EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV), a leading sporting goods retailer, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share of outstanding common stock, which will be paid on March 15, 2007 to stockholders of record as of March 1, 2007.
About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the United States, operating 345 stores in 10 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet. Big 5's product mix includes athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, snowboarding and in-line skating.
SOURCE Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
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/CONTACT: Barry Emerson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, +1-310-536-0611; or John Mills, Senior
Managing Director of Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc., +1-310-954-1105,
for Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation/
/Web site: http://www.big5sportinggoods.com /
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