rossstores_10qa.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q/A
 
(Amendment No. 1)
 
(Mark one)
  
               
    X       QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    For the quarterly period ended October 30, 2010
     
or
     
            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    For the transition period from ________ to ________
     
    Commission file number: 0-14678

Ross Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware          94-1390387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)    
 
4440 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton, California   94588-3050
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (925) 965-4400
 
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if   N/A
changed since last report.    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes    X      No         
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes    X      No         
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer    X      Accelerated filer            Non-accelerated filer            Smaller reporting company         
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes            No    X   
 
The number of shares of Common Stock, with $.01 par value, outstanding on November 18, 2010 was 119,084,540.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is to correct a typographical error on the front cover page of the filing, regarding the number of shares of our common stock outstanding on November 18, 2010.
 
No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. This Form 10-Q/A speaks as of the original filing date and time of the Form 10-Q, and does not modify or update any other disclosures made in Form 10-Q.
 
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
        ROSS STORES, INC.
    (Registrant)
 
Date: December 8, 2010   By:  /s/ J. Call
      John G. Call
      Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
      Principal Accounting Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit    
Number       Exhibit
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302(a).
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302(a).
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
     
101.INS¹   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH¹   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
     
101.CAL¹   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
     
101.DEF¹   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
     
101.LAB¹   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
     
101.PRE¹   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

¹Furnished, not filed.
 
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