BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 10, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP (BGFV)
CIK: 0001156388
Period of Report: 2011-03-08

Reporting Person: Starr Shane O (Senior VP, Operations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-08	Common Stock, par value $.01	M	1875	$8.95	Acquired	6970	Direct
2011-03-08	Common Stock, par value $.01	M	3750	$4.82	Acquired	10720	Direct
2011-03-08	Common Stock, par value $.01	S	5625	$12.65	Disposed	5095	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-08	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.95	M	1875	Disposed	2018-03-03	Common Stock, par value $.01 (1875)	Direct
2011-03-08	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.82	M	3750	Disposed	2019-03-02	Common Stock, par value $.01 (3750)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This option vests in four equal annual installments with the first vesting having occurred on March 3, 2009. The exercise of this option with respect to 1,875 shares is being reported herein.

F2: This option vests in four equal annual installments with the first vesting having occurred on March 2, 2010. The exercise of this option with respect to 3,750 shares is being reported herein.