# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000745732
**File Stem:** 0000745732-26-000027
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 6406
**Document Hash:** 8120a7da31e62093dce34621c1f83529
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000745732-26-000027.hdr.sgml**: 20260527

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000745732-26-000027

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260520

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260527

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260526

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ROSS STORES, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000745732
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-FAMILY CLOTHING STORES [5651]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 941390387
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0201

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-14678
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261021332

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE
- **CITY:** DUBLIN
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94568
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9259654400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE
- **CITY:** DUBLIN
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94568

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ROSS STORES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**Form 8-K** 

**CURRENT REPORT** 

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| **PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**  |
| Date of report (date of earliest event reported): |
| **May 20, 2026** |

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**ROSS STORES, INC.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **0-14678**  | **94-1390387** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

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**5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, California 94568**

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

**(925) 965-4400** 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| <u>Title of each class</u> | <u>Trading symbol</u> | <u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u> |
| **Common stock, par value $.01** | **ROST** | **NASDAQ Global Select Market** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

Ross Stores, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 20, 2026, by virtual meeting. The Company's stockholders considered and voted upon four matters at the meeting, with final voting results as follows:

**Proposal 1 - Election of Directors**

The holders of the Company's common stock elected 9 nominees to serve as directors for a term of one year, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2027:

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| **Name** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Vote** |
| K. Gunnar Bjorklund | 250732189 | 15589551 | 145501 | 19229838 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael J. Bush | 249302344 | 17020543 | 144354 | 19229838 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Edward G. Cannizzaro | 257750371 | 8572200 | 144670 | 19229838 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James G. Conroy | 264380448 | 1938195 | 148598 | 19229838 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sharon D. Garrett | 251965270 | 14360823 | 141148 | 19229838 |
| Michael J. Hartshorn | 261446381 | 4873719 | 147141 | 19229838 |
| Stephen D. Milligan | 258760149 | 7560138 | 146954 | 19229838 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Patricia H. Mueller | 263377419 | 2797273 | 292549 | 19229838 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Doniel N. Sutton | 259528244 | 6639950 | 299047 | 19229838 |

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**Proposal 2 - Approval of the Ross Stores, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan**

The holders of the Company's common stock voted to approve the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan:

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Vote** |
| 257,919,061 | 8,132,534 | 415,646 | 19,229,838 |

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**Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Resolution on Executive Compensation**

In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company's common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation:

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** | **Broker Non-Vote** |
| 246,144,167 | 19,809,647 | 513,427 | 19,229,838 |

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**Proposal 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending January 30, 2027**

The holders of the Company's common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending January 30, 2027:

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 270,432,479 | 15,149,535 | 115,065 |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 27, 2026

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| **ROSS STORES, INC.** | **ROSS STORES, INC.** |
| Registrant | Registrant |
| By: | /s/Ken Jew |
|  | Ken Jew |
|  | Group Senior Vice President, General Counsel and |
|  | Corporate Secretary |

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