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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): March 2, 2022

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. ☐

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 2, 2022, Allen I. Questrom, an independent Class II member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his intention to retire and not seek re-election as a member of the Board effective upon the expiration of his current term at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 2, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Meeting”).

In addition, on March 2, 2022, Nate M. Taylor, a Class I member of the Board, notified the Company of his intention to resign from the Board, also effective at the 2022 Annual Meeting.

Messrs. Questrom's and Taylor's respective decisions to retire and resign are not due to any disagreement between them and the Company on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company and are based solely on personal reasons to retire of Mr. Questrom and other work commitments and requirements of Mr. Taylor.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC.

Date: March 7, 2022

By:

/s/

Rene G. Casares

Name:

Rene G. Casares

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary