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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000745732-23-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROST"
cik: "0000745732"
company_name: "ROSS STORES, INC."
filed_at: "2023-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T04:03:10.251608+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ross Stores amends bylaws to adopt universal proxy rules and enhance advance notice provisions

## Summary
- Added provisions for SEC universal proxy rules (Rule 14a-19) effective immediately.
- Enhanced clarity and consistency of advance notice provisions for stockholder proposals and nominations.
- Updated to comply with Delaware General Corporation Law changes regarding stockholder lists.
- Removed outdated provisions including those related to classified board.
- Made editorial, clarifying, and conforming revisions to the Bylaws.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000745732-23-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROST
- cik: 0000745732
- company_name: ROSS STORES, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000010/0000745732-23-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000010/rost-20230308.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000010
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000010.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  ROSS STORES, INC.: Bylaws amended to add universal proxy rules, enhance advance notice provisions, address Delaware law changes, remove obsolete provisions, and make editorial revisions (effective 2023-03-08).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-03-08
  source text: On March 8, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ross Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000010/0000745732-23-000010-index.htm

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