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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark one)
X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended February 2, 2008
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 0-14678
Ross Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-1390387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588-3050
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code [phone]
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
________________ ________________________________________
Common stock, par value $.01 Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each class
________________
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes X No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes No X
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will
not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference
in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. X
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-
2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer X Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes No X
The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of August 4, 2007 was
$3,703,796,913, based on the closing price on that date as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market®. Shares of voting
stock held by each director and executive officer have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This
determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
The number of shares of Common Stock, with $.01 par value, outstanding on March 14, 2008 was 133,182,333.
Documents incorporated by reference:
Portions of the Proxy Statement for Registrant’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed on
or before June 2, 2008 are incorporated herein by reference into Part III.