ROSS STORES, INC. — Remuneration Information 2013

Apr 9, 2013

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| ROSS STORES,
INC. |
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| ROSS STORES,
INC. 4440 ROSEWOOD DRIVE PLEASANTON, CA 94588-3050 |

| Meeting
Information | |
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| Meeting
Type: Annual Meeting | |
| For holders as of: March 26, 2013 | |
| Date: May 22,
2013 Time: 1:00 p.m. PDT | |
| Location: | Ross Stores,
Inc. |
| | 4440 Rosewood Drive |
| | Pleasanton, California 94588-3050 |

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Voting Items

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES, AND "FOR" EACH OF PROPOSALS 2, 3, AND 4:

1.
Nominees:
1a)	Michael
Balmuth
1b)	K. Gunnar
Bjorklund
1c)	Sharon D.
Garrett
1d)	Michael J.
Bush
1e)	Norman A.
Ferber
1f)	Gregory L.
Quesnel

| 2. | Approval of certain provisions of
2008 Equity Incentive Plan. |
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| 3. | Advisory vote to approve the
resolution on the compensation of the named executive
officers. |
| 4. | To ratify the appointment of Deloitte &
Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2014. |
| NOTE: Such
other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
thereof. | |