Ross Stores (ROST)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-03-20 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) CIK: 0000745732 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Brinkley Stephen C CIK: 0001997180 Role: Officer (PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-03-20 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +8,579 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 71,699 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Shares issued pursuant to settlement of a performance award under the terms of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. Shares become vested as follows: 2,574 shares vest as of March 20, 2026, 2,574 shares vest as of March 19, 2027, and 3,431 shares vest as of March 17, 2028. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-03-20 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -2,802 | Price: $211.19 Total Value: $591,754.38 Shares Owned After: 68,897 | Ownership: D (Direct) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Shares issued pursuant to settlement of a performance award under the terms of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. Shares become vested as follows: 2,574 shares vest as of March 20, 2026, 2,574 shares vest as of March 19, 2027, and 3,431 shares vest as of March 17, 2028. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Ken Jew for Stephen C. Brinkley (2026-03-24)