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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): June 14, 2011
 
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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
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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.
Amendment and Restatement of 2007 Plan
     On June 14, 2011, the stockholders of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (as so amended and restated, the “Amended 2007 Plan”). Generally, the amendment and restatement made the following revisions to the original 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan that had been adopted as of April 24, 2007 (the “Original 2007 Plan”):
    the maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued or subject to awards under the Amended 2007 Plan was increased by 1,250,000 from the number authorized by the Original 2007 Plan;
    the term of the Amended 2007 Plan was extended through April 26, 2021 (i.e., by approximately four years from the scheduled expiration of the Original 2007 Plan);
    the continuation of the terms of Article X of the Amended 2007 Plan was approved for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
    certain technical updates and enhancements were implemented, including an exception to certain vesting requirements for up to 10% of the shares authorized under the Amended 2007 Plan.
     The Amended 2007 Plan had previously been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to stockholder approval. The principal features of the Amended 2007 Plan are summarized below. This summary, however, is not intended to be a complete discussion of all of the terms of the Amended 2007 Plan. A copy of the Amended 2007 Plan is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
      Shares Subject to the Amended 2007 Plan
     Up to an aggregate of 3,649,250 shares of common stock of the Company are authorized for issuance under the Amended 2007 Plan, plus the number of shares which were subject to awards granted under the Company’s previously existing stock option plans (the “Prior Plans”) as of April 24, 2007, and which awards are or were forfeited, expired or cancelled without the issuance of shares after the April 24, 2007 effective date of the Original 2007 Plan. This represents an increase of 1,250,000 shares from the amount authorized under the Original 2007 Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares issuable under the Amended 2007 Plan which may be subject to ISOs (as defined below) is 2,399,250 shares, regardless of any such transfer of shares from the Prior Plans to the Amended 2007 Plan.

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     Any shares that are subject to awards of options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against this limit as one share for every one share granted. Any shares that are subject to awards other than options or stock appreciation rights (including shares delivered on the settlement of dividend equivalents) shall be counted against this limit as 2.5 shares for every one share granted. The aggregate number of shares available under the Amended 2007 Plan and the number of shares subject to outstanding options will be increased or decreased to reflect any changes in the outstanding common stock of the Company by reason of any recapitalization, spin-off, reorganization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or similar transaction.
     If any shares subject to an award under the Amended 2007 Plan or to an award under the Prior Plans are forfeited, expire or are cancelled without issuance of such shares, the shares shall again be available for awards under the Amended 2007 Plan. Any shares that again become available for grant shall be added back as one share if such shares were subject to options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Amended 2007 Plan or options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plans and as 2.5 shares if such shares were subject to awards other than options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Amended 2007 Plan. Shares which are received or withheld by the Company to satisfy tax liabilities arising from the grant or exercise of an option or award, or as a result of the use of shares to pay the option price, shall not again be available to awards under the Amended 2007 Plan.
      Eligibility and Participation
     All employees (including officers), directors, and consultants of the Company or any subsidiary are eligible for selection to receive awards under the Amended 2007 Plan, subject to the following restrictions: (1) no ISO may be granted to any person who, at the time of grant, is not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary, and (2) no participant may be granted options or stock appreciation rights during any fiscal year of the Company with respect to more than 500,000 shares, (3) no participant may be granted restricted stock, performance awards and/or other stock unit awards that are denominated in shares in any fiscal year of the Company with respect to more than 250,000 shares, and (4) the maximum dollar value payable to any participant in any fiscal year of the Company with respect to performance awards and/or other stock unit awards that are valued with reference to cash or property other than shares is $2,000,000. The share limitations set forth above are subject to adjustment in the event of a reorganization, spin-off, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, or similar transaction during any fiscal year of the Company or portion thereof. If an option or stock appreciation right expires or terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, or if any award is cancelled, the unpurchased shares subject to that expired or terminated option or stock appreciation right or cancelled award continue to be counted against the maximum number of shares for which options or stock appreciation rights or other awards may be granted to a participant during a fiscal year of the Company. Subject to such limitations, an individual who has been granted an option or stock appreciation right or other award may, if such

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individual is otherwise eligible, be granted additional options or stock appreciation rights or other awards as the Committee may determine.
      Administration of the Amended 2007 Plan
     The Amended 2007 Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”), consisting of two or more directors of the Company who are (a) “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and (b) “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and (c) “independent directors” under Nasdaq or other applicable stock exchange rules; except that, so long as the Committee contains at least two such directors that meet the above requirements, the Committee may also include one additional director who does not meet those criteria if he or she abstains or recuses himself or herself in connection with voting on grants and awards to all Covered Employees (as defined in the Amended 2007 Plan) and to all officers of the Company who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Committee has extremely broad discretion and power in interpreting and operating the Amended 2007 Plan and in determining the employees, directors and consultants who shall be participants, and the terms of individual options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, other stock unit awards, performance awards, and dividend equivalents. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate to one or more directors or officers the authority to grant awards to employees or officers who are not directors, “covered employees” whose compensation is subject to the limits of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, or officers subject to the short-swing rules of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. For a description of the limitation on deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code for compensation paid to certain executive officers, see “—Federal Income Tax Matters—$1,000,000 Limit on Deductible Compensation.”
      Types of Awards
     Awards under the Amended 2007 Plan may consist of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, other stock unit awards, performance awards, or dividend equivalents. The nature of each of such type of award is discussed below. Each award will be made by an award agreement whose form and content shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion, consistent with the provisions of the Amended 2007 Plan. The terms of award agreements for a particular type of award need not be uniform.
      Type of Options
     Two types of options may be granted under the Amended 2007 Plan: options intended to qualify as incentive stock options (“ISOs”) under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, and options not so qualified for favorable federal income tax treatment (“NSOs”). To date, all options issued under the Original 2007 Plan have been non-qualified options.

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      Stock Appreciation Rights
     The Committee, in its discretion, may also issue stock appreciation rights to employees, consultants and directors of the Company. A stock appreciation right is a right to receive a payment based on the increase in the fair market value of a share after the date of grant. The Committee may determine, in its discretion, that a stock appreciation right will be paid out in cash or in shares on its exercise. The number of shares that may be issued on the exercise of a stock appreciation right shall be determined by dividing: (a) the total number of shares as to which the stock appreciation right is exercised, multiplied by the amount by which the fair market value of one share on the exercise date exceeds the fair market value of one share on the date of grant of the stock appreciation right, by (b) the fair market value of one share on the exercise date; provided, however, that fractional shares shall not be issued and in lieu thereof, a cash adjustment shall be paid. In lieu of issuing shares on the exercise of a stock appreciation right, the Committee may in its sole discretion elect to pay the cash value of such shares. The Committee will not, however, take any action regarding a stock appreciation right, or otherwise under the Amended 2007 Plan, that could subject a participant to a penalty tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
      Restricted Stock
     The Committee, in its discretion, may also grant awards of restricted stock to participants. Restricted stock shall be shares granted or sold to a participant that are subject to vesting restrictions based on continued employment or attainment of performance goals. Subject to the 10% exception described below, restricted stock that is not intended to be “performance based” compensation will not fully vest over a period of less than three years to the extent such vesting occurs solely as a result of the continuous status as an employee, director or consultant (i.e., excluding accelerated vesting in circumstances such as a change of control, retirement, death or disability).
      Other Stock Unit Awards
     The Committee, in its discretion, may grant other stock unit awards, which are awards valued in whole or part by reference to, or otherwise based on, shares. Other stock unit awards shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be determined by the Committee, and may be payable in the form of cash or shares. Subject to the 10% exception described below, other stock unit awards that are not intended to be “performance based” compensation will not fully vest over a period of less than three years to the extent such vesting occurs solely as a result of the continuous status as an employee, director or consultant (i.e., excluding accelerated vesting in circumstances such as a change of control, retirement, death or disability).
      Performance Awards and Code Section 162(m) Provisions
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performance period. Upon the grant of a performance award, the Committee shall determine the relevant performance goals and the performance period.
     The performance goals shall be based on the attainment of specified levels, or growth, of one or any combination of the following factors, or an objective formula determined at the time of the award that is based on modified or unmodified calculations of one or any combination of the following factors: net sales; pretax income before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus; earnings per share; net income; division, group or corporate financial goals; return on stockholders’ equity; return on assets; attainment of strategic and operational initiatives; appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of the shares or any other publicly-traded securities of the Company; market share; gross profits; earnings before taxes; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”); an adjusted formula of EBITDA determined by the Committee; economic value-added models; comparisons with various stock market indices; reductions in costs, and/or return on invested capital of the Company or any affiliate, division or business unit of the Company for or within which the participant is primarily employed. Such performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of an affiliate, division or business unit of the Company, or based upon the relative performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to other companies. Unless the Committee determines otherwise when it sets the performance goals for an award, objective adjustments shall be made to any of the foregoing measures for items that will not properly reflect the Company’s financial performance for these purposes, such as the write-off of debt issuance costs, pre-opening and development costs, gain or loss from asset dispositions, asset or other impairment charges, litigation settlement costs, and other non-routine items that may occur during the performance period. Also, unless the Committee determines otherwise in setting the performance goals for an award, such performance goals shall be applied by excluding the impact of (a) restructurings, discontinued operations, and charges for extraordinary items, (b) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management, or (c) a change in accounting standards required or recommended by generally accepted accounting principles.
     Subject to the 10% exception described below, the performance period shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not be shorter than one year nor longer than five years.
     Performance awards will generally be paid only after the end of the relevant performance period, and may be paid in cash, shares, other property, or any combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Committee at the time of payment.
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determine that the vesting of restricted stock, and the vesting or payment of any other stock unit award, granted to such an executive officer will be subject to the achievement of the objective performance goals over a performance period, and thus satisfy the requirements to be “performance based” compensation.
     In the case of any performance award, restricted stock, or other stock unit award that is intended to constitute “performance based” compensation, the performance goals and other terms and conditions of the award will be set by the Committee within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder. If the performance period is 12 months or longer, such performance goals must be set by the Committee within the first 90 days of the performance period.
     The Committee may adjust downward, but not upward, the amount payable to any executive officer of the Company under any award that is intended to constitute “performance based” compensation. The Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals, except in the case of death or disability of the participant, or the occurrence of a change in control of the Company.
     Before the vesting, payment, settlement or lapsing of any restrictions with respect to any award that is intended to constitute “performance based” compensation, the Committee shall certify in writing that the applicable performance criteria have been achieved to the extent necessary for such award to qualify as “performance based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
     The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on awards intended to constitute “performance based” compensation as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such awards satisfy all requirements to constitute “performance based” compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m), or which are not inconsistent with such requirements.
     Unless affirmative votes representing a majority of the votes cast under applicable law or rules approve the continuation of the “performance based” compensation provisions of the Amended 2007 Plan at the first duly constituted meeting of the stockholders of the Company that occurs in the fifth year following the effective date of the Amended 2007 Plan, no awards other than stock options or stock appreciation rights, or restricted stock that is not intended to be “performance based” compensation, shall be made following the date of such meeting to executive officers of the Company whose compensation is subject to the deduction limit of Section 162(m). Under currently applicable law or rules, to be duly constituted, a majority of the shares of capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote would have to be present in person or by proxy at the meeting at which stockholders vote to approve the continuation of the “performance based” compensation provisions of the Amended 2007 Plan.

