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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters.
Equity compensation plan information. The following table summarizes the equity compensation plans under which the
Company’s common stock may be issued as of February 2, 2008:
(a) (c)
Number of securities (b) Number of securities
to be issued upon Weighted average remaining available for
exercise of exercise price per future issuance
outstanding options share of outstanding (excluding securities
Sharesin(000s) andrights optionsandrights reectedincolumn(a))1
Equity compensation plans
approved by security holders 5,2132 $ 25.40 11,8653
Equity compensation plans
not approved by security holders4 1,406 $ 19.95 —
Total 6,619 $ 24.25 11,865
1 Upon approval by stockholders of the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan in May 2004, any shares remaining available for grant in the share reserves of the 1992 Stock Option Plan, the
2000 Equity Plan, the 1991 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan and the 1988 Restricted Stock Plan were automatically canceled.
2 Represents shares reserved for options granted under the prior 1992 Stock Option Plan, the prior 1991 Outside Directors Stock Option Plan, and the 2004 Equity Incentive
Plan.
3 Includes 1,261,000 shares reserved for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 10,604,000 shares reserved for issuance under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
4 Represents shares reserved for options granted under the prior 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in March 2000.
The information required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference to the section of the Proxy Statement
entitled “Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by Items 404 and 407(a) of Regulation S-K are incorporated herein by reference to the section of
the Proxy Statement entitled ”Information Regarding Nominees and Incumbent Directors” including the captions “Audit
Committee,” “Compensation Committee,” and “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee” and the section of the
Proxy Statement entitled “Certain Transactions.”
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Information concerning principal accountant fees and services will appear in the Proxy Statement in the Ross Stores, Inc. Board
of Directors Audit Committee Report under the caption “Summary of Audit, Audit-Related, Tax and All Other Fees.” Such
information is incorporated herein by reference.