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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 16, 2002
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 63-1074067
(STATE OR OTHER (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
JURISDICTION OF IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION)
451 INDUSTRIAL LANE
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35211
(205) 942-4292
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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GARY A. SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC.
451 INDUSTRIAL LANE
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35211
(205) 942-4292
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
STEVEN DELLA ROCCA
LATHAM & WATKINS
885 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 1000
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 906-1200
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. |x|
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. |x| (Reg. No. 333-73962)
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. | |
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434, please check the following box. | |
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum
Title Of Shares To Be Amount To Be Aggregate Price Aggregate Amount of
Registered Registered Per Share(1)(2) Offering Price(1)(2) Registration Fee
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Common Stock 180,000 $30.31 $5,455,800 $1,303.94
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(1) Based on the average of the high and low prices of our common stock as
reported on the Nasdaq National Market on January 10, 2002.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933.
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The contents of the registration statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No.
333-73962) filed by Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. pursuant to the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, are hereby incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Birmingham, State of Alabama, on January 16, 2002.
HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC.
By: /s/ Gary A. Smith
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Gary A. Smith
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
* Chief Executive Officer and January 16, 2002
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Michael J. Newsome
* Vice President and Chief January 16, 2002
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Gary A. Smith Financial and Accounting
Officer)
* Director January 16, 2002
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John F. Megrue
* Director January 16, 2002
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Clyde B. Anderson
* Director January 16, 2002
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F. Barron Fletcher, III
* Director January 16, 2002
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Thomas A. Saunders, III
* Director January 16, 2002
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H. Ray Compton
* Director January 16, 2002
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Carl Kirkland
* /s/ Gary A. Smith
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Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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5.1 + Opinion of Latham & Watkins
23.1 + Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
23.2 + Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this
Registration Statement)
24.1 * Power of Attorney
+ Filed herewith.
* Filed as Exhibit 24.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-73962), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 23, 2001.