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      10% Exception for Vesting and Performance Periods
     The three-year vesting requirements for restricted stock and other stock unit awards, and the one-year minimum performance period for performance awards, shall not apply with respect to grants in the aggregate of up to 10% of the shares authorized under the Amended 2007 Plan, including shares which become authorized under the Amended 2007 Plan by virtue of cancellations, forfeitures and terminations of awards under the Prior Plans (i.e., approximately 365,000 shares plus 10% of the number of shares which have been since April 24, 2007, or hereafter are, transferred from the Prior Plans).
      Dividend Equivalents
     The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that a participant who receives an award will also be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, cash, stock or other property dividends, or cash payments in amounts equivalent to stock or other property dividends on shares (“dividend equivalents”) with respect to the number of shares covered by the award. The Committee may also provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional shares or otherwise reinvested. Dividend equivalents credited in connection with an award that vests based on the achievement of performance goals shall be subject to restrictions and risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the award with respect to which such dividend equivalents have been credited. In the event of a recapitalization, reorganization, spin-off, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction, the Committee may, in its discretion, make an appropriate adjustment to dividend equivalents.
      Option and Other Award Price
     The purchase price for shares covered by each option shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant, but if an ISO is granted to a more than 10% shareholder of the Company or its subsidiaries (measured by ownership of voting power), the purchase price of an ISO shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant. The base price for a stock appreciation right shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of shares as of the date of grant. The Committee, in its discretion, may determine the purchase price, if any, for restricted stock, other stock unit awards, and performance awards.
      Exercisability of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights; Vesting of Restricted Stock and Other Awards
     The Committee shall determine when and under what conditions any option or stock appreciation right shall become exercisable and when restricted stock, other stock unit awards, and performance awards shall become vested. However, the aggregate fair market value of shares of common stock of the Company (determined at the date of grant) for which ISOs (whenever granted) are exercisable for the first time by a

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participant during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000; any options in excess of this limit shall be treated as NSOs. The purchase price of shares on the exercise of an option shall be paid in full at the time of exercise in cash or by check payable to the order of the Company, or, subject to the approval of the Committee and subject to applicable law, by the delivery of shares of common stock of the Company already owned by the participant, through a “broker’s” exercise involving the immediate sale or pledge of shares with a value sufficient to pay the exercise price, or by any other method permitted by applicable law. The Committee shall determine, in its discretion, the form of any payment for restricted stock, other stock unit awards, and performance shares.
      Duration of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
     Each option or stock appreciation right shall expire on the date specified by the Committee, but all options and stock appreciation rights shall expire within 10 years of the date of grant. ISOs granted to more than 10% shareholders of the Company (measured by ownership of voting power) shall expire within five years from the date of grant.
      No Repricing
     The Committee has no authority to reprice any option, to reduce the base price of any stock appreciation right, or cancel any option and replace it with another award available under the Amended 2007 Plan, including cash, when the fair market value of the underlying shares is less than the option’s exercise price per share.
      Termination of Employment
     If a participant ceases to be employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any reason (including death or permanent disability) other than termination for cause, the participant’s options that were vested and exercisable shall remain exercisable until the end of the original term or for the period determined by the Committee in the individual option agreement or otherwise, whichever expires earlier. After a participant’s death, options may be exercised by the person or persons to whom the participant’s rights pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless the Committee determines otherwise in its discretion, similar rules shall apply to stock appreciation rights. The treatment of each award of restricted stock, other stock unit award, or performance award on the termination of employment, death, or disability of the participant shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion. If a participant’s employment is terminated for cause, all of his awards may be immediately terminated and canceled, in the Committee’s discretion.
      Certain Corporate Transactions
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2007 Plan, the Committee, may, in its sole discretion, do one or more of the following: (i) shorten the period during which options and stock appreciation rights are exercisable (provided they remain exercisable for at least 30 days after the date notice of such shortening is given to the participants); (ii) accelerate in whole or in part any vesting schedule to which an option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, other stock unit award or performance award is subject; (iii) arrange to have the surviving or successor entity or any parent entity thereof assume the restricted stock, other stock unit awards, stock appreciation rights or options or grant replacement options or stock appreciation rights with appropriate adjustments in the option prices and adjustments in the number and kind of securities issuable upon exercise; (iv) cancel options upon payment to the participants in cash of an amount that is the equivalent of the excess of the fair market value of the common stock of the Company (at the effective time of the merger, reorganization, sale or other event) over the exercise price of the option to the extent the options are vested and exercisable, and cancel stock appreciation rights by paying the value thereof; or (v) make any other modification or adjustment that the Committee deems appropriate in its discretion. The Committee may also provide for one or more of the foregoing alternatives in any particular award agreement.
      Rights as a Stockholder
     The recipient of an option or stock appreciation right will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of Company common stock covered by an option or stock appreciation right until the date such recipient becomes a holder of record of such shares, unless the Committee, in its discretion, elects to grant the participant dividend equivalent rights in connection with such option or stock appreciation right. The recipient of restricted stock or of an other stock unit award will generally have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares of common stock of the Company issued pursuant to such award, including the right to vote such shares, but the Committee may determine that any dividends and distributions with respect to such shares will be subject to the same vesting restrictions, if any, as the underlying shares.
      Assignability of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Awards
     An ISO granted under the Amended 2007 Plan shall, by its terms, be non-transferable by the participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the participant’s lifetime only by him or her. Any award issued under the Amended 2007 Plan other than an ISO shall be nontransferable by the participant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or, with the consent of the Committee, during the participant’s lifetime by gift to one or more members of the participant’s immediate family or to a trust for their benefit.

