FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnson Albert C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HIBBETT SPORTS INC [HIBB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 451 INDUSTRIAL LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/19/2013 (Street) BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (2) 03/19/2013   A   462 (3) A $ 0 2,462 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/20/2013   M   2,000 A $ 14 4,462 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/20/2013   S   2,000 D $ 54.6852 (1) 2,462 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units (2)

$ 0

03/19/2013

A

1,388 (3)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,388

$ 0

1,388

D

Stock Options, right to buy

$ 14

03/20/2013

M

2,000

03/14/2008

03/14/2018

Common Stock

2,000

$ 14

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnson Albert C 451 INDUSTRIAL LANE BIRMINGHAM, AL 35211	X

Signatures

/s/ Albert C Johnson		03/21/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Sales price represents the average price of the sales transactions. The shares sold between a sales price or $54.61 and $54.78. The reporting person undertakes to provide Hibbett Sports, Inc., any security holder of Hibbett Sports, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate sales price within the range set forth in footnote (1) of this Form 4.
(2)	Annual equity award to Directors under the 2012 Non-Employee Director Equity Plan (NEDEP); Under NEDEP, Directors can choose form(s) of equity. Reporting person chose annual equity award in the forms of the Issuer's common stock and restricted stock units.
(3)	The Board of Directors of the Issuer adopted an annual grant value of equity to each independent Director of $100,000. Grant based on Issuer stock price at date of grant of $54.06.
(4)	Reporting person elected vesting dates on the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. There is no expiration date.

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