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 16, 2005
ROSS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(Commission File No.) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton, California, 94588-3050
(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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 16, 2005, the Company issued a press release regarding the Company’s sales and earnings results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2005, and its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2004. These results reflect adjustments in the Company’s lease accounting in response to recent SEC communications. The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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March 16, 2005 Press Release by Ross Stores, Inc.* |
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*Pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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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, 2005
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ROSS STORES, INC. |
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Registrant |
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/s/J. CALL |
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John G. Call |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, |