Company: TJX
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000109198-25-000024
Chunk: 22

Company: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 22
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 governance principles;

• assisting the Board in its oversight of the Company’s strategies concerning significant environmental and social matters affecting the Company and its business;

• overseeing, reviewing, and approving any transaction in which the Company, any director, director nominee, executive officer (or their immediate family members), or any greater than 5% shareholders (or their immediate family members) is a participant and has a direct or indirect material interest, as provided under SEC rules;

• considering matters raised by shareholder proposals submitted to the Company;

• reviewing practices and policies with respect to directors and the structure and frequency of Board meetings;

• reviewing the functions, duties, and composition of the Committees of the Board and making recommendations regarding compensation for Board and Committee members;

• recommending processes for the annual evaluations of the performance of the Board, each individual director, the Chairman of the Board, the independent Lead Director, and each Committee and its Chair and overseeing the evaluation processes;

• considering and making recommendations to the Board with respect to the independence of each director and any possible conflicts of interest of our directors;

• establishing performance objectives for the Chief Executive Officer and annually evaluating the performance of the Chief Executive Officer against such objectives; and

• overseeing the maintenance and presentation to the Board of management’s plans for succession to the Chief Executive Officer and other senior management positions.

| Executive Committee                             |
| Ms. Meyrowitz, Chair; Mr. Bennett; and Ms. Lane |

The Executive Committee meets at such times as it determines to be appropriate and has the authority to act for the Board on specified matters during the intervals between meetings of the Board. The Executive Committee met twice during FY25.

More details about each Committee can be found in their respective charters, which are available on TJX.com.

#### 2025 Proxy Statement17

#### Corporate Governance

### BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

### OVERSIGHT OF STRATEGY
Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the business and management of the Company. Our Board meetings include regular sessions with executives across key functions, including Finance, Tax, IT, Cybersecurity, Risk and Compliance, Human Resources, Logistics, and Marketing, that keep the Board informed on implementation of operational goals, current performance, and planning for near-, medium-, and long-term strategies. In addition, the Board convenes at least one dedicated annual session focused on long-term strategy and potential future business needs and opportunities. For FY25, our business priorities continued to focus on these key areas: driving profitable sales, increasing market share, developing talent, and championing TJX culture