Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.

03/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/28/2024 16:48

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ford Earl Carlton IV
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. [ASO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & CFO /
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC. , 1800 NORTH MASON ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
KATY TX 77449
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 8. Price of Derivative Security 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ford Earl Carlton IV
C/O ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC.
1800 NORTH MASON ROAD
KATY, TX77449


EVP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Gary Holland, Attorney-in-Fact 2024-03-28
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted under the Company's 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
(2) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock").
(3) On March 26, 2024, the Reporting Person was granted 9,544 performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs"). These PRSUs vest if certain preestablished performance metrics related to the Company's (i) adjusted pre-tax income, and (ii) return on invested capital over a 3-year period beginning on February 4, 2024 and ending on January 30, 2027, are achieved and certified by the Issuer's compensation committee (which, if any, may vary from 0% to 200% of the number shown above), subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through each applicable vesting date.
(4) These time-based RSUs vest in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
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