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): January 12, 2015
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-49850 | 95-4388794 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 2525 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, California |
90245 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 536-0611
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On January 12, 2015, Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation issued a press release in which, among other things, it reported sales results for its fiscal 2014 fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2014 and provided updated earnings guidance for its fiscal 2014 fourth quarter and full year ended December 28, 2014. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The information set forth under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated January 12, 2015, issued by Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation. | |
The information in Item 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure,” respectively, and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that Section, except as specifically incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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.
| BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION (Registrant) |
| Date: January 12, 2015 |
| /s/ Barry D. Emerson |
| Barry D. Emerson |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |