Company: TJX
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000109198-25-000024
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Company: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: DEF 14A
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 to laws and regulations applicable to the conduct of our business. Our directors are also subject to this Global Code of Conduct. We have a TJX helpline to allow Associates to voice any concerns 24-hours a day, seven days a week; concerns may be reported anonymously. We also have procedures for Associates and other stakeholders to report complaints regarding accounting and auditing matters, which are available on TJX.com.

Code of Ethics for TJX Executives and Director Code of Business Conduct & Ethics

We have a Director Code of Business Conduct & Ethics that is designed to promote honest and ethical conduct; compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations; and the avoidance of conflicts of interest for our Board members. We also have a Code of Ethics for TJX Executives that is designed to ensure integrity in our financial reports and public disclosures and that our senior operating and financial executives are expected to follow. We intend to disclose any future amendments to, or waivers from, the Code of Ethics for TJX Executives and the Director Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, as required, within four business days of the waiver or amendment through a posting on our website or by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC.

#### Stock Ownership Guidelines
Non-employee directors are subject to stock ownership guidelines, as detailed in our Corporate Governance Principles. Our Corporate Governance Principles provide that a non-employee director is expected to attain stock ownership with a fair market value equal to at least five times the annual retainer paid to the director within five years of initial election to the Board. As described further in the CD&A, we also have stock ownership guidelines that apply to our executive officers. As of April 15, 2025, all of our directors and executive officers were in compliance with our ownership guidelines, which are overseen by the Corporate Governance Committee.

Policy for Recovery of Executive Officer Incentive Compensation

As discussed in the CD&A, we maintain a clawback policy in accordance with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act, SEC rules, and applicable listing standards. Our Dodd-Frank clawback policy provides for the recovery of erroneously-awarded incentive compensation received by a current or former executive officer in the event we are required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws. We also maintain other recoupment and forfeiture mechanisms as described in the CD&A.

#### Insider Trading Policy
The Global Code of Conduct prohibits our Associates from trading in TJX securities when in possession of