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On February 16, 2024, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union No. 719 Pension Trust Fund filed a putative shareholder class action complaint against the Company and certain of our executive officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. On July 30, 2024, the Court appointed the State of Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer, on behalf of the Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Rhode Island, and Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension Fund as lead plaintiffs in the action (now captioned In re Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 2:24-cv-00196-NR-KT) (the “Securities Litigation”). On October 15, 2024, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint against the same defendants alleging that the defendants violated Section 10(b) and Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, by making material misrepresentations and omissions about the Company’s business and financial condition, including regarding the Company’s inventory, margins, and business prospects, as well as inventory shrinkage related to retail theft. The consolidated complaint is brought on behalf of a putative class of those who purchased or otherwise acquired our common stock between August 23, 2022 and August 21, 2023, and seeks relief including damages and costs, including attorneys’ fees. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss the consolidated complaint on December 16, 2024.
On August 12, 2025, the Magistrate Judge assigned to the case issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted in part and denied in part. On September 11, 2025, the defendants filed objections to the Report and Recommendation. On April 3, 2026, the District Judge issued a decision dismissing the claims related to statements concerning inventory shrinkage and risk factors and certain of the statements regarding inventory, and denied the motion as to some statements regarding inventory. On June 3, 2026, the defendants filed an Answer to the consolidated complaint. The Company does not believe the consolidated complaint states any meritorious claims and intends to defend this case vigorously. At this early stage of the proceedings, the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation.
On February 13, 2025 and May 2, 2025, two stockholder derivative actions were filed against certain of our executive officers and directors, and against the Company as nominal defendant, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The complaints allege violations of Section 14(a) and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment, including based on alleged misrepresentations and omissions that are similar to the allegations in the Securities Litigation. The complaints seek relief on behalf of the Company including damages, restitution, and governance reforms, and an award of costs, including attorneys’ fees. On May 16, 2025, the Court consolidated the actions (now captioned In re Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Derivative Litigation, Case No. 2:25-cv-00209-NR-KT) (the “Derivative Litigation”). On June 2, 2026, the Court entered an order staying the Derivative Litigation pending the resolution of the Securities Litigation. The Company does not believe that the derivative complaints state any meritorious claims and intends to defend this case vigorously. At this early stage of the proceedings, the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation.
By letters dated June 23, 2025, August 8, 2025 and March 18, 2026, the Company received demands from purported stockholders for the inspection of books and records under Section 220 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“Section 220”) for asserted purposes including investigating possible wrongdoing and breach of fiduciary duty by the Company’s directors and/or officers related to allegations in the Securities Litigation and the Derivative Litigation. The Company objected to the three demands. On November 3, 2025, the stockholder making the August 8, 2025 demand, Benjamin L. Anderson, filed a complaint against the Company in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware seeking to compel an inspection of books and records under Section 220 for asserted purposes including investigation of potential wrongdoing by the Company’s current and/or former directors and officers in connection with allegations in the Securities Litigation (captioned Anderson v. DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc., C.A. No. 2025-1269-LM) (the “Anderson Section 220 Complaint”). The Anderson Section 220 Complaint seeks relief including an order requiring inspection of certain books and records and payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses. On November 25, 2025, the Court entered an order staying the Anderson action. On May 22, 2026, the Court entered an order providing that the Anderson action shall remain stayed and requiring the parties to file a status update each month. The Company does not believe that the Anderson Section 220 Complaint states any meritorious claims and intends to defend this case vigorously. At this early stage of the proceedings, the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation.
We and our subsidiaries are involved in various other proceedings that are incidental to the normal course of our business. As of the date of this Form 10-Q Report, we do not expect that any of such other proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
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