NAME AND POSITION

EX-10.1 2 v18757exv10w1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 exv10w1
 

Exhibit 10.1
Base Salary and Bonus Information for Certain Executive Officers
     The following summarizes the current compensation information regarding certain of the issuer’s executive officers. It is intended only to be a summary of existing arrangements and is not intended to provide any additional rights to any officer.
     On March 13, 2006, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the “Company”) approved new annual base salaries (effective March 27, 2006) of the Company’s executive officers for fiscal 2006. The following table sets forth new annual base salaries of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (as determined by reference to the Company’s proxy statement dated November 7, 2005) and the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (salary information for the prior year is included for comparison purposes):
                 
NAME AND POSITION   FISCAL YEAR   ANNUAL SALARY
 
               
Steven G. Miller
    2006     $ 443,000  
Chairman of the Board, President and
    2005     $ 433,000  
Chief Executive Officer
               
 
               
Barry D. Emerson
    2006     $ 300,000  
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
    2005     $ 275,000  
Officer and Treasurer
               
 
               
Thomas J. Schlauch
    2006     $ 251,000  
Senior Vice President, Buying
    2005     $ 243,000  
 
               
Richard A. Johnson
    2006     $ 225,000  
Senior Vice President, Store Operations
    2005     $ 217,000  
 
               
Gary S. Meade
    2006     $ 190,000  
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
    2005     $ 177,000  
and Secretary
               
     Also, on March 13, 2006, the Compensation Committee authorized the payment of an annual cash bonus to each of the foregoing executive officers in respect of the year ended January 1, 2006 (fiscal 2005), which amounts were as follows (bonuses previously paid for the prior year are shown for comparison purposes):
                 
NAME   FISCAL YEAR   BONUS
 
               
Steven G. Miller
    2005     $ 415,000  
 
    2004     $ 615,000  
 
               
Thomas J. Schlauch
    2005     $ 200,000  
 
    2004     $ 217,000  
 
               
Richard A. Johnson
    2005     $ 180,000  
 
    2004     $ 197,000  
 
               
Barry D. Emerson
    2005     $ 100,000  
 
               
Gary S. Meade
    2005     $ 100,000  
 
    2004     $ 98,000