Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During fiscal 2019, we completed a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend, paid on November 6, 2018 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2018. All historical share and per share information, as well as basic and diluted earnings per share amounts, have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: TJX).

The approximate number of common shareholders of record at February 2, 2019 was 2,196.

Information on Share Repurchases

The number of shares of common stock repurchased by TJX during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 and the average price paid per share are as follows:



	Total Number of Shares Repurchased(1)	Average Price Paid Per Share(2)	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(3)
November 4, 2018 through December 1, 2018	2,629,102	$51.35	2,629,102	$2,400,789,659
December 2, 2018 through January 5, 2019	3,594,376	$45.91	3,594,376	$2,235,789,672
January 6, 2019 through February 2, 2019	11,544,855	$48.07	11,544,855	$3,180,789,706
Total:	17,768,333		17,768,333


(1)	Consists of shares repurchased under publicly announced stock repurchase programs.


(2)	Includes commissions for the shares repurchased under stock repurchase programs.


(3)	In February 2018, TJX announced a stock repurchase program authorizing an additional $3.0 billion in repurchases, from time to time, under which approximately $1.7 billion remained available as of February 2, 2019. In February 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $1.5 billion of TJX common stock from time to time.

(3)

In February 2018, TJX announced a stock repurchase program authorizing an additional $3.0 billion in repurchases, from time to time, under which approximately $1.7 billion remained available as of February 2, 2019. In February 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a new stock repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to an additional $1.5 billion of TJX common stock from time to time.

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