| UNITED STATES | ||||||||||||||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||||||||||||
| FORM 8-K | ||||||||||||||
| CURRENT REPORT | ||||||||||||||
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||||||||||||
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 10, 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 001-39589 | 85-1800912 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||||||||||
| incorporation) | File No.) | Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 1800 North Mason Road | ||||||||||||||
| Katy, Texas 77449 | ||||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code) | ||||||||||||||
| (281) 646-5200 | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||
| Not Applicable | ||||||||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||||||||||||
| Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: | ||||||||||||||
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | ASO | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). | ||||||||||||||
| Emerging Growth Company ☐ | ||||||||||||||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ | ||||||||||||||
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On September 10, 2024, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended August 3, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including exhibits, is being furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 5, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend with respect to the quarter ended August 3, 2024 of $0.11 per share of outstanding common stock of the Company, payable on October 17, 2024, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 19, 2024.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |||||||
| Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. Press Release, dated September 10, 2024. | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
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.
| ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC. | ||
| Date: September 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ | Rene G. Casares | |||||||||||
| Name: | Rene G. Casares | |||||||||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||||||||