ROSS STORES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

May 25, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
CIK: 0000745732
Period of Report: 2010-05-24

Reporting Person: FERBER NORMAN A (Director, Chairman of the Board)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-24	Common Stock	S	729	$52.1334	Disposed	4445	Direct
2010-05-24	Common Stock	M	8000	$11.955	Acquired	12445	Direct
2010-05-24	Common Stock	S	8000	$52.1334	Disposed	4445	Direct
2010-05-24	Common Stock	M	8000	$20.895	Acquired	12445	Direct
2010-05-24	Common Stock	S	8000	$52.1334	Disposed	4445	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.955	M	8000	Disposed	2011-05-31	Common Stock (8000)	Direct
2010-05-24	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.895	M	8000	Disposed	2012-05-23	Common Stock (8000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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 and then vests and becomes exercisable as to 1/36 of shares granted per month thereafter.