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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 23, 2018

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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 23, 2018 in Palo Alto, California. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following three matters at the meeting:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The holders of the Company’s common stock elected eleven nominees to serve as directors for a term of one year, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2019:

Name
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Michael Balmuth
 
304,072,671
 
11,630,784
 
373,323
 
23,670,363
 
K. Gunnar Bjorklund
 
285,249,598
 
30,666,659
 
160,521
 
23,670,363
 
Michael J. Bush
 
292,535,699
 
23,377,285
 
163,794
 
23,670,363
 
Norman A. Ferber
 
273,322,443
 
42,597,240
 
157,095
 
23,670,363
 
Sharon D. Garrett
 
293,300,519
 
22,629,539
 
146,720
 
23,670,363
 
Stephen D. Milligan
 
311,395,395
 
4,323,202
 
358,181
 
23,670,363
 
George P. Orban
 
290,653,061
 
25,260,250
 
163,467
 
23,670,363
 
Michael O’Sullivan
 
300,632,067
 
15,294,270
 
150,441
 
23,670,363
 
Lawrence S. Peiros
 
311,411,509
 
4,317,439
 
347,830
 
23,670,363
 
Gregory L. Quesnel
 
311,078,600
 
4,650,508
 
347,670
 
23,670,363
 
Barbara Rentler
 
306,106,594
 
9,834,290
 
135,894
 
23,670,363
 

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
297,581,092
 
18,167,429
 
328,257
 
23,670,363

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 2, 2019

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 2, 2019:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
334,421,608
 
4,855,040
 
470,493
 
      




















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, 2018

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