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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): March 12, 2007
 
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
         
Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  000-49850

(Commission File Number)
  95-4388794

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
         
2525 East El Segundo Boulevard,
El Segundo, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
      90245
 
(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; election of directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 10.1


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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; election of directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     (e) On March 12, 2007, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the “Company”) approved new annual base salaries (effective March 26, 2007) for the Company’s executive officers for fiscal 2007. The following table sets forth new annual base salaries for fiscal 2007 for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and each of the Company’s three other most highly compensated executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (salary information for the two prior years is also included for comparison purposes):
                 
NAME AND POSITION   FISCAL YEAR   ANNUAL SALARY
 
Steven G. Miller
    2007     $ 463,000  
Chairman of the Board, President and
    2006     $ 443,000  
Chief Executive Officer
    2005     $ 433,000  
 
Barry D. Emerson
    2007     $ 315,000  
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    2006     $ 300,000  
Officer
    2005     $ 275,000  
 
Thomas J. Schlauch
    2007     $ 263,000  
Senior Vice President, Buying
    2006     $ 251,000  
 
    2005     $ 243,000  
 
Richard A. Johnson
    2007     $ 237,000  
Executive Vice President
    2006     $ 225,000  
 
    2005     $ 217,000  
 
Gary S. Meade
    2007     $ 202,000  
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
    2006     $ 190,000  
and Secretary
    2005     $ 177,000  
     Also, on March 12, 2007, the Compensation Committee authorized the payment of an annual cash bonus to each of the foregoing executive officers in respect of the year ended December 31, 2006 (fiscal 2006), which amounts were as follows (bonuses previously paid for the prior two years are also shown for comparison purposes):
                 
NAME   FISCAL YEAR   BONUS
 
Steven G. Miller
    2006     $ 600,000  
 
    2005     $ 415,000  
 
    2004     $ 615,000  
 
Thomas J. Schlauch
    2006     $ 233,000  
 
    2005     $ 200,000  
 
    2004     $ 217,000  
 
Richard A. Johnson
    2006     $ 213,000  
 
    2005     $ 180,000  
 
    2004     $ 197,000  
 
Barry D. Emerson
    2006     $ 185,000  
 
    2005     $ 100,000  
 
Gary S. Meade
    2006     $ 120,000  
 
    2005     $ 100,000  
 
    2004     $ 98,000  
     The foregoing is intended only to be a summary of existing arrangements and is not intended to provide any additional rights to any officer.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
10.1
  Base Salary and Bonus Information for Certain Executive Officers

 


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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.
             
    BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
 
 
 
(Registrant)
       
 
           
Date: March 16, 2007
           
 
           
 
  /s/ Steven G. Miller        
 
           
 
  Steven G. Miller        
 
  President and Chief Executive Officer