FORM OF 409A AMENDMENT [TJX Companies, Inc. Letterhead]Employment Agreement • March 31st, 2009 • TJX Companies Inc /De/ • Retail-family clothing stores
Reference is made to the employment agreement between you and The TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX”) dated as of ___ (the “Agreement”). In order that the Agreement comply in form with applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the following changes to the Agreement are hereby proposed:
The TJX Companies, Inc.Employment Agreement • March 31st, 2009 • TJX Companies Inc /De/ • Retail-family clothing stores
Reference is made to the Employment Agreement dated as of January 28, 2007 (as subsequently amended and in effect on the date hereof, the “Existing Agreement”) between you and The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”). The Existing Agreement and the period of your employment by the Company under the Existing Agreement are scheduled to expire on January 31, 2009 (the “End Date”) except as otherwise mutually agreed by you and the Company. The Company and you are presently engaged in a discussion of a new or extended employment agreement. As a result, we both agree that Section 1 of the Existing Agreement shall be amended so that “End Date” shall mean April 1, 2009.
