-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LLTDB6tQA0yGaEttXfT7oVasOoAeNmFvfX3AA0wkTNAyThn7g3TcEGDjmU8MeSYn PKBmJ96bSgDOmw3Qmfx32Q== 0001017480-05-000031.txt : 20050429 0001017480-05-000031.hdr.sgml : 20050429 20050429091754 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001017480-05-000031 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050425 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050429 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050429 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017480 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940] IRS NUMBER: 631074067 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20969 FILM NUMBER: 05782779 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 451 INDUSTRIAL LANE CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35211 BUSINESS PHONE: 2059424292 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 451 INDUSTRIAL LANE CITY: BIRNINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35211 8-K 1 compton_8k.htm RAY COMPTON RETIREMENT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 25, 2005

 

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

000-20969

63-1074067

(State of other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation

File Number)

Identification No.)

 

 

451 Industrial Lane

Birmingham, Alabama 35211

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(205) 942-4292

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

 


 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

(b)        On April 25, 2005, H. Ray Compton notified the Company that he plans to retire as a director at the expiration of his term on May 31, 2005. He has therefore not been nominated for re-election at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on such date. A copy of the Company’s related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

99.1

Press Release dated April 29, 2005

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC.

 

 

Date: April 29, 2005

/s/ Gary S. Smith

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

99.1

Press Release dated April 29, 2005

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1

 

[ Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. Letterhead ]

 

 

Contact:

Gary A. Smith

 

 

Vice President &

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(205) 942-4292

 

 

HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS ANNOUNCES RAY COMPTON

TO RETIRE FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 29, 2005) – Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: HIBB) today announced that H. Ray Compton will not seek re-election to the Company's Board of Directors. His retirement will be effective at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders on May 31, 2005.

 

Mr. Compton has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 1997 and is currently chairman of the Audit Committee. He will be replaced by Alton E. Yother as chair of the Audit Committee.

 

Mickey Newsome, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "On behalf of a grateful company and Board of Directors, I would like to thank Ray for his many years of service to Hibbett Sporting Goods and its stockholders. Ray's experience as a co-founder and former chief financial officer of Dollar Tree Stores has provided valuable insights as we have successfully executed our growth plans. We wish him well in his retirement."

 

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. operates sporting goods stores in small to mid-sized markets, predominantly in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. The Company's primary store format is Hibbett Sports, a 5,000-square-foot store located in enclosed malls and dominant strip centers.

 

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