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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000745732-25-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ROST"
cik: "0000745732"
company_name: "ROSS STORES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T09:25:59.708254+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ross Stores annual meeting elects 11 directors, approves say-on-pay, ratifies auditor

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected; highest votes for James G. Conroy (272,396,179 for).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 236,999,371 for, 38,588,452 against.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY ending Jan 31, 2026: 277,299,729 for, 15,257,970 against.
- Meeting held May 21, 2025; broker non-votes of 16,183,745 on director and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000745732-25-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ROST
- cik: 0000745732
- company_name: ROSS STORES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-05-28T23:59:59+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/745732/000074573225000026/0000745732-25-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573225000026/rost-20250521.htm

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