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Exhibit 10.2

    

  

  

  
    
      CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

    

    
      

      

      This Change in Control Severance Agreement (this “Agreement”) made this 16th day of December, 2019, by and between Michael E. Longo (“Executive”) and Hibbett Sports, Inc. (the
        “Company”).

      

      

      WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company to assure that the
        Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive, notwithstanding the possibility of a Change in Control of the Company.

      

      

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
        follows:

      

      

      1.           Change in Control Payments.  If Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason
        within: (i) two years following a Change in Control; or (ii) within a six-month period prior to a Change in Control if Executive’s termination or resignation is also directly related to or occurs in connection with a Change in Control, then within
        thirty (30) days of Executive’s termination date (the “Termination Date”) or the Change in Control date, whichever is later, the Company shall pay Executive severance in the amount equal to one and one-half (1.5) times the sum of Executive’s
        Covered Salary and Executive’s Covered Bonus, less the amount, if any, payable to Executive as severance compensation under an employment agreement with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company (assuming for purposes of calculating
        this reduction that any release, restrictive covenant, or restrictive agreement requirements in such employment agreement are satisfied).

      

      

      To the extent that Executive has been granted options, stock awards or other equity compensation under the Company’s equity compensation plan or plans, Executive’s interest in
        such awards shall be fully exercisable, vested and nonforfeitable as of the Change in Control date, to the extent not already exercisable or vested as of such date.

      

      

      2.           Definitions.

      

      

    

    
      (a)           “Cause,” for purposes of this Agreement, means felony conviction or plea to same, fraud or dishonesty, willful misconduct or failure to perform duties,
        intentional acts resulting in material injury to the Company or acts of moral turpitude.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (b)           “Change in Control,” for purposes of this Agreement, occurs if:

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (i)           The individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to
        constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date of this Agreement whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at
        least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or
        threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

    

    
      

      

      
        
          

      

    

    
      (ii)           The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of beneficial ownership of 50% or
        more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company that may be cast for the election of
        the Company’s directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”) other than a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Company, or open market purchases approved by the Board, as long as the majority of the Board approving the
        purchases is a majority at the time the purchases are made; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 2(b)(ii), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any
        acquisition by the Company or (iii) any acquisition by any Executive benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company; or

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (iii)           The merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”),
        in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities
        immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to
        vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially
        all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
        Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any Executive benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business
        Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding
        voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business
        Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

      

      

      (iv)           The dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

    

    
      

      

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required for compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), each of the foregoing
        events will constitute a Change in Control only if such event also constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations under Code Section 409A.

      

      

      
        
          

      

    

    
      (c)           “Covered Bonus,” for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean the average of the actual cash bonuses paid to the Executive for the five years
        prior to the year of the Executive’s employment termination from the Company (but in no event greater than the target bonus for the year in which the termination or resignation of employment occurs).  Covered Bonus will be calculated over a shorter
        period if the Executive has been employed for a shorter period.

      

      

      (d)           “Covered Salary,” for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean the highest annual rate of base salary paid to the Executive by the Company prior
        to the termination of Executive’s employment or resignation from the Company.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (e)           “Good Reason,” for purposes of this Agreement, means the occurrence of any of the following, without the prior written consent of the Executive:  (i) a change
        in the location of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location more than 50 miles from the Executive’s initial work site with the Company, (ii) reduction in Executive’s annual base salary or bonus opportunity, (iii) material,
        adverse change in the Executive’s duties or responsibilities, other than in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment for Cause; provided, however, that the Executive shall not be deemed to have Good Reason pursuant to this
        provision unless the Executive gives the Company written notice, within 90 days of the initial occurrence of the specified conduct or event, that the specified conduct or event has occurred and making specific reference to this Section 2(e), the
        Company fails to cure such conduct or event within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice, and Executive’s Termination Date occurs within ten (10) days of the end of the Company’s cure period.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      3.           Limitation on Change in Control Payments.  Anything in Section 1 above to the contrary notwithstanding, if, with respect to Executive, the payments that
        Executive has a right to receive under this Agreement plus any other payments from the Company including but not limited to the acceleration of the exercisability and/or vesting of any awards of Common Stock options to purchase Common Stock,
        together with any other payments which such Participant has the right to receive from the Company or any other affiliated entity, would constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), then the payments under this
        Agreement shall be reduced to (but not below zero) to the largest amount that will result in no portion of such payments being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.  The determination of any reduction pursuant to this
        Section must be made by the Company in good faith, before any payments are due and payable to Executive.

