Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) On March 11, 2020 and effective that same day, Ms. Patricia H. Mueller and Ms. Larree M. Renda each were elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Ross Stores, Inc. (the "Company"), each to fill a vacant seat and with an initial term expiring at the Company's 2020 Annual Stockholders Meeting. Ms. Mueller and Ms. Renda each is an independent director under the corporate governance requirements of the Listing Rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Ms. Mueller and Ms. Renda each will receive cash compensation and will be granted restricted stock for her services on the Board of Directors and any applicable committees, in accordance with the Company's standard fee arrangements and as approved by the Compensation Committee.

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Mueller's and Ms. Renda's election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 12, 2020, the Company issued a press release regarding Ms. Mueller's and Ms. Renda's election to the Company's Board of Directors. The full text of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished with this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(c)   Exhibits.

       Exhibit
           No.                       Description

          99.1    March 12, 2020 Press Release by Ross Stores, Inc.

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