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      Duration, Termination and Amendment of the Amended 2007 Plan; Effectiveness of the Amendment
     The Amended 2007 Plan became effective upon its adoption by the Board on April 26, 2011, subject to the approval of the Amended 2007 Plan by our stockholders within 12 months thereafter, which approval occurred on June 14, 2011. The Amended 2007 Plan shall continue in effect for a period of 10 years following the adoption of the Amended 2007 Plan by the Board (i.e., through April 26, 2021). The Board of Directors, however, may suspend or terminate the Amended 2007 Plan at any time.
     However, unless affirmative votes representing a majority of the votes cast under applicable law or rules approve the continuation of the “performance based” compensation provisions of the Amended 2007 Plan at the first duly constituted meeting of the stockholders of the Company that occurs in the fifth year following the effective date of the Amended 2007 Plan, no awards other than options or stock appreciation rights, or restricted stock that is not intended to constitute “performance based” compensation, shall be made following the date of such meeting to executive officers of the Company whose compensation is subject to the deduction limit of Section 162(m). Under currently applicable rules, to be duly constituted, a majority of the shares of capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote would have to be present in person or by proxy at the meeting at which stockholders vote to approve the continuation of the “performance based” compensation provisions of the Amended 2007 Plan. The suspension or termination of the Amended 2007 Plan will generally not affect the validity of any option, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, other stock unit award, performance award or dividend equivalent outstanding on the date of termination.
     The Board of Directors may also amend the Amended 2007 Plan at any time, except that the Board will not amend the Amended 2007 Plan in a way which violates Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act. The Board will not amend the Amended 2007 Plan without obtaining stockholder approval to (a) increase the number of shares that may be the subject of awards under the Amended 2007 Plan, (b) expand the types of awards available under the Amended 2007 Plan, (c) materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Amended 2007 Plan, (d) amend any provision prohibiting the Committee from repricing options or taking similar action, (e) increase the maximum permissible term of any option, (f) amend the limits on grants of awards to any participant during a 12-month period, or (g) make any modification that requires stockholder approval under applicable law. Furthermore, no amendment of the Amended 2007 Plan shall amend or impair any rights or obligations under any award theretofore granted under the Amended 2007 Plan without the written consent of the holder of the affected award.
      Federal Income Tax Matters
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based upon laws, regulations, rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change. No information is provided with respect to persons who are not citizens or residents of the United States, or foreign, state or local tax laws, or estate and gift tax considerations. In addition, the tax consequences to a particular participant may be affected by matters not discussed above. ACCORDINGLY, EACH PARTICIPANT IS URGED TO CONSULT HIS TAX ADVISOR CONCERNING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO HIM OF THE AMENDED 2007 PLAN, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX LAWS AND OF CHANGES IN THE TAX LAWS.
     The Amended 2007 Plan is not subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
      Non-Qualified Stock Options
     Under current federal income tax law, the grant of an NSO has no tax effect on the Company or the participant. If the shares of common stock of the Company received on the exercise of an NSO are not subject to restrictions on transfer or risk of forfeiture, the exercise of the NSO will result in ordinary income to the participant equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise over the option price. The participant’s tax basis in the shares will be equal to the option price plus the amount of ordinary income recognized upon the exercise of the option. Upon any subsequent disposition of the shares, any gain or loss recognized by the participant will be treated as capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the shares are held for more than one year after exercise. At the time of recognition of ordinary income by the participant upon exercise, the Company will normally be allowed to take a deduction for federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to such recognized ordinary income.
     If the shares received on the exercise of an NSO are subject to restrictions on transfer or risk of forfeiture (e.g., a vesting condition), different rules will apply, and the tax consequences will depend on whether the participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code within 30 days after exercise of the option. If the participant does not make a Section 83(b) election, the participant will recognize ordinary income when the shares vest in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value on the date of vesting over the exercise price. In that case, the participant’s basis in the shares will be the fair market value of the shares on the date of vesting, and the participant’s holding period will begin on the date of vesting. Upon any later disposition of the shares, any gain or loss that the participant recognizes will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the participant holds the shares more than one year after vesting. The Company will be allowed a deduction for federal income tax purposes when the shares vest equal to the amount of ordinary income the participant recognizes.
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market value on the date of exercise over the exercise price. The Company will be allowed a deduction for federal income tax purposes on the date of exercise equal to the amount of ordinary income he or she recognizes. The participant’s basis in the shares will generally begin on the date of exercise, and the participant’s basis in the shares will generally be the option price increased by the amount of ordinary income the participant recognized at the time of exercise. Upon any later disposition of the shares, any gain or loss that the participant recognizes will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the participant holds the shares more than one year after exercise. However, if the participant later forfeits the shares, the participant will recognize a capital loss equal to excess (if any) of the option price over any amount the participant receives from the Company on the forfeiture. In other words, if a participant makes the Section 83(b) election and thereby recognizes ordinary income on the date of exercise, the participant will receive no corresponding deduction or loss if the participant later forfeits the shares for the amount of ordinary income the participant recognized.
      Incentive Stock Options
     The federal income tax consequences associated with ISOs are generally more favorable to the participant and less favorable to the Company than those associated with NSOs. Under current federal income tax law, the grant of an ISO does not result in income to the participant or in a deduction for the Company at the time of the grant. Generally, the exercise of an ISO will not result in income for the participant if the participant does not dispose of the shares within two years after the date of grant or within one year after the date of exercise. If these requirements are met, the basis of the shares of common stock of the Company upon a later disposition will be the option price, any gain on the later disposition will be taxed to the participant as long-term capital gain, and the Company will not be entitled to a deduction. The excess of the market value on the exercise date over the option price is an adjustment to regular taxable income in determining alternative minimum taxable income, which could cause the participant to be subject to the alternative minimum tax, thereby in effect depriving the participant of the tax benefits of ISO treatment. If the participant disposes of the shares before the expiration of either of the holding periods described above (a “Disqualifying Disposition”), the participant will have compensation taxable as ordinary income, and the Company will normally be entitled to a deduction, equal to the lesser of (a) the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date minus the option price, or (b) the amount realized on the disposition minus the option price. If the price realized in any such Disqualifying Disposition of the shares exceeds the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date, the excess will be treated as long-term or short-term capital gain, depending on the participant’s holding period for the shares.
      Stock Appreciation Rights
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deduction in the same amount. Upon disposition of the shares acquired, the participant will recognize the appreciation or depreciation on the shares after the date of grant as either short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending on how long the shares have been held.
      Other Awards
     The taxation of an award other than an option or a stock appreciation right depends on whether or not it consists of restricted stock (i.e., stock subject to a vesting restriction based on continued employment or attainment of performance goals). If an other stock unit award or a performance award does not consist of restricted stock, and is not settled in restricted stock, the participant will recognize ordinary income on the receipt of cash or shares equal to the amount of cash, or the excess of the fair market value of the shares over the amount (if any) that the participant pays for the shares. The Company will receive a tax deduction in the same amount. Upon disposition of the shares acquired, the participant will recognize the appreciation or depreciation on the shares after the date of grant as either short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending on how long the shares have been held.
     In general, no taxable income will be recognized by a participant at the time restricted stock is granted. Generally, on the date the restricted stock becomes vested, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date the shares vest and the purchase price, and the Company will receive a tax deduction for the same amount. Upon disposition of the shares acquired, the participant will recognize the appreciation or depreciation on the shares after the date of vesting as either short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending on how long the shares have been held.
     Alternatively, a participant may elect to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to unvested shares. If a participant makes a Section 83(b) election with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days from the date of grant, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant and the purchase price, and the Company will receive a tax deduction for the same amount. If the participant makes a timely Section 83(b) election, the participant will not recognize ordinary income when the shares vest. Upon disposition of the shares acquired, the participant will recognize the appreciation or depreciation on the shares after the date of grant as either short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending on how long the shares have been held. If the participant forfeits unvested shares, the participant will recognize a capital loss equal to the excess (if any) of the purchase price over any amount the participant receives from the Company on the forfeiture. Generally, if the participant makes a Section 83(b) election, and thereby recognizes ordinary income on the date of grant, the participant will receive no corresponding deduction or loss for the amount of ordinary income the participant recognized if the participant later forfeits any unvested shares.

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      $1,000,000 Limit on Deductible Compensation
     Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code provides that any publicly-traded corporation will be denied a deduction for compensation paid to certain executive officers to the extent that the compensation exceeds $1,000,000 per officer per year. However, the deduction limit does not apply to “performance based” compensation, as defined in Section 162(m). Compensation is performance based compensation if (i) the compensation is payable on account of the attainment of one or more performance goals; (ii) the performance goals are established by a compensation committee of the Board of Directors of directors consisting of “outside directors”; (iii) the material terms of the compensation and the performance goals are disclosed to and approved by the stockholders in a separate vote; and (iv) the compensation committee certifies that the performance goals have been satisfied. The Company believes that, if the stockholders approve the Amended 2007 Plan, the stock options and stock appreciation rights granted thereunder will satisfy the requirements to be treated as performance based compensation, and accordingly will not be subject to the deduction limit of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. As discussed above, the Committee may determine that restricted stock, other stock unit awards, and performance awards granted to executive officers whose compensation is subject to the deduction limit of Section 162(m) will also qualify as performance based compensation. Restricted stock whose vesting is based solely on the completion by the recipient of a stated period of service with the Company will not qualify as performance based compensation.
      Excess Parachute Payments
     Under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, certain officers, stockholders, or highly- compensated individuals (“Disqualified Individuals”) will be subject to an excise tax (in addition to federal income taxes) of 20% of the amount of certain “excess parachute payments” which they receive as a result of a change in control of the Company. Furthermore, Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code prevents the Company from taking a deduction for any “excess parachute payments.” The cash out or acceleration of the vesting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, other stock unit awards or performance awards upon a change of control may cause the holders of such stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, other stock unit awards and performance awards who are Disqualified Individuals to recognize certain amounts as “excess parachute payments” on which they must pay the 20% excise tax, and for which the Company will be denied a tax deduction.
      Special Rules; Withholding of Taxes
     Special tax rules may apply to a participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Other special tax rules will apply if a participant exercises a stock option by delivering shares of Company common stock which he or she already owns, or through a “broker’s exercise.”

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     The Company may take whatever steps the Committee deems appropriate to comply with any applicable withholding tax obligation in connection with the exercise of an option or stock appreciation right or the grant or vesting of restricted stock, other stock unit awards, or performance awards, including requiring any participant to pay the amount of any applicable withholding tax to the Company in cash. The Committee may, in its discretion, authorize “cashless withholding.”
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
     On June 14, 2011, restricted stock units were granted to certain directors in lieu of their annual grant of restricted stock. A form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice are attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this report.

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Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     On June 14, 2011, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the annual meeting, the following matters were submitted to the vote of the stockholders, with the results of voting on each such matter as set forth below.
1. The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to re-elect the following two Class C directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (and until each such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified), with voting results as follows:
                         
    Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes
Jennifer H. Dunbar
    16,847,683       3,322,888       758,736  
Steven G. Miller
    16,208,205       3,962,366       758,736  
The terms of office for the following directors continued after the meeting: G. Michael Brown (Class A director), David R. Jessick (Class A director), Sandra N. Bane (Class B director) and Michael D. Miller (Class B director).
There were no abstentions.
2. The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2010, as described in the Company’s proxy statement, and cast their votes as follows:
                         
Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstaining   Broker Non-Votes
15,568,214     4,173,382       428,975       758,736  
3. The Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, to conduct future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every one year, and cast their votes as follows:
                                 
One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Votes Abstaining   Broker Non-Votes
17,951,414     53,507       1,737,298       428,352       758,736  
4. The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as described in the Company’s proxy statement, and cast their votes as follows:
                         
Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstaining   Broker Non-Votes
17,885,902     2,278,578       6,091       758,736  

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5. The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2012, with voting results as follows:
                         
Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Abstaining   Broker Non-Votes
20,866,119     44,405       18,783       0  
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
10.1
  Amended and Restated 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan.
 
   
10.2
  Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice approved for use with the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan.

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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: June 20, 2011
           
 
           
 
  /s/ Steven G. Miller        
 
           
 
  Steven G. Miller        
 
  President and Chief Executive Officer        

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Exhibit 10.1
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
2007 EQUITY AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN
(AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF APRIL 26, 2011)
     BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), established and adopted the Company’s 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, effective as of April 24, 2007 (the “ Original Plan ”). The Original Plan is hereby amended and restated as the Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated as of April 26, 2011) (the “ Plan ”). Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined in Article II.
RECITALS
     WHEREAS, the Company desires to encourage high levels of performance by those individuals who are key to the success of the Company, to attract new individuals who are highly motivated and who are expected to contribute to the success of the Company and to encourage such individuals to remain as directors, employees, consultants and/or advisors of the Company and its Affiliates by increasing their proprietary interest in the Company’s growth and success;
     WHEREAS, to attain these ends, the Company established and maintained the Original Plan to authorize the granting of Awards to Participants whose judgment, initiative and efforts are or have been or are expected to be responsible for the success of the Company; and
     WHEREAS, the Company has determined to amend and restate the Original Plan to, among other things, increase the number of Shares authorized for grant under the Plan and to provide the Company greater flexibility in determining the restrictions applicable to certain Awards granted under the Plan.
     NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby amends and restates the Original Plan and agrees to the following provisions:
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
     1.1 Purpose . The purpose of the Plan is to assist the Company and its Affiliates in attracting and retaining selected individuals to serve as directors, employees, consultants and/or advisors of the Company who are expected to contribute to the Company’s success and to achieve long-term objectives which will inure to the benefit of all stockholders of the Company through the additional incentives inherent in the Awards hereunder.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
     2.1 “ Affiliate ” shall mean (i) any person or entity that directly, or through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company (including any Parent or Subsidiary) or (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.
     2.2 “ Applicable Laws ” means the legal requirements relating to the administration of and issuance of securities under stock incentive plans, including, without limitation, the requirements of state corporations law, federal and state securities law, federal and state tax law, and the requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or quoted. For all purposes of this Plan, references to statutes and regulations shall be deemed to include any successor statutes and regulations, to the extent reasonably appropriate as determined by the Committee.

