ROSS STORES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 7, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
CIK: 0000745732
Period of Report: 2010-01-05

Reporting Person: SEILER DONALD H (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-01-05	Common Stock	M	4000	$20.895	Acquired	585010	Direct
2010-01-05	Common Stock	M	6666	$19.80	Acquired	591676	Direct
2010-01-05	Common Stock	M	8000	$24.54	Acquired	599676	Direct
2010-01-05	Common Stock	M	9029	$27.69	Acquired	608705	Direct
2010-01-05	Common Stock	M	1334	$11.955	Acquired	610039	Direct
2010-01-05	Common Stock	M	9351	$27.54	Acquired	619390	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-01-05	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.955	M	1334	Disposed	2011-05-31	Common Stock (1334)	Direct
2010-01-05	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.80	M	6666	Disposed	2013-05-21	Common Stock (6666)	Direct
2010-01-05	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.895	M	4000	Disposed	2012-05-23	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2010-01-05	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.54	M	8000	Disposed	2014-05-20	Common Stock (8000)	Direct
2010-01-05	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.54	M	9351	Disposed	2016-05-18	Common Stock (9351)	Direct
2010-01-05	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.69	M	9029	Disposed	2015-05-19	Common Stock (9029)	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.