DUBLIN, Calif., May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.235 per common share, payable on June 30, 2015 to stockholders of record as of June 9, 2015. Adjusting for the previously announced two-for-one stock split effective on June 11, 2015, the quarterly cash dividend will be $.1175 per share post-split.

Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Dublin, California, with fiscal 2014 revenues of $11.0 billion. The Company operates Ross Dress for Less(®) ("Ross"), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,242 locations in 33 states, the District of Columbia and Guam as of May 2, 2015. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices. The Company also operates 157 dd's DISCOUNTS(®) in 15 states as of May 2, 2015 that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com.



    Contact: Michael Hartshorn       Connie Wong
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              Group Senior Vice
              President,             Senior Director, Investor Relations

             Chief Financial Officer (925) 965-4668

             (925) 965-4503          connie.wong@ros.com

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