 


 

     2.3 “ Award ” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock Unit Award or any other right, interest or option relating to Shares or other property (including cash) granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.
     2.4 “ Award Agreement ” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted by the Committee hereunder.
     2.5 “ Board ” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.
     2.6 “ Cause ” shall have the meaning set forth in a Participant’s employment or consulting agreement with the Company (if any), or if not defined therein, shall mean (i) acts or omissions by the Participant which constitute intentional material misconduct or a knowing violation of a material policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) the Participant personally receiving a benefit in money, property or services from the Company or any of its subsidiaries or from another person dealing with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in material violation of applicable law or Company policy, (iii) an act of fraud, conversion, misappropriation, or embezzlement by the Participant or his conviction of, or entering a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to, a felony, or the equivalent thereof (other than DUI), or (iv) any deliberate and material misuse or improper disclosure of confidential or proprietary information of the Company.
     2.7 “ Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
          (i) The direct or indirect acquisition by an unrelated “Person” or “Group” of “Beneficial Ownership” (as such terms are defined below) of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting securities in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;
          (ii) The direct or indirect sale or transfer by the Company of substantially all of its assets to one or more unrelated Persons or Groups in a single transaction or a series of related transactions;
          (iii) The merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into another corporation or other entity in which the Beneficial Owners of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting securities immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own more than 50% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation or other entity immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization (or, if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has Beneficial Ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the surviving corporation); or
          (iv) During any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of the Company (together with any new Directors whose election to such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the Directors of the Company then still in office who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of the Company then in office.
     None of the foregoing events, however, shall constitute a Change of Control if such event is not a “Change in Control Event” under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). For purposes of determining whether a Change of Control has occurred, the following Persons and Groups shall not be deemed to be “unrelated”: (A) such Person or Group directly or indirectly has Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of the issued and outstanding voting power of the Company’s voting securities immediately before the transaction in question, (B) the Company has Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding voting securities of such Person or Group, or (C) more than 50% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding voting securities of such Person or Group are owned, directly or indirectly, by Beneficial Owners of more than 50% of the issued and outstanding voting power of the Company’s voting securities immediately before the transaction in question. The terms “Person,” “Group,” “Beneficial Owner,” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings used in the Exchange Act.

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     2.8 “ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
     2.9 “ Committee ” shall mean the Committee constituted under Section 4.2 to administer this Plan.
     2.10 “ Company ” has the meaning set forth in introductory paragraph of the Plan.
     2.11 “ Consultant ” means any person, including an advisor, who (i) is a natural person, (ii) provides bona fide services to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary, and (iii) provides services that are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and that do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the securities of the Company; provided that the term ‘Consultant’ does not include (i) Employees or (ii) Directors who are paid only a director’s fee by the Company or who are not compensated by the Company for their services as Directors.
     2.12 “ Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant ” means that the employment, director or consulting relationship is not interrupted or terminated by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, or by the Employee, Director or Consultant. Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant will not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave, provided, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, any such leave may not exceed 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries or its successor; or (iii) in the case of an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, the ceasing of a person to be an Employee while such person remains a Director or Consultant, the ceasing of a person to be a Director while such person remains an Employee or Consultant or the ceasing of a person to be a Consultant while such person remains an Employee or Director.
     2.13 “ Covered Employee ” shall mean a “ covered employee ” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.
     2.14 “ Director ” shall mean a non-employee member of the Board or a non-employee member of the board of directors of a Parent or Subsidiary.
     2.15 “ Disability ” shall mean total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
     2.16 “ Dividend Equivalents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5.
     2.17 “ Employee ” shall mean any employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.
     2.18 “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder, as amended.
     2.19 “ Fair Market Value ” shall mean, with respect to any property other than Shares, the market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. The Fair Market Value of Shares as of any date shall be determined as follows:
          (i) If the Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation, the National Market System of NASDAQ, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be (i) the closing sales price for such Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales are reported) as quoted on that system or exchange (or the system or exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Shares) on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination or (ii) any sales price for such Shares (or the closing bid, if no sales are reported) as quoted on that system or exchange (or the system or exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Shares) on the day of determination, as the Committee may select, in each case as reported in the Wall Street Journal or any other source the Committee considers reliable.

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          (ii) If the Shares are quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on the NASDAQ National Market System) or are regularly quoted by recognized securities dealers but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Shares on (i) the last market trading day prior to the day of determination or (ii) the day of determination, as the Committee may select, in each case as reported in the Wall Street Journal or any other source the Committee considers reliable.
          (iii) If the Shares are not traded as set forth above, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Committee with reference to the earnings history, book value and prospects of the Company in light of market conditions generally, and any other factors the Committee considers appropriate, such determination by the Committee to be final, conclusive and binding.
     2.20 “ Family Member ” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests.
     2.21 “ Incentive Stock Option ” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
     2.22 “ Limitations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
     2.23 “ Option ” shall mean any right granted to a Participant under the Plan allowing such Participant to purchase Shares at such price or prices and during such period or periods as the Committee shall determine.
     2.24 “ Original Plan ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of the Plan.
     2.25 “ Other Stock Unit Award ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
     2.26 “ Parent ” means a “parent corporation” with respect to the Company, whether now or later existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
     2.27 “ Participant ” shall mean an Employee, Director or Consultant who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan.
     2.28 “ Payee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
     2.29 “ Performance Award ” shall mean any Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted pursuant to Article 9.
     2.30 “ Performance Period ” shall mean that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured.
     2.31 “ Performance Share ” shall mean any grant pursuant to Article 9 of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such grant or thereafter.
     2.32 “ Performance Unit ” shall mean any grant pursuant to Article 9 of a unit valued by reference to a designated amount of property (including cash) other than Shares, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including cash, Shares, other property, or any

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combination thereof, upon achievement of such performance goals during the Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such grant or thereafter.
     2.33 “ Prior Plans ” shall mean, collectively, the Company’s 1997 Management Equity Plan and 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
     2.34 “ Restricted Stock ” shall mean any Share issued with the restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge or assign such Share and with such other restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose (including any restriction on the right to vote such Share and the right to receive any dividends), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.
     2.35 “ Restricted Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
     2.36 “ Restricted Stock Award ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
     2.37 “ Shares ” shall mean the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.
     2.38 “ Stock Appreciation Right ” shall mean the right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 6.
     2.39 “ Subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of the granting of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
     2.40 “ Substitute Awards ” shall mean Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.
ARTICLE III
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
     3.1 Number of Shares .
          (a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2, the total number of Shares authorized for grant under this Plan shall be (i) 3,649,250 Shares (representing an increase of 1,250,000 Shares over the amount of Shares authorized under the Original Plan) plus (ii) any Shares subject to awards granted under the Prior Plans, which such awards were outstanding as of April 24, 2007 and which have subsequently been forfeited, have expired or have otherwise terminated, or which hereafter are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate, without issuance of Shares, or were or are settled for cash or otherwise did not and do not result in the issuance of Shares. Any Shares that are subject to Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as one Share for every one Share granted, regardless of the number of shares actually delivered pursuant to such Awards. Any Shares that are subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights (including, but not limited to, Shares delivered in satisfaction of Dividend Equivalents) shall be counted against this limit as 2.5 Shares for every one Share granted.
          (b) If any Shares subject to an Award or to an award under the Prior Plans are forfeited, expire or otherwise terminate without issuance of such Shares, or any Award or award under the Prior Plans is settled for cash or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a portion of the Shares subject to such Award, the Shares shall, to the extent of such forfeiture, expiration, termination, cash settlement or non-issuance, again be available for Awards under the Plan, subject to Section 3.1(e) below.
          (c) In the event that (i) any Option or other Award granted under this Plan or any option or award granted under the Prior Plans is exercised through the tendering of Shares (either actually, by attestation, or by the giving of instructions to a broker to remit to the Company that portion of the sales price required to pay the exercise price) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, or (ii) withholding tax liabilities arising from such Options or Awards under this Plan or options or awards under a Prior Plan are satisfied by the tendering of Shares (either actually, by attestation,

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or by the giving of instructions to a broker to remit to the Company that portion of the sales price required to pay the exercise price) or by the withholding of Shares by the Company, then the Shares so tendered or withheld shall not again be available for Awards under the Plan.
          (d) Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan or authorized for grant to a Participant in any calendar year. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary, or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines, has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were employees, directors or consultants of such acquired or combined company before such acquisition or combination.
          (e) Any Shares that again become available for grant pursuant to this Article 3 shall be added back as one Share if such Shares were subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan or options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plans, and as 2.5 Shares if such Shares were subject to Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan.
     3.2 Limitations on Grants to Individual Participant . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12.2, no Participant may be granted (i) Options or Stock Appreciation Rights during any fiscal year of the Company with respect to more than 500,000 Shares, or (ii) Restricted Stock, Performance Awards and/or Other Stock Unit Awards that are denominated in Shares in any fiscal year of the Company with respect to more than 250,000 Shares (the “ Limitations ”). In addition to the foregoing, the maximum dollar value payable to any Participant in any fiscal year of the Company with respect to Performance Awards and/or Other Stock Unit Awards that are valued with reference to cash or property other than Shares is $2,000,000. If an Award is cancelled, the cancelled Award shall continue to be counted toward the applicable Limitations.
     3.3 Character of Shares . Any Shares issued hereunder may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares purchased in the open market or otherwise.
ARTICLE IV
ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATION
     4.1 Eligibility . Any Employee, Director or Consultant shall be eligible to be selected as a Participant. Only Employees may receive awards of Incentive Stock Options.
     4.2 Administration .
          (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, constituted as follows:
          (i) The Committee will consist of the Board, or a committee designated by the Board, which Committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws. Once appointed, a Committee will serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. The Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies (however caused), and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Board expressly resolves to the contrary, while the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan will be administered only by the Compensation Committee of the Board (or such other

