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) September 2,
2008
Hibbett Sports,
Inc.
(Exact
Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
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Delaware
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000-20969
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20-8159608
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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451
Industrial Lane
Birmingham,
Alabama 35211
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(205)
942-4292
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
□ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
□ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
□ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
□ Pre
commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
(b) Mr. Nissan Joseph,
President and Chief Operating Officer of Hibbett Sports, Inc., has resigned
effective September 2, 2008.
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of
a press release relating to the resignation of Mr. Nissan Joseph is attached to
this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The information in this Item, including
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section. It may be incorporated by reference in
another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such
subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release Dated September 3, 2008
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SIGNATURE
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.
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HIBBETT
SPORTS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Gary A. Smith
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Gary
A. Smith
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Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
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September
3, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release Dated September 3, 2008
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