rossstores_8k.htm
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):
August 5, 2010
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):
[ ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
| ROSS STORES, INC. |
4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton,
California 94588-3050 |
(925) 965-4400 |
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On August 5, 2010,
the Company issued a press release regarding the Company’s sales results and
estimated earnings for its fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2010. 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 |
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| No. |
|
Description |
| 99.1 |
|
August 5, 2010 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: August 5, 2010
| ROSS STORES, INC. |
| Registrant |
| |
| |
| By: |
/s/J.
Call |
| |
John G. Call |
|
|
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and |
|
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Principal Accounting Officer |
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