Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS)

 

Messrs. Chirico (Chairperson), Rossi and Schorr were members of the Audit Committee during fiscal 2008, which has been established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We adopted an Audit Committee charter that was effective upon completion of our initial public offering, and which was amended in December 2003, December 2004, March 2007 and in March 2009 to reflect various rule changes promulgated by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the SEC. As a result of the amendments made to the Audit Committee Charter in March 2009, we have included the current Audit Committee Charter in Appendix A of this proxy statement, and our Audit Committee Charter as amended is also available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com). The Audit Committee reviews the engagement of our independent auditors, makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the selection of independent auditors and reviews the scope, fees and results of any audit. Emanuel Chirico is qualified as the audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the SEC regulations, and the Board has determined that he has accounting and financial management expertise within the meaning of the standards of the NYSE. The Board has determined

 

Messrs. Chirico (Chairperson), Rossi and Schorr were members of the Audit Committee during fiscal 2007, which has been established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We adopted an Audit Committee charter that was effective upon completion of our initial public offering, which we amended and restated after the adoption of the final New York Stock Exchange rules relating to corporate governance in December 2003, amended further in December 2004 to reflect additional changes in the New York Stock Exchange rules relating to corporate governance under which the Audit Committee reviews with management our internal financial controls, accounting procedures and reports, and amended again in March 2007 to address revised rules promulgated by the SEC relating to review and approval of related party transactions as set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K. The Audit Committee also reviews the engagement of our independent auditors, makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the selection of independent auditors and reviews the scope, fees and results of any audit. Emanuel Chirico is qualified as the audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the SEC regulations, and the Board has determined that he has accounting and financial management expertise within the meaning of the standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The Board has determined that Mr. Chirico is independent as the term is defined in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A, and the Board has determined that all members of our Audit Committee are independent within the meaning of the SEC regulations relating to audit committee independence, the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. Our Audit Committee Charter is available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com), and a printed copy may be obtained by contacting our Investor Relations Department, at 300 Industry Drive, RIDC Park West, Pittsburgh, PA 15275, or via email at investors@dcsg.com.

 

 

Messrs. Chirico (Chairperson), Schorr and Rossi were members of the Audit Committee during fiscal 2006, which has been established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We adopted an Audit Committee charter that was effective upon completion of our initial public offering, which we amended and restated after the adoption of the final New York Stock Exchange rules relating to corporate governance in December 2003, amended further in December 2004 to reflect additional changes in the New York Stock Exchange rules relating to corporate governance under which the Audit Committee reviews with management our internal financial controls, accounting procedures and reports, and amended again in March 2007 to address revised rules promulgated by the SEC relating to review and approval of related party transactions as set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K. The Audit Committee also reviews the engagement of our independent auditors, makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the selection of independent auditors and reviews the scope, fees and results of any audit. Emanuel Chirico is qualified as the audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the SEC regulations, and the Board has determined that he has accounting and financial management expertise within the meaning of the standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The Board has determined that Mr. Chirico is independent as the term is defined in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A, and the Board has determined that all members of our Audit Committee are independent within the meaning of the SEC regulations relating to audit committee independence, the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. Our Audit Committee Charter is available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com), and a printed copy may be obtained by contacting our Investor Relations Department, at 300 Industry Drive, RIDC Park West, Pittsburgh, PA 15275, or via email at investors@dcsg.com.