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committee designated by the Compensation Committee of the Board), consisting of no fewer than two Directors, each of whom is (A) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 (or any successor rule) of the Exchange Act, (B) an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) of the Code, and (C) an “independent director” for purpose of the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ National Market System or other exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are principally traded; provided, however, (X) so long as the Committee has at least two directors that meet the above requirements, the Committee may contain one additional director who is not a “non-employee director”, “outside director” or “independent director”, but only if such director abstains from voting on all grants or awards to Covered Employees and to those Participants who have been designated by the Board of Directors as being “officers” for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder and (Y) the failure of the Committee to be composed solely of individuals who are “non-employee directors,” “outside directors,” and “independent directors”, whether pursuant to clause (X) above or otherwise, shall not render ineffective or void any awards or grants made by, or other actions taken by, such Committee.
          (ii) The Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to Directors, officers who are not Directors, and Employees and Consultants who are neither Directors nor officers, and Covered Employees.
          (b) The Committee shall have full discretion, power and authority, subject to the provisions of the Plan and subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board, to: (i) select the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, to be granted to each Participant hereunder; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; (iv) determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder and the form and content of any Award Agreement; (v) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property, subject to the provisions of the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances any Award shall be modified, amended, canceled or suspended; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement entered into under or in connection with the Plan, including any Award Agreement; (viii) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent that the Committee shall deem desirable to carry it into effect; (ix) establish such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (x) determine whether any Award will have Dividend Equivalents; (xi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, or other property payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; provided that the Committee shall take no action that would subject the Participant to a penalty tax under Section 409A of the Code; and (xii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for administration of the Plan.
          (c) Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons or entities, including the Company, any Participant, any stockholder and any Employee or any Affiliate. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions and fix the time and place of its meetings.
          (d) The Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more Directors of the Company or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, to one or more officers or a committee of officers, the authority to grant Awards to Employees and officers of the Company who are not Directors, Covered Employees, or “officers,” as such term is defined by Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act, and to cancel or suspend Awards to Employees and officers of the Company who are not Directors, Covered Employees, or “officers,” as such term is defined by Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act.

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ARTICLE V
OPTIONS
     5.1 Grant of Options . Options may be granted hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. Any Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Article 5 and to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable.
     5.2 Award Agreements . All Options granted pursuant to this Article 5 shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement in such form and containing such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. Granting of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall impose no obligation on the recipient to exercise such Option. Any individual who is granted an Option pursuant to this Article 5 may hold more than one Option granted pursuant to the Plan at the same time.
     5.3 Option Price . Other than in connection with Substitute Awards, the option price per each Share purchasable under any Option granted pursuant to this Article 5 shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Share on the date of grant of such Option. Other than pursuant to Section 12.2, the Committee shall not be permitted to (a) lower the option price per Share of an Option after it is granted, (b) cancel an Option when the option price per Share exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange for cash or for another Award (other than in connection with Substitute Awards), and (c) take any other action with respect to an Option that may be treated as a repricing under the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ National Market System or other exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are principally traded.
     5.4 Option Period . The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date the Option is granted.
     5.5 Exercise of Options . Vested Options granted under the Plan shall be exercised by the Participant or by a Permitted Assignee thereof (or by the Participant’s executors, administrators, guardian, beneficiary, or legal representative, or Family Members, as may be provided in an Award Agreement) as to all or part of the Shares covered thereby, by the giving of written notice of exercise to the Company or its designated agent, specifying the number of Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment of the full purchase price for the Shares being purchased. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, full payment of such purchase price shall be made at the time of exercise and shall be made (a) in cash or by certified check or bank check or wire transfer of immediately available funds, (b) with the consent of the Committee, by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value) that have been owned for a period of at least six months (or such other period to avoid accounting charges against the Company’s earnings), (c) with the consent of the Committee, by delivery of other consideration (including, where permitted by law and the Committee, other Awards) having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the total purchase price, (d) with the consent of the Committee, by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option, (e) with the consent of the Committee, by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with any other documentation as the Committee and the Participant’s broker, if applicable, require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or other proceeds (as permitted by Applicable Law) required to pay the exercise price, (f) through any other method specified in an Award Agreement, or (g) any combination of any of the foregoing. In connection with a tender of previously acquired Shares pursuant to clause (b) above, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit the Participant to constructively exchange Shares already owned by the Participant in lieu of actually tendering such Shares to the Company, provided that adequate documentation concerning the ownership of the Shares to be constructively tendered is furnished in form satisfactory to the Committee. The notice of exercise, accompanied by such payment, shall be delivered to the Company at its principal business office or such other office as the Committee may from time to time direct, and shall be in such form, containing such further provisions consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee may from time to time prescribe. In no event may any Option granted hereunder be exercised for a fraction of a Share. No adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance.

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     5.6 Form of Settlement . In its sole discretion, the Committee may provide, at the time of grant, that the Shares to be issued upon an Option’s exercise shall be in the form of Restricted Stock or other similar securities, or may reserve the right so to provide after the time of grant.
     5.7 Incentive Stock Options . With respect to the Options that may be granted by the Committee under the Plan, the Committee may grant Options intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options to any Employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, subject to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Award Agreement of an Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option shall designate the Option as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1 to the contrary and solely for the purposes of determining whether Shares are available for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the Plan shall be 2,399,250 Shares. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.3, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent of the voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.4, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent of the voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five years from the date of grant or any shorter term specified in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Shares subject to an Employee’s Incentive Stock Options (granted under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary), which become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year, have a Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000, the Options accounting for this excess will be not be treated as Incentive Stock Options. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time of grant.
     5.8 Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship or Directorship . If a Participant holds exercisable Options on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates (other than because of termination due to Cause, but including death or Disability), the Participant may exercise the Options that were vested and exercisable as of the date of termination until the end of the original term or for the period set forth in the Award Agreement or determined by the Committee, whichever is earlier. If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Option at the date of such termination, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Option will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Option will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant does not exercise an Option within the time specified after termination, that Option will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.
ARTICLE VI
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
     6.1 Grant and Exercise . The Committee may provide Stock Appreciation Rights either alone or in addition to other Awards upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion.
     6.2 Terms and Conditions . Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, including the following:
          (a) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the holder shall have the right to receive the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise or such other amount as the Committee shall so determine at any time during a specified period before the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the right on the date of grant, which, except in the case of Substitute Awards or in connection with an adjustment provided in Section 12.2, shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on such date of grant of the right.

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          (b) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, payment shall be made in whole Shares or cash as determined by the Committee.
          (c) The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each recipient.
          (d) The Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on the terms of exercise and the exercise price of any Stock Appreciation Right, as it shall deem appropriate. In connection with the foregoing, the Committee shall consider the applicability and effect of Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.2, but subject to Section 12.2, a Stock Appreciation Right shall not have (i) an exercise price less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant, or (ii) a term of greater than ten years. In addition to the foregoing, but subject to Section 12.2, the base amount of any Stock Appreciation Right shall not be reduced after the date of grant.
     6.3 Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship or Directorship . If a Participant holds exercisable Stock Appreciation Rights on the date his or her Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant terminates (other than because of termination due to Cause, but including death or Disability), the Participant may exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights that were vested and exercisable as of the date of termination until the end of the original term or for the period set forth in the Award Agreement or determined by the Committee, whichever is earlier. If the Participant is not entitled to exercise his or her entire Stock Appreciation Right at the date of such termination, the Shares covered by the unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will revert to the Plan, unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement or determined by the Committee. The Committee may determine in its sole discretion that such unexercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable at such times and on such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. If the Participant does not exercise a Stock Appreciation Right within the time specified after termination, that Stock Appreciation Right will expire, and the Shares covered by it will revert to the Plan, except as otherwise determined by the Committee.
ARTICLE VII
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
     7.1 Grants . Awards of Restricted Stock may be issued hereunder to Participants either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan (a “ Restricted Stock Award ”). A Restricted Stock Award shall be subject to restrictions imposed by the Committee covering a period of time specified by the Committee (the “ Restricted Period ”); provided, however, that, in the case of Restricted Stock as to which restrictions lapse based solely on the recipient’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director, or Consultant, the Restricted Period over which the restrictions may fully lapse shall not be less than three years, but the restrictions may lapse ratably over such Restricted Period. At the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion, the three year restriction in the preceding sentence shall not be applicable to Restricted Stock Award grants of up to 10% of the number of Shares authorized for Awards under Section 3.1(a) of the Plan (for this purpose, the 10% limit shall be computed by taking into account grants under Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan that are subject to the 10% limit). The provisions of Restricted Stock Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. The Committee has absolute discretion to determine whether any consideration (other than services) is to be received by the Company or any Affiliate as a condition precedent to the issuance of Restricted Stock.
     7.2 Award Agreements . The terms of any Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan shall be set forth in a written Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with the Plan.
     7.3 Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock . Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, beginning on the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award and subject to execution of the Award Agreement, the Participant shall become a shareholder of the Company with respect to all Shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote such Shares and the right to receive distributions made with respect to such Shares; provided, however that the Award Agreement may provide that any Shares or any other property (including cash) distributed as a dividend or otherwise with

