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): JANUARY 24, 2003 ------------------ DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 001-31463 16-1241537 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 200 Industry Drive, RIDC Park West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 809-0100 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. In January 2003, Edward W. Stack, the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, paid in full his $6.2 million in principal amount, ten-year loan from the company made on May 16, 2001. The company's registration statement for its initial public offering described the terms of this loan as well as the fact that Mr. Stack was exploring ways to prepay the loan prior to 2011. In addition to the principal amount, Mr. Stack paid accrued interest at the highest rate of interest (12%) called for by the loan because the annual interest payment due in May 2002 was paid in January 2003 due to an inadvertent oversight. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. Date: January 27, 2003 By: /s/Michael F. Hines --------------------------------- Name: Michael F. Hines Title: Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer 3