UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
May 19, 2010
May 19, 2010
ROSS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(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.) |
4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton, California, 94588-3050
(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):
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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 (the “Meeting”) on May 19, 2010 in Pleasanton, California. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following two proposals at the Meeting:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The holders of the Company’s common stock elected three Class III nominees to serve as directors for a term of three years, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2013:
Broker Non- | ||||||
Name | For | Withheld | Votes | |||
Michael J. Bush | 66,992,359 | 38,943,616 | 6,058,911 | |||
Norman A. Ferber | 64,561,275 | 41,374,700 | 6,058,911 | |||
Gregory L. Quesnel | 67,120,577 | 38,815,398 | 6,058,911 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Certified Public Accountants for the Fiscal Year Ending January 29, 2011
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 29, 2011:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
110,043,460 | 1,922,012 | 29,414 |
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 21, 2010
ROSS STORES, INC. | ||
Registrant | ||
By: | /s/M. LeHocky | |
Mark LeHocky | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate | ||
Secretary |