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respect to any Restricted Shares as to which the restrictions have not yet lapsed shall be subject to the same restrictions as such Restricted Shares.
ARTICLE VIII
OTHER STOCK UNIT AWARDS
     8.1 Other Stock Unit Awards . Other Awards of Shares and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or other property (“ Other Stock Unit Awards ”) may be granted hereunder to Participants, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan, and such Other Stock Unit Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan. Other Stock Unit Awards shall be paid in Shares or cash. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Unit Awards shall be made, the number of Shares to be granted pursuant to such Awards, and all other conditions of the Awards; provided, however, that if the vesting of an Other Stock Unit Award is based solely on the recipient’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director, or Consultant, the period over which such Other Stock Unit Award fully vests shall not be less than three years, but vesting may occur ratably over such vesting period. At the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion, the three year restriction in the preceding sentence shall not be applicable to Other Stock Unit Award grants of up to 10% of the number of Shares authorized for Awards under Section 3.1(a) of the Plan (for this purpose, the 10% limit shall be computed by taking into account grants under Sections 7 and 9 of the Plan that are subject to the 10% limit). The provisions of Other Stock Unit Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.
     8.2 Terms and Conditions . Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) subject to Awards granted under this Article 8 may be issued for no consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by Applicable Law. Shares (including securities convertible into Shares) purchased pursuant to a purchase right awarded under this Article 8 shall be purchased for such consideration as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE IX
PERFORMANCE AWARDS
     9.1 Terms of Performance Awards . Performance Awards may be issued hereunder to Participants, for no consideration or for such minimum consideration as may be required by Applicable Law, either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The performance criteria to be achieved during any Performance Period and the length of the Performance Period shall be determined by the Committee upon the grant of each Performance Award; provided, however, that a Performance Period shall not be shorter than one year nor longer than five years. At the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion, the restrictions set forth in the preceding sentence shall not be applicable to grants of up to 10% of the number of Shares authorized for Awards under Section 3.1(a) of the Plan (for this purpose, the 10% limit shall be computed by taking into account grants under Sections 7 and 8 of the Plan that are subject to the 10% limit). Except as provided in Article 11 or as may be provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards will be distributed only after the end of the relevant Performance Period. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Committee at the time of payment. The performance goals to be achieved for each Performance Period shall be conclusively determined by the Committee and may be based upon the criteria set forth in Section 10.2. The amount of the Award to be distributed shall be conclusively determined by the Committee. The terms of a Performance Award may provide that it will be paid in a lump sum or in installments following the close of the Performance Period.
ARTICLE X
CODE SECTION 162(m) PROVISIONS
     10.1 Covered Employees . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the Committee determines at the time Restricted Stock, a Performance Award or an Other Stock Unit Award is granted to a Participant who is, or may be, as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction

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in connection with such Award, a Covered Employee, and that the deduction limit of Section 162(m) of the Code might apply to such Award, then the Committee may provide that this Article 10 is applicable to such Award.
     10.2 Performance Criteria . If Restricted Stock, a Performance Award or an Other Stock Unit Award is subject to this Article 10, then the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, Shares or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals established by the Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels, or growth, of one or any combination of the following factors, or an objective formula that is determined at the time of the Award that is based on modified or unmodified calculations of one or any combination of the following factors: net sales; pretax income before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus; earnings per share; net income; division, group or corporate financial goals; return on stockholders’ equity; return on assets; attainment of strategic and operational initiatives; appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of the Shares or any other publicly-traded securities of the Company; market share; gross profits; earnings before taxes; earnings before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“ EBITDA ”); an adjusted formula of EBITDA determined by the Committee; economic value-added models; comparisons with various stock market indices; reductions in costs, and/or return on invested capital of the Company or any Affiliate, division or business unit of the Company for or within which the Participant is primarily employed. Such performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of an Affiliate, division or business unit of the Company, or based upon the relative performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to other companies. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise when it sets the performance goals for an award, objective adjustments shall be made to any of the foregoing measures for items that will not properly reflect the Company’s financial performance for these purposes, such as the write-off of debt issuance costs, pre-opening and development costs, gain or loss from asset dispositions, asset or other impairment charges, litigation settlement costs, and other non-routine items that the Committee foresees may occur during the Performance Period. Also, unless the Committee determines otherwise in setting the performance goals for an Award, such performance goals shall be applied by excluding the impact of (a) restructurings, discontinued operations and charges for extraordinary items, (b) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management, or (c) a change in accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles. Such performance goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder.
     10.3 Adjustments . Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan (other than Article 11), with respect to any Restricted Stock, Performance Award or Other Stock Unit Award that is subject to this Article 10, the Committee may adjust downward, but not upward, the amount payable pursuant to such Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable performance goals, except in the case of the death or Disability of the Participant or the occurrence of a Change of Control.
     10.4 Determination of Performance . Prior to the vesting, payment, settlement or lapsing of any restrictions with respect to any Restricted Stock, Performance Award or Other Stock Unit Award that is subject to this Article 10, the Committee shall certify in writing that the applicable performance goals have been achieved to the extent necessary for such Award to qualify as “performance based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.
     10.5 Restrictions . The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to this Article 10 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or which are not inconsistent with such requirements. To the extent the terms of an Award subject to this Article 10 are inconsistent with the requirements set forth herein, such inconsistent terms shall be deemed amended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code in the manner is most consistent with the pre-amendment terms.

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ARTICLE XI
CHANGE OF CONTROL PROVISIONS
     11.1 Impact of Change of Control . The terms of any Award may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing the Award, or the Committee may determine in its discretion, that, upon a Change of Control of the Company, (a) Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date of the Change of Control immediately vest and become exercisable in full or in part, (b) restrictions and deferral limitations on Restricted Stock lapse and the Restricted Stock becomes free of some or all restrictions and limitations and becomes partially or fully vested, (c) Performance Awards shall be considered to be earned and payable (either in full or pro-rata based on the portion of Performance Period completed as of the date of the Change of Control), and any deferral or other restriction shall lapse and such Performance Awards shall be immediately settled or distributed, (d) the restrictions and deferral limitations and other conditions applicable to any Other Stock Unit Awards or any other Awards shall lapse in full or in part, and such Other Stock Unit Awards or such other Awards shall become free of some or all restrictions, limitations or conditions and become partially or fully vested and transferable, and (e) such other additional benefits, changes or adjustments as the Committee deems appropriate shall apply, subject in each case to any terms and conditions contained in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company, (a) each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall remain exercisable for only a limited period of time determined by the Committee (provided that they remain exercisable for at least 30 days after notice of such action is given to the Participants), or (b) each Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding shall terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Participant, and such Participant shall receive, with respect to each Share subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of such Share immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control over the exercise price per share of such Option and/or Stock Appreciation Right; such amount to be payable in cash, in one or more kinds of stock or property (including the stock or property, if any, payable in the transaction) or in a combination thereof, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing and the provisions of Section 11.2, the Committee will take no action that would subject any Participant to a penalty tax under Section 409A of the Code.
     11.2 Assumption Upon Change of Control . The terms of any Award Agreement may also provide that, if in the event of a Change of Control the successor company assumes or substitutes for an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Share of Restricted Stock or Other Stock Unit Award, then each outstanding Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Share of Restricted Stock or Other Stock Unit Award shall not be accelerated as described in Sections 11.1(a), (b) and (d). For the purposes of this Section 11.2, an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Share of Restricted Stock or Other Stock Unit Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if following the Change of Control the award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award immediately prior to the Change of Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the transaction constituting a Change of Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the transaction constituting a Change of Control is not solely common stock of the successor company, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor company, provide that the consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award or Other Stock Unit Award, for each Share subject thereto, will be solely common stock of the successor company substantially equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares in the transaction constituting a Change of Control. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. Any assumption or substitution of an Incentive Stock Option will be made in a manner that will not be considered a “modification” under the provisions of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Award Agreement may provide that, in the event of a termination of a Participant’s employment in such successor company within a specified time period following such Change of Control, all or part of any such Award held by such Participant at the time of the Change of Control shall be accelerated as described in Sections 11.1(a), (b) and (d) above.

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ARTICLE XII
GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
     12.1 Amendment and Modification of the Plan . The Board may, from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by Applicable Law; provided that the Board may not amend the Plan in any manner that would result in noncompliance with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and further provided that the Board may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders, amend the Plan to (a) increase the number of Shares that may be the subject of Awards under the Plan (except for adjustments pursuant to Section 12.2), (b) expand the types of awards available under the Plan, (c) materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan, (d) amend any provision of Section 5.3, (e) increase the maximum permissible term of any Option specified by Section 5.4, or (f) amend any provision of Section 3.2. In addition, no amendments to, or termination of, the Plan (other than by reason of the failure of stockholders to approve the Plan in the manner set forth in Section 13.12) shall in any way impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted without such Participant’s consent.
     12.2 Adjustments . In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, dividend or distribution (whether in cash, shares or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the Shares or the value thereof, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to the Plan and to Awards as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable or appropriate, including such adjustments in the aggregate number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan and, in the aggregate or to any one Participant, in the number, class, kind and option or exercise price of securities subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan (including, if the Committee deems appropriate, the substitution of similar options to purchase the shares of, or other awards denominated in the shares of, another company) as the Committee may determine to be appropriate in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number. Where an adjustment under this Section 12.2 is made to an Incentive Stock Option, the adjustment will be made in a manner which will not be considered a “modification” under the provisions of Sections 409A or 424(h)(3) of the Code.
     12.3 Transferability of Awards . Except as provided below, no Award, and no Shares subject to Awards that have not been issued or as to which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period has not lapsed, may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and such Award may be exercised during the life of the Participant only by the Participant or the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Committee so authorizes in the Award Agreement or otherwise, an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option may be assigned, in whole or in part, during the Participant’s lifetime to one or more Family Members of the Participant. Rights under the assigned portion may be exercised by the Family Member(s) who acquire a proprietary interest in such Award pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the Award immediately before such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the Committee deems appropriate.
          (a)  Designation of Beneficiary . A Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any Awards that remain unexercised in the event of the Participant’s death. If a Participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent will be required for the designation to be effective. The Participant may change such designation of beneficiary at any time by written notice to the Committee, subject to the above spousal consent requirement.
          (b)  Effect of No Designation . If a Participant dies and there is no beneficiary validly designated and living at the time of the Participant’s death, the Company will deliver such Participant’s Awards to the executor or administrator of his or her estate, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such Awards to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

