BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS Corp — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP (BGFV)
CIK: 0001156388
Period of Report: 2012-03-14

Reporting Person: EMERSON BARRY (Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-14	Common Stock, par value $.01	A	3600	—	Acquired	18105	Direct
2012-03-14	Common Stock, par value $.01	F	1615	$7.82	Disposed	16490	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.01	400	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 3,600 shares of restricted stock were granted to the reporting person which vest in four equal annual installments, commencing on March 14, 2013.

F2: This disposition is the result of shares being withheld in order to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock previously granted and reported by the reporting person.

F3: Represents shares previously acquired from the reporting person by immediate family members who reside with the reporting person.