UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________
Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
May 21, 2014

ROSS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, California 94568-7579
(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))

 

 

 

---

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

Ross Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 21, 2014 in Palo Alto, California. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following three proposals at the Meeting:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The holders of the Company’s common stock elected eight nominees to serve as directors for a term of one year, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2015:

Name		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Michael Balmuth		173,193,368		3,430,925		184,742		12,891,938
K. Gunnar Bjorklund		173,042,808		3,623,024		143,203		12,891,938
Michael J. Bush		172,576,701		4,043,152		189,182		12,891,938
Norman A. Ferber		155,349,672		21,272,266		187,097		12,891,938
Sharon D. Garrett		172,757,501		3,867,244		184,290		12,891,938
George P. Orban		165,048,161		11,574,735		186,139		12,891,938
Lawrence S. Peiros		173,948,547		2,714,075		146,413		12,891,938
Gregory L. Quesnel		175,480,724		1,063,183		265,128		12,891,938

Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Resolution on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

The holders of the Company’s common stock voted in an advisory vote to approve the resolution regarding the compensation of the named executive officers:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
174,615,210		1,576,784		617,041		12,891,938

Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending January 31, 2015

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 31, 2015:

For		Against		Abstain
187,522,582		2,042,554		135,837

2

---

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 23, 2014

3

---