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          (c)  Death of Spouse or Dissolution of Marriage . If a Participant designates his or her spouse as beneficiary, that designation will be deemed automatically revoked if the Participant’s marriage is later dissolved. Similarly, any designation of a beneficiary will be deemed automatically revoked upon the death of the beneficiary if the beneficiary predeceases the Participant. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the interest in Awards of a spouse of a Participant who has predeceased the Participant or whose marriage has been dissolved will automatically pass to the Participant, and will not be transferable by such spouse in any manner, including but not limited to such spouse’s will, nor will any such interest pass under the laws of intestate succession.
     12.4 Termination of Employment . The Committee shall determine and set forth in each Award Agreement whether any Awards granted in such Award Agreement will continue to be exercisable, and the terms of such exercise, on and after the date that a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director, or Consultant ceases, whether by reason of death, disability, voluntary or involuntary termination of employment or services, or otherwise. The date of termination of a Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant will be determined by the Committee, which determination will be final.
     12.5 Dividend Equivalents . Subject to the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award (including any deferred Award) may, if so determined by the Committee, be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, cash, stock or other property dividends, or cash payments in amounts equivalent to stock or other property dividends on Shares (“ Dividend Equivalents ”) with respect to the number of Shares covered by the Award, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or otherwise reinvested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dividend Equivalents credited in connection with Awards subject to Section 10 of the Plan shall be subject to the same restrictions and risks of forfeiture as the Awards with respect to which such Dividend Equivalents have been credited.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
     13.1 Tax Withholding . The Company shall have the right to make all payments or distributions pursuant to the Plan to a Participant (or to the Participant’s executors, administrators, guardian, beneficiary, or legal representative, or Family Members) (any such person, a “ Payee ”) net of any applicable Federal, State and local taxes required to be paid or withheld as a result of (a) the grant of any Award, (b) the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Rights, (c) the delivery of Shares or cash, (d) the lapse of any restrictions in connection with any Award, or (e) any other event occurring pursuant to the Plan. The Company or any Affiliate shall have the right to withhold from wages or other amounts otherwise payable to such Payee such withholding taxes as may be required by law, or to otherwise require the Payee to pay such withholding taxes. If the Payee shall fail to make such tax payments as are required, the Company or its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Payee or to take such other action as may be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligations. The Committee shall be authorized to establish procedures for election by Participants to satisfy such obligation for the payment of such taxes by tendering previously acquired Shares (either actually or by attestation, valued at their then Fair Market Value) that have been owned for a period of at least six months (or such other period to avoid accounting charges against the Company’s earnings), or by directing the Company to retain Shares (up to the employee’s minimum required tax withholding rate) otherwise deliverable in connection with the Award. If Shares acquired upon exercise of any Incentive Stock Option are disposed of in a disposition that, under Section 422 of the Code, disqualifies the holder from the application of Section 421(a) of the Code, the holder of the Shares immediately before the disposition will comply with any requirements imposed by the Company in order to enable the Company to secure the related income tax deduction to which it is entitled in such event.
     13.2 Right of Discharge Reserved; Claims to Awards . Nothing in the Plan nor the grant of an Award hereunder shall confer upon any Employee, Consultant or Director the right to continue in the employment or service of the Company or any Affiliate or affect any right that the Company or any Affiliate may have to terminate the employment or service of (or to demote or to exclude from future Awards under the Plan) any

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such Employee, Consultant or Director at any time for any reason. The Company shall not be liable for the loss of existing or potential profit from an Award granted in the event of termination of an employment or other relationship. No Employee or Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Employees or Participants under the Plan.
     13.3 Prospective Recipient . The prospective recipient of any Award under the Plan shall not, with respect to such Award, be deemed to have become a Participant, or to have any rights with respect to such Award, until and unless such recipient shall have executed an agreement or other instrument evidencing the Award and delivered a copy thereof to the Company, and otherwise complied with the then applicable terms and conditions.
     13.4 Cancellation of Award . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all outstanding Awards granted to any Participant may be canceled in the discretion of the Committee if the Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director or Consultant is terminated for Cause, or if, after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Status as an Employee, Director, or Consultant, the Committee determines that Cause existed before such termination.
     13.5 Stop Transfer Orders . All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the provisions of this Plan, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Shares are then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
     13.6 Nature of Payments . All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in consideration of services performed or to be performed for the Company or any Affiliate, division or business unit of the Company. Any income or gain realized pursuant to Awards under the Plan and any Stock Appreciation Rights constitute a special incentive payment to the Participant and shall not be taken into account, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law, as compensation for purposes of any of the employee benefit plans of the Company or any Affiliate except as may be determined by the Committee or by the Board or board of directors of the applicable Affiliate.
     13.7 Other Plans . Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.
     13.8 Severability . If any provision of the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall (a) be deemed limited to the extent that such court of competent jurisdiction deems it lawful, valid and/or enforceable and as so limited shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) not affect any other provision of the Plan or part thereof, each of which shall remain in full force and effect. If the making of any payment or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan shall be held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent any other payment or benefit from being made or provided under the Plan, and if the making of any payment in full or the provision of any other benefit required under the Plan in full would be unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable, then such unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not prevent such payment or benefit from being made or provided in part, to the extent that it would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, and the maximum payment or benefit that would not be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable shall be made or provided under the Plan.
     13.9 Construction . All references in the Plan to “ Section, ” “ Sections, ” or “ Article ” are intended to refer to the Section, Sections or Article, as the case may be, of the Plan. As used in the Plan, the words “ include ” and “ including, ” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “ without limitation.

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     13.10 Unfunded Status of the Plan . The Plan is intended to constitute an “ unfunded ” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver the Shares or payments in lieu of or with respect to Awards hereunder; provided, however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.
     13.11 Governing Law . The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken thereunder, to the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and construed accordingly.
     13.12 Effective Date of Plan; Termination of Plan . The Plan shall be effective as of April 26, 2011, subject to the approval of the Plan, within 12 months thereafter, by affirmative votes representing a majority of the votes cast under Applicable Laws at a duly constituted meeting of the stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan, the Plan shall be void and null ab initio and the Original Plan shall continue in full force and effect. If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan in the manner set forth herein, all Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms of the Original Plan. If the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan as set forth above, Awards may be granted under the Plan at any time and from time to time on or prior to the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan (unless the Board sooner suspends or terminates the Plan under Section 12.1), on which date the Plan will expire except as to Awards then outstanding under the Plan (which Awards shall remain in effect until they have been exercised or terminated, or have expired). Assuming approval by the stockholders of the Plan and notwithstanding the foregoing, unless affirmative votes representing a majority of the votes cast under Applicable Laws approve the continuation of Article 10 at the first duly constituted meeting of the stockholders of the Company that occurs in the fifth year following the effective date of the Plan, no Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, or Restricted Stock that is not intended to satisfy the requirements of Article 10, shall be made to Covered Employees following the date of such meeting.
     13.13 Foreign Employees . Awards may be granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to Employees employed in the United States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable in order to recognize differences in local law or tax policy. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise or vesting of Awards in order to minimize the Company’s obligation with respect to tax equalization for Employees on assignments outside their home country.
     13.14 Prior Plans . Upon approval of the Original Plan by the Company’s stockholders on June 19, 2007, the Prior Plans were automatically cancelled, effective as of April 24, 2007 (the effective date of the Original Plan), and no further grants or awards could thereafter be made under the Prior Plans. Grants and awards made under the Prior Plans before the date of such cancellation, however, shall continue in effect in accordance with their terms.
     13.15 Other Company Compensation Plans . Shares available for Awards under the Plan may be used by the Company as a form of payment of compensation under other Company compensation plans, whether or not existing on the date hereof. To the extent any Shares are used as such by the Company, such Shares will reduce the then number of Shares available under Article 3 of the Plan for future Awards.
     13.16 Captions . The captions in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to narrow, limit or affect the substance or interpretation of the provisions contained herein.

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Exhibit 10.2
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
     THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (together with the attached grant notice (the “ Grant Notice ”), (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the date set forth on the Grant Notice by and between Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the individual (the “ Grantee ”) set forth on the Grant Notice.
     A. Pursuant to the Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), the Committee has determined that it is to the advantage and best interest of the Company to grant to Grantee the number of Restricted Stock Units (as defined below) of the Company (the “ Units ”) set forth on the Grant Notice, and in all respects subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.
     B. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the Grantee and the Company hereby agree as follows:
     1.  Grant and Terms of Units .
     1.1 Grant of Units . Pursuant to the Grant Notice, the Company has granted to the Grantee, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement, the number of Restricted Stock Units set forth on the Grant Notice. “ Restricted Stock Units ” shall mean units granted pursuant to Article VIII of the Plan, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue shares of Common Stock to Grantee subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement (including the vesting and payment provisions of this Section 1).
     1.2 Account . Each Unit and Additional Unit (as defined below) shall be recorded in an account (the “ Account ”), which shall specify whether such Unit and Additional Unit is vested or nonvested and which shall be maintained on the books and records of the Company.
     1.3 Cash Dividends . Whenever any cash dividends are declared on the Common Stock, the Company will credit the Account on the date such dividend is paid with a number of additional Restricted Stock Units (the “ Additional Units ”) equal to the result of dividing (i) the product of (x) the total number of Units and Additional Units credited to the Account on the record date for such dividend (without taking into consideration the Additional Units credited to the Account as a result of such dividend) and (y) the per share amount of such dividend by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date such dividend is paid by the Company to the holders of Common Stock.
     1.4 Vesting . As of the date of grant set forth in the Grant Notice, all of the Units (including the right to Additional Units in respect thereof) shall be unvested, and shall become vested only in accordance with the schedule set forth in the Grant Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on the termination of Grantee’s continuous status as a Director for any reason, with or without cause, including as a result of death or Disability, the Units shall immediately cease vesting,

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and all Units remaining unvested as of the date of such termination (and all rights to any Additional Units with respect thereto as described above) shall be immediately forfeited, terminated and cancelled. In addition, Additional Units credited to the Account pursuant to Section 1.3, shall vest concurrently with the vesting of Units in respect of which such Additional Units were credited.
     1.5 Payment of Account .
          1.5.1 General . Payment of the Account shall be made in a lump sum to the Grantee (or, in the event of the Grantee’s death, to the Grantee’s beneficiary, as provided in Section 2.3) on the tenth business day of January of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Grantee’s services as a member of the Board terminates for any reason. The payment shall be made in shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Account, provided that any fractional Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash based on the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the payment date.
          1.5.2 Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control, the Account shall be paid to Grantee in a lump sum in cash within five business days after the consummation of the Change in Control, in an amount equal to the result of multiplying (i) the number of Restricted Stock Units credited to the Account on the Change in Control date by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Change in Control date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Change in Control involves the disposition or exchange of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash or securities, the price per share received by the holders of Common Stock shall be substituted for the Fair Market Value on the Change in Control date; if the price is paid other than solely in cash or securities with a readily determinable market value, the Board will have the sole discretion to determine the valuation of any such portion of the price per share and shall make such determination prior to the consummation of such Change in Control.
     1.6 No Stockholder Rights . Neither the Grantee nor any other person shall have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Units and Additional Units credited to the Account until the shares of Common Stock are issued to the Grantee (or the beneficiary of the Grantee) pursuant to Section 1.5.1.
     2.  General Restrictions on Transfer of Units .
     2.1 No Transfers of Unvested Units . Except as provided below with respect to beneficiaries, in no event shall the Grantee sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, encumber or dispose of any Units or Additional Units (or any right or interest therein) to any person in any manner whatsoever, whether voluntarily or by operation of law or otherwise. Any such purported transfer of Units and/or Additional Units shall be null and void and without force or effect.
     2.2 Beneficiary Designation . Grantee shall have the right, at any time, to designate any person or persons as his or her beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom payment under the Plan shall be paid in the event of his or her death prior to payment to the Grantee of his or her Account. Any beneficiary designation may be made or changed by Grantee by a written instrument, in such form as prescribed by the Committee, which is filed with the Company prior to Grantee’s death. If Grantee fails to designate a beneficiary, or if all designated beneficiaries predecease Grantee, the Account shall be paid to Grantee’s estate.

