Alexander Medina Seaver‘s Stadium Capital Management recently filed a Form 13D with the SEC, in which it reported Dominic P. DeMarco’s resignation from the Board of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (NASDAQ:BGFV), after almost five years in the position The fund and Mr. DeMarco are under the impression that major improvements in the management of the company and the structure of its Board have happened during that period of time, by cause of the Settlement Agreement. Therefore, Mr. DeMarco and Stadium Capital Management thought it unnecessary for Mr. DeMarco to continue serving on the Board. According to the Settlement Agreement, Stadium Capital Management owns the right to find a replacement for Mr. DeMarco.
The filing also revealed that Stadium Capital Management has slightly lowered its stake in Big 5 Sporting Goods as it currently owns 2.58 million shares, which amass 11.7% of the company’s outstanding stock. Previously, the fund’s stake consisted of 2.68 million shares, which represented 12.1% of the float, as per its latest 13D filing on the company on August 15.
Big 5 Sporting Goods is a company that retails different sporting goods, offering many sports accessories and products. Over the past 12 months, the company’s shares have increased by 21.55%. For the second quarter of its fiscal year 2016, the company reported earnings per share of $0.10 and revenue of $241.41 million, compared to earnings per share of $0.12 and revenue of $240.41 million for the same quarter a year earlier.
Out of the 749 hedge funds that we follow which filed 13Fs for the June quarter, ten were bullish on Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) at the end of June, down from 13 at the end of March. Some of the investors long the stock included Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors, with a position valued at $3.86 million at the end of June, Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, which held a position worth around $2.50 million, Peter Algert and Kevin Coldiron’s Algert Coldiron Investors, and Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group. An investor that dumped Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) during the quarter was Neil Chriss’ Hutchin Hill Capital, which dumped a position which had been valued at $630,000 at the end of March.
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Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium Capital Management GP | 0 | 2,580,295 | 0 | 2,580,295 | 2,580,295 | 11.7% |
| Stadium Capital Management | 0 | 2,580,295 | 0 | 2,580,295 | 2,580,295 | 11.7% |
| Alexander M. Seaver | 0 | 2,580,295 | 0 | 2,580,295 | 2,580,295 | 11.7% |
| Bradley R. Kent | 0 | 2,580,295 | 0 | 2,580,295 | 2,580,295 | 11.7% |
| Stadium Capital Partners | 0 | 2,348,125 | 0 | 2,348,125 | 2,348,125 | 10.7% |
| Stadium Capital Qualified Partners | 0 | 232,170 | 0 | 232,170 | 232,170 | 1.1% |
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 13)*
| Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Stock |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 08915P101 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| Stadium Capital Management, 199 Elm Street New Canaan, CT 06840-5321 (203) 972-8235 |
| (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person |
| September 9, 2016 |
| (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
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