ROSS STORES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 19, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
CIK: 0000745732
Period of Report: 2012-10-17

Reporting Person: BJORKLAND K GUNNAR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-17	Common Stock	M	18058	$13.845	Acquired	33968	Direct
2012-10-17	Common Stock	S	18058	$61.90	Disposed	15910	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-17	Non Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.845	M	18058	Disposed	2015-05-19	Common Stock (18058)	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.