Ross Stores president sells 6,424 shares at $229.66

Ross Stores’ President, Operations reported a September 2026 open‑market share sale plus additional shares delivered or withheld for equity award costs.

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST) reported that Stephen C. Brinkley, its President, Operations, sold common stock and disposed of additional shares in connection with equity compensation on two September 2026 dates. On September 14, 2026, he sold 6,424 shares of common stock at $229.655 per share in a sale described as occurring in the open market or a private transaction. On September 11, 2026, 6,654 shares of common stock were delivered or withheld for payment of exercise price or tax liability at a reference price of $230.74 per share. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these transactions.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Seller: 6,424 shares

Net Sell 2 txns

Insider Brinkley Stephen C

Role PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Sold 6,424 shs ($1.48M)

Share of Position Sold 11.1%

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Sale	Common Stock	6,424	$229.655	$1.48M
Exercise Price or Tax Liability	Common Stock	6,654	$230.74	$1.54M

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 51,665 shares (Direct)

Holdings Before and After: Common Stock, 64,743 to 51,665 shares (Direct)

Other Insiders: 1 other insider reported open-market sales of this stock in the 30 days up to this filing.

Key Figures

Shares sold on September 14, 2026: 6,424 shares Sale price per share on September 14, 2026: $229.655 per share Shares delivered or withheld on September 11, 2026: 6,654 shares +2 more

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Shares sold on September 14, 2026 6,424 shares Common stock sale by Stephen C. Brinkley, President, Operations

Sale price per share on September 14, 2026 $229.655 per share Open‑market or private sale of Ross Stores common stock

Shares delivered or withheld on September 11, 2026 6,654 shares Payment of exercise price or tax liability using common stock

Reference price per share on September 11, 2026 $230.74 per share Transaction for exercise price or tax liability settlement

Total shares in reported transactions 13,078 shares Combined September 11 and September 14, 2026 dispositions

FAQ

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What insider transactions did Ross Stores (ROST) report for Stephen C. Brinkley?

Ross Stores reported that Stephen C. Brinkley, President, Operations, sold 6,424 shares of common stock on September 14, 2026, and had 6,654 shares delivered or withheld on September 11, 2026, to pay exercise price or tax liability related to equity compensation.

How many Ross Stores (ROST) shares did Stephen C. Brinkley sell on September 14, 2026?

On September 14, 2026, Stephen C. Brinkley sold 6,424 shares of Ross Stores common stock at a reported price of $229.655 per share in a transaction described as an open‑market or private sale.

What was the nature of the 6,654 Ross Stores (ROST) shares disposed of on September 11, 2026?

On September 11, 2026, 6,654 shares of Ross Stores common stock were delivered or withheld in a transaction classified as payment of exercise price or tax liability, with a reference price of $230.74 per share.

Were Stephen C. Brinkley’s September 2026 Ross Stores (ROST) transactions under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?

No. The filing indicates that these transactions were not made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, as the document-level Rule 10b5-1 affirmation box is not checked.

What is the total number of Ross Stores (ROST) shares involved in Stephen C. Brinkley’s reported September 2026 transactions?

Across the reported transactions, Stephen C. Brinkley sold 6,424 shares and had 6,654 shares delivered or withheld for exercise price or tax liability, for a combined total of 13,078 shares involved.

Does the Form 4 show Stephen C. Brinkley’s remaining Ross Stores (ROST) holdings after these transactions?

No specific post‑transaction share balance is provided in the reported data; the non‑derivative transactions list share amounts disposed of, but the total holdings following the transactions are not stated.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Brinkley Stephen C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5130 HACIENDA DRIVE

(Street)

DUBLIN CALIFORNIA 94568

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROSS STORES, INC. [ ROST ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/11/2026		F		6,654	D	$230.74	58,089	D
Common Stock	09/14/2026		S		6,424	D	$229.655	51,665	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Ken Jew for Stephen C. Brinkley	09/15/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)