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This excerpt taken from the DKS DEF 14A filed Apr 20, 2009.
Report of the Audit Committee
 
The following Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.
 
The charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com), specifies that the purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its responsibility to:
 
  •  oversee the integrity of the audit process, financial reporting and internal accounting controls of the Company;
 
  •  oversee the work of the Company’s financial management, the internal auditors employed by the Company and any registered public accounting firm employed by the Company for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;
 
  •  oversee management’s development of, and adherence to, a sound system of internal accounting and financial controls and that internal auditors and outside auditors objectively assess the Company’s financial reporting, accounting practices and internal controls; and
 
  •  provide an open avenue of communication between outside auditors, internal auditors and the Board.
 
In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee, among other things:
 
  •  provides oversight on matters relating to its appointment and oversight of the outside auditors;
 
  •  reviews matters concerning the appointment and oversight of the internal auditors;


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  •  provides oversight and review of accounting principles and practices and internal controls;
 
  •  provides oversight and monitoring of the Company’s financial statements and audits;
 
  •  oversees matters relating to communications with the outside auditors and management;
 
  •  prepares an annual report to be included in the Company’s proxy statement relating to the annual report; and
 
  •  provides oversight to the extent it deems necessary on certain other matters related to certain related party transactions.
 
The Audit Committee met ten (10) times during fiscal 2008. The Audit Committee schedules its meetings with a view to ensuring that it devotes appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Audit Committee’s meetings include, whenever appropriate, executive sessions with the Company’s independent auditors without the presence of the Company’s management.
 
As part of its oversight of the Company’s financial statements, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses with both management and the Company’s independent auditors all annual financial statements and quarterly operating results prior to their issuance. During fiscal 2008, management advised the Audit Committee that each set of financial statements reviewed had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and reviewed significant accounting and disclosure issues with the Audit Committee. These reviews included discussion with the outside auditors of matters required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees) as amended (AICPA, Professional Standards, Vol. 1. AV Section 380) and as adopted by the Public Accounting Oversight Board in Rule 3200T, including the adoption of, or changes to, the Company’s significant internal auditing and accounting principles and procedures as suggested by the outside auditors, internal audit and management and any management letters provided by the outside auditors and the response to those letters. The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from the Company’s independent accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (sometimes referred to as D&T), required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding D&T’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has had discussions with D&T regarding their independence. The Audit Committee has also received, reviewed and discussed with D&T the report required by section 10A(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Taking all of these reviews and discussions into account, the undersigned Audit Committee members recommended to the Board of Directors that the Board approve the inclusion of the Company’s audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, for filing with the SEC.
 
Members of the Audit Committee
 
Emanuel Chirico (Chairperson)
Lawrence J. Schorr
Walter Rossi


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Report of the Audit Committee
 
The following Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.
 
The charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, the full text of which is available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com), specifies that the purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its responsibility to:
 
  •  oversee the integrity of the audit process, financial reporting and internal accounting controls of the Company;
 
  •  oversee the work of the Company’s financial management, the internal auditors employed by the Company and any registered public accounting firm employed by the Company for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;
 
  •  oversee management’s development of, and adherence to, a sound system of internal accounting and financial controls and that internal auditors and outside auditors objectively assess the Company’s financial reporting, accounting practices and internal controls; and
 
  •  provide an open avenue of communication between outside auditors, internal auditors and the Board.
 
In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee, among other things:
 
  •  provides oversight on matters relating to its appointment and oversight of the outside auditors;
 
  •  reviews matters concerning the appointment and oversight of the internal auditors;
 
  •  provides oversight and review of accounting principles and practices and internal controls;
 
  •  provides oversight and monitoring of the Company’s financial statements and audits;
 
  •  oversees matters relating to communications with the outside auditors and management;
 
  •  prepares an annual report to be included in the Company’s proxy statement relating to the annual report; and
 
  •  provides oversight to the extent it deems necessary on certain other matters related to certain related party transactions.
 
The Audit Committee met eleven (11) times during fiscal 2007. The Audit Committee schedules its meetings with a view to ensuring that it devotes appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Committee’s meetings include, whenever appropriate, executive sessions with the Company’s independent auditors without the presence of the Company’s management.
 
