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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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):
March 10, 2021

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

(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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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 ☐

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. ☐

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Mr. Michael J. Hartshorn has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Ross Stores, Inc. (the “Company”), effective March 10, 2021, with an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Hartshorn continues to serve as Group President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and will not receive any additional compensation for his service on the Board of Directors. He will not be named to any committees.

On March 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release regarding the election of Mr. Hartshorn and announcing other changes on the Board of Directors. The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release to announce changes in the composition and future leadership of the Company’s Board of Directors, including Mr. Hartshorn’s election as a director. The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished with this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.                         

    

			Exhibit No.			Description
			99.1			March 16, 2021 Press Release by Ross Stores, Inc.
			104			Cover Page Interactive Data File. (The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.)

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: March 16, 2021

			ROSS STORES, INC.
			Registrant
			By:			/s/Ken Jew
						Ken Jew
						Group Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
						Corporate Secretary

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