The TJX Companies, Inc. Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003--The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) today announced the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock at the quarterly rate of $.035 per share payable August 28, 2003, to shareholders of record on August 7, 2003.

The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. The Company operates 719 T.J. Maxx stores, 639 Marshalls,

146 HomeGoods and 83 A.J. Wright stores in the United States. In Canada, the Company operates 154 Winners and 19 HomeSense stores, and in Europe, 123 T.K. Maxx stores. TJX's press releases and financial information are also available on the Internet at www.tjx.com.