ROSS STORES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 23, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
CIK: 0000745732
Period of Report: 2012-08-22

Reporting Person: BJORKLAND K GUNNAR (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-22	Common Stock	M	16000	$12.27	Acquired	31910	Direct
2012-08-22	Common Stock	S	16000	$69.7967	Disposed	15910	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-22	Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$12.27	M	16000	Disposed	2014-05-20	Common Stock (16000)	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.