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EXHIBIT 10.4

AMENDMENT TO
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
ROSS STORES, INC
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN

    WHEREAS, by letters dated December 18, 2000 and January 29, 2001, Ross
Stores, Inc. (the "Company") requested a determination by the Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq") that the stockholder approval requirement of Nasdaq
Marketplace Rule 4350(i)(1)(A) would not apply to a proposed amendment to the
Third Amended and Restated Ross Stores, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan")
to extend until the date of the annual meeting of the Company's stockholders in
May 2005 the term during which options may be granted under the Plan; and

    WHEREAS, by letter dated March 6, 2001, Nasdaq stated its determination that
it would not require stockholder approval of such amendment;

    NOW, THEREFORE, Section 1.3 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety as
follows:

However, all options shall be granted, if at all, prior to the date of the
Company's Annual Stockholder Meeting in May 2005.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Secretary of the Company certifies that
the foregoing sets forth an amendment to Plan duly adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Company on March 22, 2001.

    /s/ John G. Call

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Secretary
 
 
March 22, 2001

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Date

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PLAN HISTORY

February 24, 1984   Board adopts 1984 Stock Option Plan ("Initial Plan") with an
initial reserve of 300,000 shares.
June 1, 1984
 
Stockholders approve Initial Plan
October 19, 1984
 
Board approves two-for-one stock split, resulting in an adjusted reserve of
600,000 shares.
July 2, 1985
 
Board approves three-for-two stock split, resulting in an adjusted reserve of
900,000 shares.
February 19, 1987
 
Board amends and restates Initial Plan as Amended and Restated 1984 Stock Option
Plan ("First Plan"), with an increased share reserve of 1,900,000 shares.
June 8, 1987
 
Stockholders approve First Plan.
March 14, 1988
 
Board amends and restates First Plan as Second Amended and Restated 1984 Stock
Option Plan ("Second Plan").
May 27, 1988
 
Stockholders approve Second Plan.
March 17, 1989
 
Board amends and restates Second Plan as Third Amended and Restated 1984 Stock
Option Plan ("Third Plan"), with an increased share reserve of 3,400,000 shares.
May 25, 1989
 
Stockholders approve Third Plan.
March 18, 1991
 
Board amends and restates Third Plan as Fourth Amended and Restated 1984 Stock
Option Plan ("Fourth Plan"), with an increased share reserve of 4,900,000
shares.
May 31, 1991
 
Stockholders approve Fourth Plan.
March 16, 1992
 
Board amends and restates Fourth Plan as the 1992 Stock Option Plan ("1992
Plan"), with an increased share reserve of 6,400,000 shares and a term extended
until March 16, 2002.
May 28, 1992
 
Stockholders approve 1992 Plan.
March 16, 1995
 
Board amends and restates 1992 Plan as the Amended and Restated 1992 Stock
Option Plan ("First 1992 Plan"), with an increased share reserve of 7,600,000
shares and a Section 162(m) Grant Limit equal to 2% of the shares of common
stock issued and outstanding on April 10, 1995 (24,632,786 shares X 2% =
492,655).
May 25, 1995
 
Stockholders approve First 1992 Plan.
March 5, 1997
 
Two-for-one stock split results in adjustment of share reserve from 7,600,000
shares to 15,200,000 shares and an adjustment of the Section 162(m) Grant Limit
from 492,655 shares to 985,311 shares (49,265,572 shares X 2%).
March 19, 1998
 
Board amends and restates First 1992 Plan as the Second Amended and Restated
1992 Stock Option Plan ("Second 1992 Plan"), with an increased share reserve of
17,500,000 shares.
May 28, 1998
 
Stockholders approve Second 1992 Plan.

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September 22, 1999
 
Two-for-one stock split results in adjustment of share reserve from 17,500,000
shares to 35,000,000 shares and an adjustment of the Section 162(m) Grant Limit
from 985,311 shares to 1,970,622 shares (98,531,144 shares X 2%).
March 16, 2000
 
Board amends and restates Second 1992 Plan as the Third Amended and Restated
1992 Stock Option Plan ("Third 1992 Plan"), with no change in the share reserve
or persons eligible under the plan.
March 22, 2001
 
Upon receipt of written determination of Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., dated
March 6, 2001 that the stockholder approval requirement of Nasdaq Marketplace
Rule 4350(i)(1)(a) would not apply to such amendment, the Board amends the Third
1992 Plan to extend the term of the plan until the date of the Annual
Stockholders Meeting in May 2005.

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EXHIBIT 10.4

AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED ROSS STORES, INC 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
PLAN HISTORY