Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is a full-line sporting goods retailer that offers a vast assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel, and footwear, in a specialty store environment. The company additionally owns and operates golf specialty retailer Golf Galaxy LLC. Dick’s Sporting Goods operates more than 480 stores in 44 states, as well as 81 Golf Galaxy stores in 30 states and e-commerce and catalog operations for both stores. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.dickssportinggoods.com

William Blair & Company is a global investment banking and asset management firm committed to building enduring relationships with clients and providing expertise and solutions to meet their evolving needs. An independent and employee-owned firm, William Blair is based in Chicago, and has office locations in 10 cities, including London, New York, Shanghai, and Zurich. For more information on William Blair & Company, visit www.williamblair.com

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