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Reminder - Big 5 Sporting Goods to Report 2002 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results and Host Conference Call on February 12

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV) said that on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, the company will release its 2002 fourth quarter and full year financial results. The company also said that Steven Miller, the company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Charles Kirk, Chief Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call that same day at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. Eastern) to review the company's financial results and operations.

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The conference call will be available to interested parties through a live audio Internet broadcast at www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz374181501gf12.html . The call will be archived and accessible on the web site beginning at 4:00 p.m., Pacific, Wednesday, February 12, 2003 through 4:00 p.m. Pacific, Tuesday, February 28, 2003.

About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

Big 5 is the leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 275 stores in 10 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering of over 25,000 stock keeping units 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: Charles Kirk, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, +1-310-536-0611; or Robert Jaffe of PondelWilkinson MS&L, +1-323-866-6060, for Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation/

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