ROSS STORES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

May 21, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
CIK: 0000745732
Period of Report: 2010-05-19

Reporting Person: ORBAN GEORGE (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-19	Common Stock	A	1559	$0.00	Acquired	89089	Direct
2010-05-19	Common Stock	M	8000	$8.969	Acquired	97089	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-19	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.969	M	8000	Disposed	2010-06-07	Common Stock (8000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	31450	Indirect
Common Stock	11850	Indirect
Common Stock	1188496	Indirect
Common Stock	31450	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Annual Award shall vest 1/3 on the first anniversary of the date of grant, 1/3 on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and 1/3 on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

F2: Grant to reporting person of an option which begins vesting six months from grant date ('Initial Vest Date'). On Initial Vest Date, grant vests and becomes exercisable as to 1/6 of shares granted adn then vests and become exercisable as to 1/36 of shares granted per month thereafter.