Ross Stores (ROST)

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

The two paragraphs under the caption “Provision for litigation expense and other legal proceedings” in Note A of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are incorporated herein by reference.

Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for our first fiscal quarter 2006, and information we provide in our press releases, telephonic reports and other investor communications, including those on our website, may contain a number of forward-looking statements with respect to anticipated future events and our projected financial performance, operations and competitive position that are subject to risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements and our prior expectations and projections.  Refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis for a more complete identification and discussion of “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the performance of our common stock may be adversely affected by a number of risk factors.  Risks and uncertainties that apply to both Ross and dd’s DISCOUNTS include, without limitation, the following:

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Information regarding shares of common stock repurchased by the Company during the first quarter of 2005 is as follows:

Incorporated herein by reference to the list of Exhibits contained in the Exhibit Index within this Report.

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