Company: TJX
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000109198-25-000024
Chunk: 28

Company: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 28
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 When we have received shareholder proposals, our practice has been to engage with the shareholder proponent to understand the proponent's perspectives, which may not be evident from the proposal standing on its own, and to discuss our off-price retail business model and how we manage and oversee risk and strategy. We generally try to reach a reasonable agreement with the proponent that results in the withdrawal of the proposal, if feasible. If a proposal is not withdrawn, we may oppose it for a variety of reasons, including if it is overly prescriptive or fails to consider factors such as current actions we are taking, new disclosure requirements, how we prioritize issues raised by the proposal within our overall strategy, the nature of our off-price business model, or conflicting feedback we may have received from other stakeholders.

As part of this shareholder proposal process, we have often engaged with other shareholders about the proposals, the process with proponents, and how we are responding to the underlying issues. We welcome this engagement both before and after the proposal is voted on. Based on our voting results in recent years, we believe that our investors have generally supported our approach to managing the issues raised by these proposals.

#### 2025 Proxy Statement21

#### Corporate Governance

### GOVERNANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Our Corporate Governance Principles, Global Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics for TJX Executives, Director Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, and charters for our Audit and Finance, Compensation, Corporate Governance, and Executive Committees are available on our website, TJX.com, in the Investors section under Governance: Governance Documents . Please refer to TJX.com for further details regarding the charters for the committees described above.

#### Corporate Governance Principles
Our Corporate Governance Principles provide expectations and guidelines for our Board, such as duties and expectation of service, including commitment of time, qualifications for independence, evaluation of performance, framework for meetings, Committee structure, stock ownership guidelines, and other elements of our Board governance. Our Corporate Governance Committee reviews the Corporate Governance Principles on an annual basis.

#### Global Code of Conduct
We have a Global Code of Conduct that sets out our expectations for how Associates conduct business, including their interactions with each other, our customers, and our communities. We expect Associates to operate with honesty and integrity and treat others with dignity and respect. Our Global Code of Conduct prohibits harassment, discrimination, and retaliation and addresses professional conduct, including employment policies, ethical business dealings, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, and the protection of confidential information, as well as adherence