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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