SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HICKS KEN C (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC. 1800 NORTH MASON ROAD (Street) KATY TX 77449 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. [ ASO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/30/2022
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/31/2022		M		1,273	A	(1)	452,923	D
Common Stock	03/31/2022		F		441	D	$39.17	452,482	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units(2)	(3)	03/30/2022		A		63,760		(4)	03/30/2032	Common Stock	63,760	$0	63,760	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)(2)	$39.17	03/30/2022		A		308,415		(5)	03/30/2032	Common Stock	308,415	$0	308,415	D
Restricted Stock Units(2)	(1)	03/31/2022		M			1,273	(6)	03/31/2031	Common Stock	1,273	$0	43,304	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

2. Granted under the Company's 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right upon vesting to receive one share of Issuer common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock").

4. On March 30, 2022, the Reporting Person was granted 63,760 performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs). These PRSUs vest if certain performance criteria and/or Issuer stock price conditions are met and certified by the Issuer's compensation committee. The number of shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person may be entitled to receive upon vesting, if any, may vary from 0% to 100% of the number shown above based on the Issuer's achievement of certain performance criteria for fiscal 2022. Upon certification by the Issuer's compensation committee, 1/48 of the total PRSUs granted will vest for every monthly anniversary since the Vesting Commencement Date (i.e., January 30, 2022), and thereafter on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, or upon certification by the Issuer's compensation committee of achievement of certain Issuer stock price conditions as of the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

5. These time-based options vest in 48 equal monthly installments beginning on first anniversary of the grant date.

6. On March 31, 2021, the Reporting Person was granted 61,133 PRSUs. These PRSUs vest if certain performance criteria and/or Issuer stock price conditions are met and certified by the Issuer's compensation committee. Following certification of achievement of the performance criteria during fiscal 2021 by the Issuer's compensation committee on March 2, 2022, 1/48 of the total PRSUs granted will vest for every monthly anniversary since the Vesting Commencement Date (i.e., January 31, 2021), and thereafter on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gary Holland, Attorney-in-fact	04/01/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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