aso-20260604

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2026

Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-39589

85-1800912

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation )

File No.)

Identification No.)

1800 North Mason Road

Katy, Texas 77449

(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

(281) 646-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

ASO

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 4, 2026, Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (the “Company” or “Academy”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected three Class III directors, whose names appear below, to serve for a term of two years expiring at the Company’s 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors shall be elected and qualified (the “Election of Class III Directors”), (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027 (“Auditor Ratification”), and (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the fiscal year 2025 compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay”). The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.


Election of Class III Directors	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Ken Hicks	56,212,506	503,348	4,056,313
Beryl Raff	56,390,582	325,272	4,056,313
Jeff Tweedy	56,416,017	299,837	4,056,313


	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
Auditor Ratification	59,714,421	1,025,028	32,718


	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Say-on-Pay	56,136,547	533,746	45,561	4,056,313

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Committee Appointments

Also on June 4, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Shannon Hennessy to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board and Clay Johnson to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, in each case effective immediately.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


ACADEMY SPORTS AND OUTDOORS, INC.

Date: June 4, 2026

By:

/s/

Brandy Treadway

Name:

Brandy Treadway

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary