ROSS STORES, INC. STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT FOR NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORStock Option Agreement • September 8th, 2005 • Ross Stores Inc • Retail-family clothing stores • California
Ross Stores, Inc. has granted to the Participant named in the Notice of Grant (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Stock Option Agreement for Nonemployee Director (the “Option Agreement”) is attached an Option (the “Option”) to purchase certain shares of Stock upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice and this Option Agreement. The Option has been granted pursuant to the Ross Stores, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as amended to the Grant Date, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. By signing the Grant Notice, the Participant: (a) acknowledges receipt of and represents that the Participant has read and is familiar with the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement, the Plan and a prospectus for the Plan in the form most recently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Plan Prospectus”), (b) accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Grant Notice, this Option Agreement and the Plan and (c) agr
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTEmployment Agreement • September 8th, 2005 • Ross Stores Inc • Retail-family clothing stores
THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Second Amendment”) is made and entered effective the 18 day of May 2005, by Ross Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) and Michael Balmuth (the “Executive”). The Executive and the Company previously entered into an Employment Agreement effective May 31, 2001 and a First Amendment to the Employment Agreement effective January 30, 2003 (the original Agreement and First Amendment to the Employment Agreement are attached and collectively referred to herein as “the Agreement”), and it is now the intention of the Executive and the Company to further amend the Agreement as set forth below. Accordingly, the Executive and the Company now enter into this Second Amendment.
