SEC FORM 5 SEC Form 5
FORM 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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Form 3 Holdings Reported.
Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
FASSIO JAMES S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
4440 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, BUILDING 4

(Street)
PLEASANTON CA 94588

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROSS STORES INC [ ROST ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President, Chief Dev. Officer
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2013
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/14/2003 G5 12,255 D $0.00 479,696(2) D
Common Stock 04/14/2003 G5 12,255 A $0.00 12,255 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 12/31/2004 G5 206 D $0.00 479,490 D
Common Stock 12/31/2004 G5 206 A $0.00 12,461 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 03/22/2005 G5 1,227 D $0.00 478,263 D
Common Stock 03/22/2005 G5 1,227 A $0.00 13,688 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 06/30/2008 G5 208 D $0.00 478,055 D
Common Stock 06/30/2008 G5 208 A $0.00 13,896 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 09/30/2008 G5 396 D $0.00 477,659 D
Common Stock 09/30/2008 G5 396 A $0.00 14,292 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 12/31/2008 G5 226 D $0.00 477,433 D
Common Stock 12/31/2008 G5 226 A $0.00 14,518 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 02/09/2009 G5 55,770 D $0.00 421,663 D
Common Stock 02/09/2009 G5 55,770 A $0.00 70,288 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 03/31/2009 G5 15,052 D $0.00 406,611 D
Common Stock 03/31/2009 G5 15,052 A $0.00 85,340 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 06/30/2009 G5 380 D $0.00 406,231 D
Common Stock 06/30/2009 G5 380 A $0.00 85,720 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 09/30/2009 G5 308 D $0.00 405,923 D
Common Stock 09/30/2009 G5 308 A $0.00 86,028 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 12/31/2009 G5 138 D $0.00 405,785 D
Common Stock 12/31/2009 G5 138 A $0.00 86,166 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 03/16/2010 G5 14,384 D $0.00 391,401 D
Common Stock 03/16/2010 G5 14,384 A $0.00 100,550 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 03/31/2010 G5 274 D $0.00 391,127 D
Common Stock 03/31/2010 G5 274 A $0.00 100,824 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 04/12/2010 G5 26,492 D $0.00 364,635 D
Common Stock 04/12/2010 G5 26,492 A $0.00 127,316 I by Trust A(1)
Common Stock 06/30/2010 G5 274 D $0.00 364,361 D
Common Stock 06/30/2010 G5 274 A $0.00 127,590 I by Trust A(1)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Securities held in the name of James S. Fassio Revocable Trust.
2. Securities Beneficially Owned includes shares acquired pursuant to issuer's employee stock purchase plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
Remarks:
One of Two Forms
/s/ JAMES S. FASSIO President, Chief Development Officer 03/13/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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ROSS STORES, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby authorizes John G. Call, Group Senior Vice
President; Deon Riley, Senior Vice President, Human Resources;
Ken Jew, Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Assistant
Corporate Secretary; and Monte Young, Senior Director,
Compensation-HRIM of Ross Stores, Inc. (the "Company"), to
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer or director of the Company,
Form ID Uniform Application for Access Codes and Passwords to
File on EDGAR, Forms 4 and 5, and any amendments thereto, and
cause such form(s) to be filed with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Act of 1934, relating to the undersigned's beneficial
ownership of securities in the Company.  The undersigned hereby
grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of, and transactions
in, securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 7th day of March, 2013.

 /s/ James Fassio





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