ROSS STORES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
CIK: 0000745732
Period of Report: 2012-02-06

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-06	Common Stock	M	16188	$16.385	Acquired	23594	Direct
2012-02-06	Common Stock	S	16188	$51.2099	Disposed	7406	Direct
2012-02-06	Common Stock	M	18702	$13.77	Acquired	26108	Direct
2012-02-06	Common Stock	S	18702	$51.2099	Disposed	7406	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.77	M	18702	Disposed	2016-05-18	Common Stock (18702)	Direct
2012-02-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.385	M	16188	Disposed	2017-05-24	Common Stock (16188)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Securities Beneficially Owned reflect a 2:1 stock split effected by a stock dividend paid on 12/15/11 to all holders of record on 11/29/11.

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