--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000745732-23-000035" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "ROST" cik: "0000745732" company_name: "ROSS STORES, INC." filed_at: "2023-05-23T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T17:38:36.579023+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Ross Stores shareholders elect all 11 director nominees, approve say-on-pay ## Summary - All 11 director nominees elected; highest votes for Barbara Rentler (288.3M for) and lowest for K. Gunnar Bjorklund (278.2M for). - Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 272.1M for vs 19.7M against. - Shareholders voted for a 1-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes (288.7M for every 1 year). - Ratification of Deloitte as auditor approved with 302.8M for, 8.7M against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000745732-23-000035 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: ROST - cik: 0000745732 - company_name: ROSS STORES, INC. - filed_at: 2023-05-23T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000035/0000745732-23-000035-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000035/rost-20230517.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000035 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000035.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-23-000035.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes ROSS STORES, INC. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-17 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-17 source text: Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted for a frequency of every 1 year for future advisory votes on executive compensation: Every 1 Year Every 2 Years Every 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Vote 288,681,046 67,758 3,009,347 255,592 19,577,557 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000035/0000745732-23-000035-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ROSS STORES, INC. shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Resolution on Executive Compensation at the 2023-05-17 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-17 source text: Proposal 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve the Resolution on Executive Compensation In an advisory vote, the holders of the Company’s common stock voted to approve the resolution regarding executive compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote 272,110,522 19,653,685 249,536 19,577,557 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000035/0000745732-23-000035-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ROSS STORES, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-17 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-17 source text: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors The holders of the Company’s common stock elected 11 nominees to serve as directors for a term of one year, expiring at the time of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2024: Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote K. Gunnar Bjorklund 278,173,205 13,731,083 109,455 19,577,557 Michael J. Bush 276,975,567 14,939,373 98,803 19,577,557 Edward G. Cannizzaro 290,877,363 1,035,810 100,570 19,577,557 Sharon D. Garrett 280,797,488 11,120,804 95,451 19,577,557 Michael J. Hartshorn 284,425,646 7,488,024 100,073 19,577,557 Stephen D. Milligan 287,118,634 4,781,571 113,538 19,577,557 Patricia H. Mueller 286,584,623 5,325,065 104,055 19,577,557 George P. Orban 276,905,304 15,004,783 103,656 19,577,557 Larree M. Renda 287,727,543 4,187,119 99,081 19,577,557 Barbara Rentler 288,331,135 3,593,233 89,375 19,577,557 Doniel N. Sutton 284,617,820 7,277,412 118,511 19,577,557 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000035/0000745732-23-000035-index.htm - Shareholder Votes ROSS STORES, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-05-17 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-17 source text: Proposal 4 - Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending February 3, 2024 The holders of the Company’s common stock voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending February 3, 2024: For Against Abstain 302,825,119 8,684,257 81,924 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573223000035/0000745732-23-000035-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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