As part of its oversight of the Company’s financial statements, the Committee reviews and discusses with both management and the Company’s independent auditors all annual financial statements and quarterly operating results prior to their issuance. During fiscal 2007, management advised the Committee that each set of financial statements reviewed had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and reviewed significant accounting and disclosure issues with the Committee. These reviews included discussion with the outside auditors of matters required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees), including the adoption of, or changes to, the Company’s significant internal auditing and accounting principles and procedures as suggested by the outside auditors, internal audit and management and any management letters provided by the outside auditors and the response to those letters. The Committee also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP matters relating to its independence, including a review of audit and non-audit fees and the disclosures made to the Committee pursuant to Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees) and the Audit Committee has received a written disclosure letter as required by that standard. The Audit Committee has also received, reviewed and discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the report required by section 10A(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


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Taking all of these reviews and discussions into account, the undersigned Committee members recommended to the Board of Directors that the Board approve the inclusion of the Company’s audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2008, for filing with the SEC.
 
Members of the Audit Committee
 
Emanuel Chirico (Chairperson)
Lawrence J. Schorr
Walter Rossi
 
Report of the Audit Committee
 
The following Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.
 
The charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, the full text of which is available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com), specifies that the purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its responsibility to:
 
  •  oversee the integrity of the audit process, financial reporting and internal accounting controls of the Company;
 
  •  oversee the work of the Company’s financial management, the internal auditors employed by the Company and any registered public accounting firm employed by the Company for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;
 
  •  oversee management’s development of, and adherence to, a sound system of internal accounting and financial controls and that internal auditors and outside auditors objectively assess the Company’s financial reporting, accounting practices and internal controls; and
 
  •  provide an open avenue of communication between outside auditors, internal auditors and the Board.
 
In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee, among other things:
 
  •  provides oversight on matters relating to its appointment of and oversight of the outside auditors;
 
  •  reviews matters concerning the appointment and oversight of the internal auditors;
 
  •  provides oversight and review of accounting principles and practices and internal controls;
 
  •  provides oversight and monitoring of the Company’s financial statements and audits;
 
  •  oversees matters relating to communications with the outside auditors and management;
 
  •  prepares an annual report to be included in the Company’s proxy statement relating to the annual report; and
 
  •  provides oversight to the extent it deems necessary on certain other matters related to certain related party transactions.
 
The Audit Committee met nine (9) times during fiscal 2006. The Audit Committee schedules its meetings with a view to ensuring that it devotes appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Committee’s meetings include, whenever appropriate, executive sessions with the Company’s independent auditors without the presence of the Company’s management.


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As part of its oversight of the Company’s financial statements, the Committee reviews and discusses with both management and the Company’s independent auditors all annual financial statements and quarterly operating results prior to their issuance. During fiscal 2006, management advised the Committee that each set of financial statements reviewed had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and reviewed significant accounting and disclosure issues with the Committee. These reviews included discussion with the outside auditors of matters required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees), including the adoption of, or changes to, the Company’s significant internal auditing and accounting principles and procedures as suggested by the outside auditors, internal audit and management and any management letters provided by the outside auditors and the response to those letters. The Committee also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP matters relating to its independence, including a review of audit and non-audit fees and the disclosures made to the Committee pursuant to Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees) and the Audit Committee has received a written disclosure letter as required by that standard. The Audit Committee has also received, reviewed and discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the report required by section 10A(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Taking all of these reviews and discussions into account, the undersigned Committee members recommended to the Board of Directors that the Board approve the inclusion of the Company’s audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2007, for filing with the SEC.
 
Members of the Audit Committee
 
Emanuel Chirico (Chairperson)
Lawrence J. Schorr
Walter Rossi
 
Report of the Audit Committee

      The following Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.

      The charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors specifies that the purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its responsibility to:

  •  oversee the integrity of the audit process, financial reporting and internal accounting controls of the Company;
 
  •  oversee the work of the Company’s financial management, the internal auditors employed by the Company and any registered public accounting firm employed by the Company for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;
 
  •  oversee management’s development of, and adherence to, a sound system of internal accounting and financial controls and that internal auditors and outside auditors objectively assess the Company’s financial reporting, accounting practices and internal controls; and
 
  •  provide an open avenue of communication between outside auditors, internal auditors and the Board.

(In connection with the New York Stock Exchange’s adopting its revised Corporate Governance Standards, we amended and restated the Company’s Audit Committee Charter on December 1, 2004. The full text of the Committee’s charter is available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com).)

      In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee, among other things:

  •  provides oversight on matters relating to its appointment of and oversight of the outside auditors;
 
  •  reviews matters concerning the appointment and oversight of the internal auditors;
 
  •  provides oversight and review of accounting principles and practices and internal controls;
 
  •  provides oversight and monitoring of the Company’s financial statements and audits;
 
  •  oversees matters relating to communications with the outside auditors and management;
 
  •  prepares an annual report to be included in the Company’s proxy statement relating to the annual report; and
 
  •  provides oversight to the extent it deems necessary on certain other matters related to certain related party transactions.

