Brinkley Stephen C 4

What Happened
Stephen C. Brinkley, President, Operations of Ross Stores (ROST), was granted 6,108 shares on March 11, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as an award/grant (code A) at $0.00 per share (total reported cash cost $0), meaning these were issued as equity compensation rather than a market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-11; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-13 (timely filing).
• Type: Award/Grant (code A) of 6,108 shares at $0.00 per share.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnote: Shares issued under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan; vesting schedule — 100% vests on March 22, 2030. (Footnote F1)
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or sale reported in this filing.

Context
This was an equity grant (compensation), not a purchase or sale. Because the shares vest in full on March 22, 2030, they are subject to future service/vesting conditions and do not represent an immediate open‑market investment by the insider. Such awards are common as part of executive compensation and are informative about pay structure but do not, by themselves, indicate a near‑term bullish or bearish trading signal.