UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
May 22, 2019
ROSS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-14678 | 94-1390387 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
5130 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, California 94568-7579
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(925) 965-4400
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common stock, par value $.01 | ROST | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||
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 o
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. o
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22, 2019 in Dublin, California. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following four matters at the meeting:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The holders of the Company’s common stock elected nine nominees to serve as directors for a term of one year, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2020:
Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
Michael Balmuth | 306,923,453 | 9,597,344 | 149,839 | 20,865,902 | |||||
K. Gunnar Bjorklund | 300,193,825 | 16,323,960 | 152,851 | 20,865,902 | |||||
Michael J. Bush | 289,750,593 | 26,767,031 | 153,012 | 20,865,902 | |||||
Norman A. Ferber | 304,064,635 | 12,453,969 | 152,032 | 20,865,902 | |||||
Sharon D. Garrett | 289,824,019 | 26,709,607 | 137,010 | 20,865,902 | |||||
Stephen D. Milligan | 196,396,800 | 120,071,732 | 202,104 | 20,865,902 | |||||
George P. Orban | 286,334,538 | 30,182,928 | 153,170 | 20,865,902 | |||||
Gregory L. Quesnel | 289,890,534 | 26,546,868 | 233,234 | 20,865,902 | |||||
Barbara Rentler | 310,216,333 | 6,317,403 | 136,900 | 20,865,902 | |||||
Proposal 2 - 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:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
296,549,209 | 19,749,471 | 371,956 | 20,865,902 | |||
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending February 1, 2020
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 February 1, 2020:
For | Against | Abstain | |||
325,804,165 | 11,544,461 | 187,912 | |||
Proposal 4 - Vote on a Stockholder Proposal on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals
The holders of the Company's common stock voted against the stockholder proposal on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
128,600,817 | 185,550,243 | 2,519,576 | 20,865,902 | |||
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 29, 2019
ROSS STORES, INC. | ||
Registrant | ||
By: | /s/Ken Jew | |
Ken Jew | ||
Group Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||