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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO._____)*
HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC.
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
COMMON STOCK, $ .01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
428565 10 5
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 428565 10 5 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The SK Equity Fund, L. P. (IRS ID No. 061312136)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,459,812
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,486,721
BENEFICIALLY OWNED ---------------------------------------------------------
BY EACH
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 2,459,812
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,486,721
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,486,721
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
38.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 428565 10 5 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The SK Investment Fund, L. P. (IRS ID No. 061408409)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
26,909
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,486,721
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 26,909
PERSON --------------------------------------------------------
WITH
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,486,721
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,486,721
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
38.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 428565 10 5 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
SKM Partners, L. P. (IRS ID No. 061301330)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,486,721
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,486,721
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,486,721
PERSON --------------------------------------------------------
WITH
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,486,721
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,486,721
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
38.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 428565 10 5 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Thomas A. Saunders, III (SS No. ###-##-####)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,486,721
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
PERSON
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,486,721
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,486,721
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
38.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 428565 10 5 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Allan W. Karp (SS No. ###-##-####)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,486,721
BENEFICIALLY OWNED ---------------------------------------------------------
BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
PERSON ---------------------------------------------------------
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,486,721
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,486,721
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
38.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. 428565 10 5 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John F. Megrue, Jr. (SS No. ###-##-####)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
6,000 *
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,492,721 *
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH ---------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 6,000 *
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,492,721 *
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,492,721 *
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
39.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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* See Note 2 to Item 4 below
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CUSIP No. 428565 10 5 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Christopher K. Reilly (SS No. ###-##-####)
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,486,721
BENEFICIALLY OWNED ---------------------------------------------------------
BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 0
PERSON WITH ---------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,486,721
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,486,721
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
38.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1(a) Name Of Issuer:
Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. (the "Company")
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Item 1(b) Address Of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
451 Industrial Lane, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
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Item 2(a) Name Of Person Filing:
This statement is filed on behalf of the persons identified in
Item 4 below. In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) (1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), each person filing this statement acknowledges that he is
responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information
contained herein concerning that person, but is not responsible
for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning
the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or
has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
Item 2(b) Address Of Principal Business Office Or, If None, Residence:
(1) For the SK Equity Fund, L.P., SK Investment Fund, L.P., SKM
Partners, L.P., Thomas A. Saunders, III, Allan W. Karp, John
F. Megrue, Jr. and Christopher K. Reilly:
Two Greenwich Plaza
Suite 100
Greenwich, CT 06830
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Each of the persons filing this statement is a United States
citizen or an organization created or governed under the laws of
a state of the United States.
Item 2(d) Title Of Class Of Securities:
This statement relates to the Company's common stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock").
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
428565 10 5
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Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b).
Not Applicable
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Item 4 Ownership:
Incorporated by reference to Items (5) - (9) and (11) of the cover
page pertaining to each reporting person.
Note 1: SKM Partners, L.P. (the "General Partner") is the general
partner of each of the SK Equity Fund L.P. and the SK Investment Fund,
L.P. (the "Funds"), and Messrs. Saunders, Karp, Megrue, and Reilly are
general partners and Messrs. Saunders, Karp, Megrue and Reilly may be
deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote and to dispose
or direct the disposition of all shares owned by the Funds.
Note 2: In addition to the above mentioned ownership, Mr. Megrue
holds 2,000 shares directly, 2,000 shares custodially for Kyle G.
Megrue, and 2,000 shares custodially for Christopher Megrue.
Item 5 Ownership Of Five Percent Or Less Of A Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership Of More Than Five Percent On Behalf Of Another Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification And Classification Of The Subsidiary Which Acquired The
Security Being Reported On By The Parent Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification And Classification Of Members Of The Group:
See Item 4 above
Item 9 Notice Of Dissolution Of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
Not Applicable
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of each of the
undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 20,1998
THE SK EQUITY FUND, L.P.
By: SKM Partners, L.P., as
General Partner
By: /s/ Allan W. Karp
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Its: General Partner
SK INVESTMENT FUND, L.
By: SKM Partners, L.P, as
General Partner
By: /s/ Allan W. Karp
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Its: General Partner
SKM PARTNERS, L.P.
By: /s/ Allan W. Karp
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Its: General Partner
/s/ Thomas A. Saunders, III
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Thomas A. Saunders, III
/s/ Allan W. Karp
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Allan W. Karp
/s/ John F. Megrue, Jr
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John F. Megrue, Jr.
/s/ Christopher K. Reilly
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Christopher K. Reilly
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