Company: TJX
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000109198-25-000024
Chunk: 9

Company: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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NYSE) for its listed companies. As part of the Board’s annual review of director independence, the Board considers the Corporate Governance Committee’s independence assessment and recommendation. The Board also reviews and considers any transactions or relationships between any director or any member of their immediate family and TJX, in accordance with our Corporate Governance Principles (see Transactions with Related Persons below). If there are any relationships or transactions of this kind, the Board considers whether they are inconsistent with a determination that the director is independent.

As a result of this review, our Board unanimously determined that each of the following director nominees is independent: Mr. Alvarez, Mr. Bennett, Ms. Berkery, Mr. Ching, Ms. Goodwin, Ms. Lane, Ms. Nemerov, and Mr. Wagner. None of these directors had any relationship with TJX that implicated our categorical standards of independence. Ms. Meyrowitz, as Executive Chairman, and Mr. Herrman, as Chief Executive Officer and President, are executive officers of TJX and are therefore not independent.

#### Diversity of Backgrounds and Experience
As a global company appealing to a broad customer demographic and with hundreds of thousands of Associates in several geographies, we recognize the importance of diversity to our Company’s culture. We have a strong record of Board diversity and consider the Board collectively when evaluating Board composition. We look for a Board that represents a diversity of backgrounds and experience, including as to gender, race/ethnicity, and a range of talents, ages, skills, perspectives, professional experiences, educational backgrounds, and geographies. The Corporate Governance Committee takes diversity into account among the many factors it considers when evaluating the suitability of individual Board nominees. For over a decade, we have had diverse slates with director nominees reflecting different backgrounds. Our current Chairman of the Board and all four Committee Chairs are women. We value the many kinds of diversity represented by our Board.

#### 6The TJX Companies, Inc.

#### Proposal 1: Election of Directors

### OUR DIRECTOR NOMINEES
We believe that all of our nominees possess the professional and personal qualifications necessary for service on our Board. Each nominee was elected to the Board by our shareholders in June 2024 and brings expertise, knowledge of our business, and a valuable perspective to support the long-term success of our business. We have highlighted qualifications of our director nominees in the individual biographies below. Please also see Overview of Director Nominees, Board Composition and Refreshment , and Governance Policies and Practices for additional information about the skills of our