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):
December 13, 2004
ROSS STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 13, 2004, the Company entered into a Fifth Amendment to the Independent Contractor Consultancy Agreement between the Company and Norman A. Ferber, the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. The new amendment is effective February 1, 2005, and extends the term of Mr. Ferber’s consultancy for one year, until January 31, 2006, with the same terms and benefits previously provided, including an annual consulting fee of $1,100,000.
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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.
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Date: December 17, 2004 |
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ROSS STORES, INC. |
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Registrant |
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/s/ J. CALL |
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John G. Call |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, |
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Principal Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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