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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 11, 2005

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)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (7 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     On January 11, 2005, Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation issued a press release announcing its fiscal 2004 fourth quarter and full year sales results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press release, dated January 11, 2005, issued by Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation.

 

 

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.

     
  BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
   
  (Registrant)
 
    
Date: January 12, 2005
    
 
    
  /s/ Charles P. Kirk
   
  Charles P. Kirk
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer