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* STACK EDWARD W (Last) (First) (Middle) 345 COURT STREET (Street) CORAOPOLIS PA 15108 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC [ DKS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/03/2017
	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, par value $0.01 per share	04/03/2017		A		106,990(1)	A	$0.00	3,920,841(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	04/03/2017		F		13,997	D	$49.07	3,906,844(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								1,439,311	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								2,058,748	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								3,333,333	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								3,333,333	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(6)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								3,333,334	I	By grantor retained annuity trust(7)

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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.07	04/03/2017		A		151,210		(8)	04/03/2024	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	151,210	$0.00	151,210	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares of time-based restricted stock, subject to vesting.

2. Amount includes 2,568,999 shares of Class B common stock (the "Class B Common Stock"), which is not registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Holders of Class B Common Stock have identical rights to holders of common stock, except that holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to 10 votes for each share held of record. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of common stock.

3. These shares are held by the Edward W. Stack Grantor Retained Annuity Trust IV.

4. These shares are held by the Edward W. Stack Grantor Retained Annuity Trust V.

5. These shares are held by the Edward W. Stack Grantor Retained Annuity Trust VI.

6. These shares are held by the Edward W. Stack Grantor Retained Annuity Trust VII.

7. These shares are held by the Edward W. Stack Grantor Retained Annuity Trust VIII.

8. Stock option vests 25% per year on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.

Remarks:

	/s/ Edward W. Stack	04/05/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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