DUBLIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2020-- Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) (the “Company”) today announced the expected settlement date of October 22, 2020 (the “Early Settlement Date”) and the Total Consideration (as set forth in the Offer to Purchase (as defined below)) to be paid at the Early Settlement Date, for the Securities (as defined below) that were validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date (as set forth in the Offer to Purchase) and are accepted for purchase in connection with its previously announced cash tender offers (the “Tender Offers”) for up to an aggregate principal amount of the outstanding senior notes listed in the table below (the “Securities”) such that the aggregate amount payable upon settlement (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest) for all Securities purchased in the Tender Offers does not exceed $1,000,000,000 (the “Aggregate Tender Cap”).

The Tender Offers are being made pursuant to an offer to purchase, dated October 1, 2020 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), which sets forth the terms and conditions of the Tender Offers. The Tender Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 29, 2020, or, in each case, any other date and time to which the Company extends the applicable Tender Offer (such date and time, as it may be extended with respect to a Tender Offer, the applicable “Expiration Date”), unless earlier terminated.

Holders that validly tendered and did not validly withdraw their Securities prior to the Early Tender Date are eligible to receive the Total Consideration set forth in the table above for their Securities that are accepted for purchase by the Company, which is inclusive of the "Early Tender Payment" of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of validly tendered and accepted Securities. The Total Consideration offered per $1,000 principal amount of each series of Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase at the Early Settlement Date pursuant to the applicable Tender Offer has been determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase by reference to the applicable “Fixed Spread” for such series of Securities specified in the table above, plus the applicable Reference Yield for such series of Securities specified in the table above.

Securities tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date and accepted for purchase will be accepted based on the Acceptance Priority Levels set forth on the table above, with 1 being the highest Acceptance Priority Level and 5 being the lowest Acceptance Priority Level, and will have priority over Securities tendered after the Early Tender Date, regardless of the Acceptance Priority Levels of the Securities tendered after the Early Tender Date. Because the aggregate amount of Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early Tender Date would cause the Aggregate Tender Cap to be exceeded, such Securities will be purchased subject to the Acceptance Priority Levels and subject to proration as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Company expects to accept all Securities tendered with Acceptance Priority Levels 1 and 2, Securities tendered with Acceptance Priority Level 3, using a proration factor of approximately 81.7% in accordance with the Offer to Purchase, and none of the Securities tendered with Acceptance Priority Levels 4 or 5. Any tendered Securities not accepted for purchase will be promptly credited to the Holder's account with DTC or otherwise returned to the Holder without cost.

The Early Settlement Date for the Securities that were validly tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Date is expected to occur on October 22, 2020. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Early Settlement Date to any date prior to the Expiration Date, assuming the conditions to the satisfaction of the Tender Offers, including the financing condition (which is specified in the Offer to Purchase), are satisfied or waived.

The Company’s obligation to accept for payment and to pay for the Securities validly tendered in the Tender Offers is not subject to any minimum tender condition, but is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase, including the financing condition that the Company shall have received after October 1, 2020, proceeds from one or more offerings of senior notes by the Company and/or its subsidiaries which will provide the Company with an amount of funds that is sufficient to fund the purchase price of all Securities that would be accepted for payment in the Tender Offers. The Company reserves the right, subject to applicable law, to: (i) waive any and all conditions to the Tender Offers; (ii) extend or terminate the Tender Offers; (iii) increase or decrease the Aggregate Tender Cap; or (iv) otherwise amend the Tender Offers in any respect.

Information Relating to the Tender Offers

J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities are the dealer managers (the “Dealer Managers”) for the Tender Offers. Investors with questions regarding the Tender Offers may contact J.P. Morgan at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-3424 (collect) and BofA Securities at (980) 387-3907 (collect). D.F. King & Co., Inc. is the tender and information agent for the Tender Offers (the “Tender and Information Agent”). Investors with requests for copies of the Offer to Purchase may contact D.F. King & Co. by calling toll-free at (800) 848-2998 (bankers and brokers can call collect at (212) 269-5550).

None of the Company, its affiliates, their respective boards of directors, the Dealer Managers, the Tender and Information Agent or the trustee with respect to any series of Securities is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender any Securities in response to any of the Tender Offers, and neither the Company nor any such other person has authorized any person to make any such recommendation. Holders of Securities must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Securities, and, if so, the principal amount of Securities to tender.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The Tender Offers are being made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and only in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.

The full details of the Tender Offers, including complete instructions on how to tender Securities, are included in the Offer to Purchase. The Offer to Purchase, including materials incorporated by reference therein, contains important information that should be read by holders of Securities before making a decision to tender any Securities. Copies of the Offer to Purchase are available for download from D.F. King & Co., Inc.’s website at www.dfking.com/rost or can be obtained from D.F. King & Co., Inc., free of charge, by calling the phone numbers set forth above.

About the Company

Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500, and NASDAQ 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Dublin, California, with fiscal 2019 revenues of $16.0 billion. As of August 1, 2020, the Company operates Ross Dress for Less^® ("Ross"), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,566 locations in 39 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices every day. The Company also operates 266 dd's DISCOUNTS^® in 20 states that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family at savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices every day.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains certain estimates and other forward-looking statements in relation to the consummation of the tender offers, that are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from management’s current expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to: risks relating to the satisfaction of the conditions to the tender offers, including satisfaction of the financing condition, as well as other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The words “plan,” “expect,” “target,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “forecast,” “projected,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “looking ahead,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Risk factors for Ross^® and dd’s DISCOUNTS^® include without limitation, the uncertainties and potential for further significant business disruptions arising from the recent and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including potential distribution center and store closures and restrictions on customer access; changes in the level of consumer spending on or preferences for apparel and home-related merchandise; impacts from the macro-economic environment, financial and credit markets, geopolitical conditions, unemployment levels or public health issues (such as pandemics) that affect consumer confidence and consumer disposable income; our need to effectively manage our inventories, markdowns, and inventory shortage to achieve planned gross margin; and competitive pressures in the apparel or home-related merchandise retailing industry. Other risk factors are set forth in the Company’s SEC filings including without limitation, the Form 10-K for fiscal 2019, and fiscal 2020 Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks on file with the SEC. The factors underlying our forecasts are dynamic and subject to change. As a result, our forecasts speak only as of the date they are given and do not necessarily reflect our outlook at any other point in time. We do not undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements.

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Travis Marquette
Group Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
(925) 965-4550

Connie Kao
Group Vice President, Investor Relations
(925) 965-4668
connie.kao@ros.com

Source: Ross Stores, Inc.