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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 fi scal year ended January 29, 2011
or
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission fi le number 0-14678
Ross Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specifi ed in its charter)
Delaware 94-1390387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identifi cation No.)
4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588-3050
(Address of principal executive offi ces) (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 defi ned in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes X No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to fi le reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes No X
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has fi led all reports required to be fi led 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 fi le such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such fi ling requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter)
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such fi les).
Yes X No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent fi lers 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 defi nitive 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 fi ler, an accelerated fi ler, a non-accelerated fi ler, or a smaller
reporting company. See defi nitions of “large accelerated fi ler,” “accelerated fi ler” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated fi ler X Accelerated fi ler
Non-accelerated fi ler Smaller reporting company
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defi ned in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes No X
The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affi liates of the Registrant as of July 31, 2010 was
$6,170,382,419, 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 offi cer have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affi liates. This
determination of affi liate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
The number of shares of Common Stock, with $.01 par value, outstanding on March 10, 2011 was 117,599,994.
Documents incorporated by reference:
Portions of the Proxy Statement for Registrant’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be fi led on or before
May 30, 2011, are incorporated herein by reference into Part III.