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     3.  Compliance with Applicable Laws; Section 409A . No Units will be issued pursuant to this Agreement unless and until there shall have been full compliance with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (whether by registration or satisfaction of exemption conditions), all applicable laws, and all applicable listing requirements of any national securities exchange or other market system on which the Common Stock is then listed. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, this Agreement will be construed, administered or deemed amended as necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to avoid taxation under Section 409A. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the requirements of Section 409A that are applicable to the Agreement and shall interpret the terms of the Agreement in a manner consistent therewith. Under no circumstances, however, shall the Company or any affiliate or any of its or their employees, officers, directors, service providers or agents have any liability to any person for any taxes, penalties or interest due on amounts paid or payable under this Agreement, including any taxes, penalties or interest imposed under Section 409A.
     4.  General .
     4.1 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the state of Delaware applicable to Agreements made and to be performed entirely in Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of Delaware or any other jurisdiction.
     4.2 Notices . Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be given in writing by express courier or by postage prepaid, United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address set forth below or to such other address for a party as that party may designate by 10 days advance written notice to the other parties. Notice shall be effective upon the earlier of receipt or 3 days after the mailing of such notice.
     
          If to the Company:
  Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
 
  2525 East El Segundo Boulevard
 
  El Segundo, CA 90245
 
  Attention: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
          If to Grantee, at the address set forth on the Company’s records.
     4.3 Community Property . Without prejudice to the actual rights of the spouses as between each other, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Grantee shall be treated as agent and attorney-in-fact for that interest held or claimed by his or her spouse with respect to any Units and the parties hereto shall act in all matters as if the Grantee was the sole owner of such Units. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
     4.4 Modifications . This Agreement may be amended, altered or modified only by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.
     4.5 Capitalization Adjustments . In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, dividend or distribution, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock as described in Section 12.2 of the Plan, the provisions of such Section shall apply to the Restricted Stock Units credited to the Account.

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     4.6 Additional Documents . Each party agrees to execute any and all further documents and writings, and to perform such other actions, which may be or become reasonably necessary or expedient to be made effective and carry out this Agreement.
     4.7 No Third-Party Benefits . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or enforceable by, any third-party beneficiary.
     4.8 Successors and Assigns . Except as provided herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
     4.9 No Assignment . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Grantee may not assign any of his or her rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion. The Company shall be permitted to assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement, but no such assignment shall release the Company of any obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
     4.10 Severability. The validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected even if one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect.
     4.11 Equitable Relief . The Grantee acknowledges that, in the event of a threatened or actual breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement, damages alone will be an inadequate remedy, and such breach will cause the Company great, immediate and irreparable injury and damage. Accordingly, the Grantee agrees that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief, and that such relief shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any remedies they may have at law or under this Agreement.
     4.12 Arbitration .
          4.12.1 General . Any controversy, dispute, or claim between the parties to this Agreement, including any claim arising out of, in connection with, or in relation to the formation, interpretation, performance or breach of this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, before a single arbitrator, in accordance with this Section 4.12 and the then most applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any state or federal court having jurisdiction thereof. Such arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be the exclusive remedy for determining any such dispute, regardless of its nature. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may in an appropriate matter apply to a court for provisional relief, including a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, on the ground that the award to which the applicant may be entitled in arbitration may be rendered ineffectual without provisional relief. Unless mutually agreed by the parties otherwise, any arbitration shall take place in the City of Los Angeles, California.
          4.12.2 Selection of Arbitrator . In the event the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator, the parties shall select a single arbitrator from a list of nine arbitrators drawn by the parties at random from a list of twenty persons (who shall be retired judges or corporate or litigation attorneys experienced in stock options and buy-sell agreements) provided by the office of the

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American Arbitration Association having jurisdiction over the City of Los Angeles, California. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator from the list so drawn, then the parties shall each strike names alternately from the list, with the first to strike being determined by lot. After each party has used four strikes, the remaining name on the list shall be the arbitrator. If such person is unable to serve for any reason, the parties shall repeat this process until an arbitrator is selected.
          4.12.3 Applicability of Arbitration; Remedial Authority . This agreement to resolve any disputes by binding arbitration shall extend to claims against any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of each party, and, when acting within such capacity, any officer, director, shareholder, employee or agent of each party, or of any of the above, and shall apply as well to claims arising out of state and federal statutes and local ordinances as well as to claims arising under the common law. In the event of a dispute subject to this paragraph, the parties shall be entitled to reasonable discovery subject to the discretion of the arbitrator. The remedial authority of the arbitrator (which shall include the right to grant injunctive or other equitable relief) shall be the same as, but no greater than, would be the remedial power of a court having jurisdiction over the parties and their dispute. The arbitrator shall, upon an appropriate motion, dismiss any claim without an evidentiary hearing if the party bringing the motion establishes that he or it would be entitled to summary judgment if the matter had been pursued in court litigation. In the event of a conflict between the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association and these procedures, the provisions of these procedures shall govern.
          4.12.4 Fees and Costs . Any filing or administrative fees shall be borne initially by the party requesting arbitration. The Company shall be responsible for the costs and fees of the arbitration, unless the Grantee wishes to contribute (up to 50%) of the costs and fees of the arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the prevailing party in such arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator, and in any enforcement or other court proceedings, shall be entitled, to the extent permitted by law, to reimbursement from the other party for all of the prevailing party’s costs (including but not limited to the arbitrator’s compensation), expenses, and attorneys’ fees.
          4.12.5 Award Final and Binding; Severability . The arbitrator shall render an award and written opinion, and the award shall be final and binding upon the parties. If any of the provisions of this paragraph, or of this Agreement, are determined to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, such determination shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be reformed to the extent necessary to carry out its provisions to the greatest extent possible and to insure that the resolution of all conflicts between the parties, including those arising out of statutory claims, shall be resolved by neutral, binding arbitration. If a court should find that the arbitration provisions of this Agreement are not absolutely binding, then the parties intend any arbitration decision and award to be fully admissible in evidence in any subsequent action, given great weight by any finder of fact, and treated as determinative to the maximum extent permitted by law.
     4.13 Headings . The section headings in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way define, limit, extend or interpret the scope of this Agreement or of any particular section.
     4.14 Number and Gender . Throughout this Agreement, as the context may require, (a) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter gender includes the masculine and the feminine; (b) the singular tense and number includes the plural, and the plural tense and number

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includes the singular; (c) the past tense includes the present, and the present tense includes the past; and (d) references to parties, sections, paragraphs and exhibits mean the parties, sections, paragraphs and exhibits of and to this Agreement.
     4.15 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
     4.16 Complete Agreement . The Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan constitute the parties’ entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all agreements, representations, warranties, statements, promises and understandings, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

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BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION — RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
(2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan)
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the “ Company ”), pursuant to its 2007 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), hereby grants to Grantee the number of restricted stock units of the Company set forth below (the “ Units ”). The Units are subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) which is attached hereto, and the Plan (a copy of which has been made available to you). The Agreement and the Plan are deemed to be incorporated herein in their entirety.
         
Grantee:
       
Date of Grant:
 
 
   
Initial Vesting Date:
 
 
   
Number of Restricted Stock Units:
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
Vesting Schedule: Subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Agreement and the Plan, the Units shall vest with respect to ___% of the Units subject to this Grant Notice on the Initial Vesting Date. On each subsequent anniversary of the Initial Vesting Date, the Units shall become vested with respect to an additional ___% of the Units subject to this Grant Notice. Additional restricted stock units credited to the Grantee’s account as a result of dividends or other distributions in respect of the Company’s common stock shall vest concurrently with the vesting of Units in respect of which such additional restricted stock units were credited.
Acceleration of Vesting Upon a Change of Control: Upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan), all Units (and all additional restricted stock units credited to the Grantee’s account as a result of dividends or other distributions in respect of the Company’s common stock) shall fully vest.
Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: The undersigned Grantee acknowledges receipt of, and has read and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Agreement and the Plan. Grantee further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this Grant Notice, the Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Grantee and the Company regarding the grant by the Company of the Units referred to in this Grant Notice. Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board or the Committee upon any questions arising under this Grant Notice, the Agreement or the Plan.
               
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORPORATION   GRANTEE:
 
           
By:
           
       
 
  Signature       Signature
 
           
Title:
      Date:     
 
       
 
           
Date:
           
 
 
       
ATTACHMENT:              Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
SPOUSE OF GRANTEE:
Spouse has read and understands this Grant Notice, the Agreement and the Plan and is executing this Grant Notice to evidence Spouse’s consent and agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Grant Notice, the Agreement and the Plan (including those relating to the appointment of the Grantee as agent for any interest that Spouse may have in the Units).
             
 
Signature
     
 
                 Date
   
Grantee Address:
 

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