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):
January 23, 2013
ROSS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
| Delaware | 0-14678 | 94-1390387 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification |
| incorporation) | No.) |
4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton,
California, 94588-3050
(Address of
principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code:
(925) 965-4400
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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) On January 23, 2013 and effective that same day, Mr. Lawrence S. Peiros was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Ross Stores, Inc. (the “Company”), to fill the vacant seat in Class I, with an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2014 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Mr. Peiros is an independent director under the corporate governance requirements of the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Mr. Peiros will receive cash compensation and will be granted restricted stock for his services on the Board of Directors and any applicable committees, in accordance with the Company’s standard fee arrangements and as approved by the Compensation Committee.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Peiros’ election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
| Exhibit | ||
| No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | January 24, 2013 Press Release by Ross Stores, Inc. |
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: January 24, 2013
| ROSS STORES, INC. | ||
| Registrant | ||
| By: | /s/J. Call | |
| John G. Call | ||
| Group Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit | ||
| No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | January 24, 2013 Press Release by Ross Stores, Inc. |