 9, 2016