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(the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with Richard Sherr, Senior Executive Vice President, pursuant to which Mr. Sherr agreed to provide consulting services to the Company following his scheduled retirement on July 14, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919823000040/0000109198-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retired"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Executive Vice President"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"10ed0d859553ecd3491cac87bc1d5e418fe992f6","claim":"TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal for a report on effectiveness of social compliance efforts at the 2023-06-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5: A shareholder proposal for a report on effectiveness of social compliance efforts in TJX’s supply chain was not approved. For Against Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 244,827,424 708,460,807 11,656,862 61,591,217","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919823000040/0000109198-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"1dc51cfed4693f3b50c5a036e23e1d1c99f855aa","claim":"TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to adopt a paid sick leave policy at the 2023-06-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 7: A shareholder proposal to adopt a paid sick leave policy for all Associates was not approved. For Against Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 212,540,477 741,089,547 11,315,069 61,591,217","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919823000040/0000109198-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"372f1cca15f2f563a4d88863322ced8607cfcfae","claim":"TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-06-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 890,977,148 57,113,338 16,854,607 61,591,217","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919823000040/0000109198-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"52031cafab160722fa0080209b37593c2bb7b270","claim":"TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal for a report on risk from supplier misclassification of employees at the 2023-06-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 6: A shareholder proposal for a report on risk to TJX from supplier misclassification of supplier’s employees was not approved. For Against Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 303,395,237 650,416,503 11,133,353 61,591,217","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919823000040/0000109198-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"559c431f05d79f528f9cd65e8524a3b1a4f60f29","claim":"TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-06-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1: Each nominee for director was elected, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Nominee For Against Abstaining Broker Non-Votes José B. Alvarez 948,548,672 15,466,848 929,573 61,591,217 Alan M. Bennett 895,200,467 68,787,111 957,515 61,591,217 Rosemary T. Berkery 934,127,017 29,874,308 943,768 61,591,217 David T. Ching 905,561,649 58,401,482 981,962 61,591,217 C. Kim Goodwin 951,732,389 12,264,141 948,563 61,591,217 Ernie Herrman 947,709,683 15,985,583 1,249,827 61,591,217 Amy B. Lane 908,445,969 55,576,790 922,334 61,591,217 Carol Meyrowitz 894,754,508 68,446,196 1,744,389 61,591,217 Jackwyn L. Nemerov 920,070,715 43,948,123 926,255 61,591,217","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919823000040/0000109198-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7cd283a426d186c9b830ed81eeaa3840b5fe8d45","claim":"TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory vote on frequency of future say-on-pay votes at the 2023-06-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4: On an advisory basis, the shareholders voted that the Company hold say-on-pay votes each year. 1 year 2 years 3 years Abstaining Broker Non-Votes 952,311,189 948,774 10,113,806 1,571,324 61,591,217","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109198/000010919823000040/0000109198-23-000040-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-06"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a4bc98ebc842eba5e5410cf7ca26bd1ee6dc4fa3","claim":"TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-06-06 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2024 was ratified. 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