      The Committee met five (5) times during fiscal 2005. The Committee schedules its meetings with a view to ensuring that it devotes appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Committee’s meetings include, whenever appropriate, executive sessions with the Company’s independent auditors without the presence of the Company’s management.

      As part of its oversight of the Company’s financial statements, the Committee reviews and discusses with both management and the Company’s independent auditors all annual financial statements and quarterly operating results prior to their issuance. During fiscal 2005, management advised the Committee that each set of financial statements reviewed had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,

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and reviewed significant accounting and disclosure issues with the Committee. These reviews included discussion with the outside auditors of matters required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees), including the adoption of, or changes to, the Company’s significant internal auditing and accounting principles and procedures as suggested by the outside auditors, internal audit and management and any management letters provided by the outside auditors and the response to those letters. The Committee also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP matters relating to its independence, including a review of audit and non-audit fees and the disclosures made to the Committee pursuant to Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees) and the Audit Committee has received a written disclosure letter as required by that standard. The Audit Committee has also received, reviewed and discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the report required by section 10A(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

      Taking all of these reviews and discussions into account, the undersigned Committee members recommended to the Board of Directors that the Board approve the inclusion of the Company’s audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 2006, for filing with the Commission.

  Members of the Audit Committee
 
  Emanuel Chirico (Chairperson)
  Lawrence J. Schorr
  Walter Rossi

This excerpt taken from the DKS DEF 14A filed Apr 25, 2005.
Report of the Audit Committee

      The following Report of the Audit Committee does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this Report by reference therein.

      The charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors specifies that the purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in its responsibility to:

  •  oversee the integrity of the audit process, financial reporting and internal accounting controls of the Company;

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  •  oversee the work of the Company’s financial management, the internal auditors employed by the Company and any registered public accounting firm employed by the Company for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;
 
  •  oversee management’s development of, and adherence to, a sound system of internal accounting and financial controls and that internal auditors and outside auditors objectively assess the Company’s financial reporting, accounting practices and internal controls; and
 
  •  provide an open avenue of communication between outside auditors, internal auditors and the Board.

(In connection with the New York Stock Exchange’s adopting its revised Corporate Governance Standards, we amended and restated the Company’s Audit Committee Charter on December 1, 2004. The full text of the Committee’s charter is attached to this proxy statement as Annex II and is available on the Investor Relations portion of our website (www.dickssportinggoods.com).)

      In carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee, among other things:

  •  provides oversight on matters relating to its appointment of and oversight of the outside auditors;
 
  •  reviews matters concerning the appointment and oversight of the internal auditors;
 
  •  provides oversight and review of accounting principles and practices and internal controls;
 
  •  provides oversight and monitoring of the Company’s financial statements and audits;
 
  •  oversees matters relating to communications with the outside auditors and management;
 
  •  prepares an annual report to be included in the Company’s proxy statement relating to the annual report; and
 
  •  provides oversight to the extent it deems necessary on certain other matters related to certain related party transactions.

      The Committee met eleven (11) times during fiscal 2004. The Committee schedules its meetings with a view to ensuring that it devotes appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Committee’s meetings include, whenever appropriate, executive sessions with the Company’s independent auditors without the presence of the Company’s management.

      As part of its oversight of the Company’s financial statements, the Committee reviews and discusses with both management and the Company’s independent auditors all annual financial statements and quarterly operating results prior to their issuance. During fiscal 2004, management advised the Committee that each set of financial statements reviewed had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and reviewed significant accounting and disclosure issues with the Committee. These reviews included discussion with the outside auditors of matters required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees), including the adoption of, or changes to, the Company’s significant internal auditing and accounting principles and procedures as suggested by the outside auditors, internal audit and management and any management letters provided by the outside auditors and the response to those letters. The Committee also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP matters relating to its independence, including a review of audit and non-audit fees and the disclosures made to the Committee pursuant to Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees) and the Audit Committee has received a written disclosure letter as required by that standard. The Audit Committee has also received, reviewed and discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the report required by section 10A(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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      Taking all of these reviews and discussions into account, the undersigned Committee members recommended to the Board of Directors that the Board approve the inclusion of the Company’s audited financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2005, for filing with the Commission.

  Members of the Audit Committee
 
  Emanuel Chirico (Chairperson)
  Lawrence J. Schorr
  Walter Rossi

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