ROSS STORES, INC. — Earnings Release 2012

May 17, 2012

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___ Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2012

ROSS STORES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-14678	94-1390387
(State or other jurisdiction
of	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification
incorporation)		No.)

4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton, California, 94588-3050 (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 965-4400

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ROSS STORES, INC. 4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588-3050 (925) 965-4400

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 17, 2012, the Company issued a press release regarding the Company’s financial results for its fiscal quarter ended April 28, 2012. The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	May 17, 2012 Press Release
by Ross Stores, Inc.*

*Pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 17, 2012

ROSS STORES, INC.
Registrant
By:	/s/J. Call
	John G. Call
	Group Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer
	and Principal Accounting
Officer

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