ROSS STORES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 8, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
CIK: 0000745732
Period of Report: 2016-03-04

Reporting Person: BUSH MICHAEL J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-03-04	Common Stock	M	16188	$8.1925	Acquired	41028	Direct
2016-03-04	Common Stock	S	16188	$57.5748	Disposed	24840	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-03-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.1925	M	16188	Disposed	2017-05-24	Common Stock (16188)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price reported is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $57.5 to $57.74, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ross Stores, Inc., any security holder of Ross Stores, Inc., and to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the numbers of shares sold at each separate price within this price range.

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.

F3: The Securities Beneficially Owned reflects a 2:1 stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend paid on 6/11/2015 to all holders of record on 4/22/15.