UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
May 16, 2012

ROSS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Ross Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) on May 16, 2012 in Pleasanton, California. The Company’s stockholders considered and voted upon the following four proposals at the Meeting:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The holders of the Company’s common stock elected three Class II nominees to serve as directors for a term of one year, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2013:

Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Resolution on the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers

The holders of the Company’s common stock voted in favor of an advisory vote approving the compensation of the named executive officers:

Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Certified Public Accountants for the Fiscal Year Ending February 2, 2013

The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending February 2, 2013:

Proposal 4 - Vote on Stockholder Proposal by the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund

The holders of the Company’s common stock voted against the stockholder proposal by the Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund:

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: May 18, 2012