BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP
EXHIBIT 10.25
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;10.25</B>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>CORPORATE OFFICES:</B><BR><br>
<B>2525 EAST EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD<BR>
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245-4632<BR>
(310)&nbsp;536-0611</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">August&nbsp;15,
2005

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Barry D. Emerson<BR>
5144 Newton Street<br>
Torrance, California 90505

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Re: Job Offer

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dear Barry:

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We are pleased that you have accepted our offer of employment, as previously discussed. This
letter is intended to more fully describe the specifics of that offer.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Your
starting date will be on or before September&nbsp;12, 2005. You will begin in the position of
Senior Vice President until such time as the Company&#146;s fiscal 2004 10-K and first and second
quarter 2005 10-Q filings are completed. Upon completion of these filings, you will be appointed
to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. You will also
hold this position with our parent company, Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, and our subsidiary,
Big 5 Services Corp.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Your starting annual base salary will be $275,000. Your starting annual bonus will be
$125,000, to be paid in the first quarter of 2006 and prorated based upon the period of
employment during fiscal 2005.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">You will receive a one-time stock option grant to purchase 50,000 shares of Big 5 Sporting
Goods Corporation common stock as of your first day of employment. The option will have a term
of ten years, will vest at 25% per year, and will be fully vested after four years. The option
price of the stock will be based upon the closing market price on the day you start work with our
Company. Future stock option grants would be made at times and in amounts generally consistent
with grants made to Company Senior Vice Presidents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">You will receive three weeks paid vacation per year from the start of employment and four
weeks paid vacation per year after five years of employment.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">You will be provided with a Company-leased vehicle comparable to those of other Company
Senior Vice Presidents and will also be provided with a Company-paid gasoline credit card,
automobile insurance and vehicle maintenance. There will be a nominal monthly employee
contribution that will be deducted from your paycheck and the tax effect of the Company-provided
vehicle will be reflected in your annual W-2 statement. All paperwork covering the
Company-provided vehicle will be given to you on your first day of work.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">ADDRESS REPLY TO: POST
OFFICE BOX 92088, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90009-2088</DIV>



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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Barry D. Emerson<BR>
August&nbsp;15, 2005<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Company will enter into a mutually acceptable written severance agreement with you in
connection with your employment. The employment agreement will provide that you are employed &#147;at
will&#148;, as with all office employees, and as such the Company, or you, can terminate your
employment at any time for any reason. If the Company terminates your employment other than for
&#147;cause&#148; (as defined below), you will receive a severance package which will include one-year&#146;s
base salary, less applicable tax withholding, and one year&#146;s health coverage for you and your
family paid by the Company under COBRA. Termination for &#147;cause&#148; shall mean termination by the
Company by reason of (i)&nbsp;willful dishonesty towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted
injury to, the Company or (ii)&nbsp;gross negligence or intentional misconduct with respect to the
performance of your duties.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">We feel confident that you will be a tremendous addition to our organization and trust
that the above terms are acceptable to you. Please indicate your acceptance of this written
offer by signing and returning the enclosed copy of this letter.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Sincerely,
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Big 5 Corp.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">/s/ Steven G. Miller<BR>
Steven G. Miller<BR>
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 24pt">Accepted:

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<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Barry D. Emerson
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Jeff Fraley</TD>
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