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at 1/30/99 T.J. Maxx Marshalls S H A R E H O L D E R   I N F O R M A T I O N 

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EquiServe Limited Partnership
P.O. Box 8200
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8200
1-800-426-5523

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6 5/8% Promissory Notes
7% Promissory Notes
   The First National Bank of Chicago
   Chicago, Illinois

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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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Ropes & Gray

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Information concerning the Company’s operations and financial position is provided in this report and in the Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the 10-K may be obtained without charge by writing or calling:

   The TJX Companies, Inc.
   Investor Relations
   770 Cochituate Road
   Framingham, Massachusetts 01701
   (508) 390-2323

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Analysts and investors seeking financial data about the Company are asked to visit our corporate Website at http://www.tjx.com or to contact:

   Sherry Lang, Investor and
   Public Relations Director   
   (508) 390-2323

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The 1999 annual meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 1999 at BankBoston, Lobby Auditorium, 1st Floor, 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts

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Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

For the Store Nearest You, Call:
T.J. Maxx: 1-800-2-TJMAXX
Marshalls: 1-800-MARSHALLS
Winners: 1-800-646-WINN (in Canada)
HomeGoods: 1-800-614-HOME
T.K. Maxx: (01923) 473797 (in the U.K.)
A.J. Wright: 1-888-SHOPAJW


Alabama 10 2
Arizona 8 4
Arkansas 5 -
California 45 66
Colorado 8 3
Connecticut 23 19
Delaware 3 2
District of Columbia 1 -
Florida 42 41
Georgia 23 20
Idaho 1 -
Illinois 33 34
Indiana 9 4
Iowa 4 1
Kansas 4 3
Kentucky 7 1
Louisiana 4 5
Maine 5 1
Maryland 7 13
Massachusetts 43 38
Michigan 29 7
Minnesota 12 10
Mississippi 3 -
Missouri 6 7
Montana 1 -
Nebraska 2 1
Nevada 4 3
New Hampshire 9 6
New Jersey 16 28
New Mexico 1 -
New York 41 38
North Carolina 18 12
North Dakota 3 -
Ohio 33 7
Oklahoma 3 1
Oregon 5 3
Pennsylvania 29 16
Puerto Rico - 11
Rhode Island 5 3
South Carolina 10 5
South Dakota 1 -
Tennessee 14 7
Texas 24 29
Utah 5 -
Vermont 2 -
Virginia 23 19
Washington 8 4
West Virginia 1 -
Wisconsin 11 1

   Total Stores 604 475

Winners Apparel Ltd. operates 87 stores in Canada; HomeGoods operates 35 stores in the United States; T.K. Maxx operates 36 stores in the United Kingdom, 1 store in the Republic of Ireland, and 2 in the Netherlands; A.J. Wright operates 6 stores in the United States.


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