    

    
      

      

      4.           Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Omnibus Provision.  The payments and benefits under this Agreement are intended to satisfy the exclusion from Section
        409A of the Code for payments made upon an involuntary separation from service, or as a short-term deferral, or otherwise.  However, to the extent that any payment or benefit which is provided pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement which
        is considered to be nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, it shall be paid and provided in a manner, and at such time and in such form, as complies with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code to
        avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for non-compliance.  Each term of this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with an applicable exclusion from 409A of the Code or, to the extent no exclusion is available, in a manner
        that is compliant with Section 409A of the Code.  In connection with effecting such compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the following shall apply:

      

      

      
        
          

      

    

    
      (a)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company is authorized to amend this Agreement, to delay the payment of any monies
        and/or provision of any benefits in such manner as may be determined by it to be necessary or appropriate to comply, or to evidence or further evidence required compliance, with Section 409A of the Code.

      

      

      (b)           Neither the Executive nor the Company shall take any action to accelerate or delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits
        in any manner which would not be in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (c)           If the Executive is a specified employee of a publicly traded corporation for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, and any payment or provision of
        any benefit hereunder is considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, any payment or provision of benefits in connection with a separation from service payment event (as determined for purposes of Section 409A of the Code),
        as opposed to another payment event permitted under Section 409A, or an amount payable that is not considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, shall not be made until the date that is six months after the Executive’s separation from
        service or, if earlier, the date of death.

    

    
      

      

      5.           Restrictive Covenants.

      

      

    

    
      (a)           Non-Solicitation.  During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Termination Date, Executive will
        not for his own benefit or for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company, (i) solicit, or assist any person or entity to solicit, any officer, director, or employee of the Company to leave his  employment, (ii) hire or cause to be
        hired any person who is then, or who was during the one (1) year prior to the Termination Date, an officer, director, or employee of the Company, or (iii) engage any person who is then, or who was during the one (1) year prior to the Termination
        Date, an officer, director, employee or independent contractor of the Company.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (b)           Non-interference.  During the Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Termination Date, Executive will
        not solicit, or assist any person or entity to solicit, any person or entity who, during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Termination Date, paid or engaged the Company for products or services, for the purpose of providing services or
        selling products where those services or products compete with the services or products offered by the Company as of the Termination Date.

    

    
       

    

    
      (c)           Blue-Penciling.  If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Section 5 is invalid or
        unenforceable, the parties agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration, or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any
        invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so
        modified after the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed.

    

    
       

      
        
          

      

    

    
      6.           Confidential Information.

    

    
       

    

    
      (a)           Non-Disclosure.  During his employment with the Company, and at all times thereafter, Executive agrees not to disclose, communicate or divulge to any
        third party or use, or permit others to use, any confidential information of the Company.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “confidential information” shall mean all information disclosed to Executive, or known to Executive as a consequence of
        or through this employment, where such information is not generally known by the public or was regarded or treated as proprietary by  the Company (including, without limitation, private or sensitive information concerning any of the Company’s
        employees and executives, business systems and procedures, suppliers, methods, systems, designs and know-how, names of referral sources, client records, client lists, pricing lists, business or strategic plans, marketing methods or plans or any
        other non-public information which, if used, divulged, published or disclosed by Executive, would be reasonably likely to provide a competitive advantage to a competitor).

    

    
       

    

    
      (b)           Proprietary Rights.  All rights, including without limitation any writing, discoveries, inventions, innovations, and computer programs and related
        documentation and all intellectual property rights therein, including without limitation copyright (collectively “Intellectual Property”) created, designed or constructed by Executive during his employment with the Company, that are related in any
        way to Executive’s work with the Company or to any of the services provided by the Company, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company.  Executive agrees to deliver and assign to the Company all such Intellectual Property and all
        rights which Executive may have therein and Executive agrees to execute all documents, including without limitation patent applications, and make all arrangements necessary to further document such ownership and/or assignment and to take whatever
        other steps may be needed to give the Company the full benefit thereof.  Executive further agrees that if the Company is unable after reasonable effort to secure the signature of Executive on any such documents, the Chairman of the Board of
        Directors of the Company shall be entitled to execute any such papers as the agent and attorney-in-fact of Executive and Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints each such officer of the Company as Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact
        to execute any such papers on Executive’s behalf and to take any and all actions required or authorized by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(b).  Without limitation to the foregoing, Executive specifically agrees that all copyrightable
        materials generated during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company, including but not limited to, computer programs and related documentation, that are related in any way to Executive’s work with the Company or to any of the services
        provided by the Company, shall be considered works made for hire under the copyright laws of the United States and shall upon creation be owned exclusively by the Company.  To the extent that any such materials, under applicable law, may not be
        considered works made for hire, Executive hereby assigns to the Company the ownership of all copyrights in such materials, without the necessity of any further consideration, and the Company shall be entitled to register and hold in their own name
        all copyrights in respect of such materials.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      7.           Notices.  All notices, consents, and other communications to, upon, and between the respective parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
        have been given, delivered, or made when sent or mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested and addressed to the Company at its principal office in Birmingham, Alabama and to the Executive at his residence
        as shown upon the employment records of the Company.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      8.           Modification.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 4(a), no provision of this Agreement, including any provision of this Section, may be
        modified, deleted or amended in any manner except by an agreement in writing executed by the parties hereto.

