The TJX Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002--The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX) today announced the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock at the quarterly rate of $.03 per share, payable August 29, 2002, to shareholders of record on August 8, 2002.

The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. The Company operates 701 T.J. Maxx, 589 Marshalls, 125 HomeGoods and 52 A.J. Wright stores in the United States. In Canada, the Company operates 137 Winners and 11 HomeSense stores and, in Europe, 105 T.K. Maxx stores. TJX's press releases and financial information are available on the Internet at www.tjx.com.