secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST)
CIK:        0000745732
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000745732-25-000058
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ross Stores appoints K. Gunnar Bjorklund as Chairman; Balmuth to retire
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- Michael Balmuth steps down as Executive Chairman and retires from Board effective Jan 31, 2026.
- K. Gunnar Bjorklund, current Lead Independent Director, appointed Chairman effective Feb 1, 2026.
- Balmuth will serve as Senior Advisor from Feb 1 to Mar 31, 2026.
- Board seats to be reduced by one to ten after Balmuth's retirement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573225000058/0000745732-25-000058-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573225000058/rost-20251119.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-25-000058

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