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Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)

8-K 2025-05-28 For: 2025-05-21
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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):
May 21, 2025

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. ☐

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 21, 2025, by virtual meeting. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon three matters at the meeting, with final voting results as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The holders of the Company’s common stock elected 11 nominees to serve as directors for a term of one year, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2026:

Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote
Michael Balmuth 265,462,681 10,882,385 111,037 16,183,745
K. Gunnar Bjorklund 258,689,896 17,491,385 274,822 16,183,745
Michael J. Bush 256,909,702 19,271,946 274,455 16,183,745
Edward G. Cannizzaro 265,793,955 10,240,821 421,327 16,183,745
James G. Conroy 272,396,179 3,939,900 120,024 16,183,745
Sharon D. Garrett 262,096,777 14,091,482 267,844 16,183,745
Michael J. Hartshorn 269,668,408 6,671,951 115,744 16,183,745
Stephen D. Milligan 264,057,168 12,124,174 274,761 16,183,745
Patricia H. Mueller 266,754,717 9,439,948 261,438 16,183,745
George P. Orban 260,628,895 15,551,589 275,619 16,183,745
Doniel N. Sutton 255,898,600 20,435,539 121,964 16,183,745

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-Vote
236,999,371 38,588,452 868,280 16,183,745

Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending January 31, 2026

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 January 31, 2026:

For Against Abstain
277,299,729 15,257,970 82,149

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 28, 2025

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

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