    

    
      

      

      
        
          

      

    

    
      9.           Benefit.  All of the terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and
        assigns and by the Executive and his personal representatives.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      10.           Severability.  In the event that any part of this Agreement shall be held to be unenforceable or invalid, the remaining parts shall nevertheless continue
        to be valid and enforceable as though the unenforceable or invalid portions were not a part hereof.

    

    
       

    

    
      11.           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding of Executive and Company concerning the subjects it covers and it supersedes all
        prior understandings and representations concerning the subjects it covers.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      12.           Choice of Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Alabama, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      13.           Headings.  The headings provided herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

    

    
       

    

    
      14.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.

    

    
       

    

    
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of
          the day and year first above written.

      
        
          

          

        

        	
                Hibbett Sports, Inc.

              	 	
                Executive

              
	
                 

                By:  /s/ Tony F. Crudele

              	 	
                 

                /s/ Michael E. Longo

              
	
                 

                Its:  Chairman of the Board

              	 	 
	
                 

                Dated:  December 16, 2019

              	 	
                 

                Dated:  December 17, 2019

              

      

      

      

      End of Exhibit 10.2Exhibit 10.3

    

   

    

  
    AMENDMENT

    

    

    This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Retirement Agreement between Jeffry O. Rosenthal
        (hereinafter “Employee”) and Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. (“Hibbett”), and its predecessors, successors, assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries and related entities (hereinafter “Employer”), dated May 10, 2019 (the “Retirement Agreement”), is entered
        into by Employee and Employer effective December 16, 2019.

    

    

    WHEREAS, Section 19 of the Retirement Agreement provides that the Retirement Agreement may be
        changed or altered only by a writing signed by Employer and Employee; and

    

    

    WHEREAS, Employer and Employee wish to amend the Retirement Agreement as set forth herein.

    

    

    NOW, THEREFORE, Employer and Employee agree as follows:

    

    

    FIRST:  Section 3(c) of the Retirement Agreement is amended to read as follows:

    

    

    
      
        	

              	(c)	
                Employee will resign from the Hibbett Sports, Inc. Board of Directors effective on the Retirement Date.

              

      

    

    

    

    SECOND:  A new Section 3(j) is added to the Retirement Agreement, which shall
        read as follows:

    

    

    
      
        	

              	(j)	
                Employee shall receive an additional Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and no/100 ($250,000.00), to be paid in a lump sum, net of applicable tax withholding, on the First Payment
                  Date.

              

      

    

    

    

    THIRD:  The sentence immediately following new Section 3(j) of the Retirement
        Agreement is amended to read as follows:

    

    

    For the avoidance of doubt, the payments specified in paragraphs 3(b), 3(d), 3(e), 3(f), and 3(j) above shall not
      become due and payable to Employee until all of the following have occurred: (1) the Company has received a copy of Exhibit A, executed by Employee as of the Retirement Date, (2) the revocation period described in paragraph 3(e) of Exhibit A has
      expired, and (3) Employee has not revoked his execution of Exhibit A (the last day of the applicable revocation period, the “Release Effective Date”).

    

    

    FOURTH:  The second sentence of the third paragraph of Section 4 of the Retirement Agreement is amended to read as follows:

    

    

    Employer further agrees that Employee shall be released from Sections 5, 6,
        and 7 of the Nondisclosure-Noncompetition Agreement and from Section 3 of the Employee Confidential Information Agreement on the twelve (12)-month anniversary of the Retirement Date, and from Section 4 of the Nondisclosure-Noncompetition Agreement
        on the nine (9)-month anniversary of the Retirement Date, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Nondisclosure-Noncompetition Agreement or the Employee Confidential Information Agreement. 

    

    

    FIFTH:  The third sentence of the third paragraph of Section 4 of the Retirement Agreement is deleted.

    

    

    SIXTH:  The first sentence of the first paragraph of Section 2 of Exhibit A, General Release Agreement, is amended to delete “and 3(f)” and insert in its place “3(f), and 3(j)” before “of the Retirement
        Agreement.”

    

    

    
      WITNESS the signatures of the parties to this Amendment as of the date set forth below.

      

      

      

      

    

    	
            JEFFRY O. ROSENTHAL

          	 	
            HIBBETT SPORTING GOODS, INC.

          
	
             

            /s/ Jeffry O. Rosenthal

          	 	
             

            By:  /s/ David Benck

          
	
             

            Date: December 16, 2019

          	 	
             

            Date: December 16, 2019

          

  

   

    

  End of Exhibit 10.3

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