UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. Underwriting AgreementUnderwriting Agreement • April 6th, 2009 • TJX Companies Inc /De/ • Retail-family clothing stores • New York
Contract Type FiledApril 6th, 2009 Company Industry JurisdictionThe TJX Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), $375,000,000 principal amount of its 6.950% Notes due 2019 (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of April 2, 2009 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of April 7, 2009, between the Company and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”).