-------- ----------------------------- FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL -------- ----------------------------- ----- Check this box if no longer OMB Number: 3235-0287 subject to Section 16. Form 4 Expires: January 31, 2005 ----- or Form 5 obligations may Estimated average burden continue. SEE Instruction 1(b). hours per response .... 0.5 ----------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lone Pine Capital LLC - --------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) Two Greenwich Plaza - ---------------------------------------------------- (Street) Greenwich CT 06830 - ---------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 10/17/02 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 of 6 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [ ] Form filed by One Reporting Person [X] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v).

Page 3 of 6 Explanation of Responses (1) The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by Lone Spruce, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Spruce"), as to 1,292 shares; Lone Balsam, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Balsam"), as to 2,836 shares; Lone Sequoia, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Sequoia"), as to 2,369 shares; and Lone Cypress, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Lone Cypress"), as to 29,403 shares. (2) The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by Lone Spruce as to 335 shares; Lone Balsam as to 735 shares; Lone Sequoia as to 614 shares; and Lone Cypress as to 7,616 shares. (3) Lone Pine Capital LLC serves as investment manager to, and has investment discretion over the securities held by, Lone Cypress. Lone Pine Associates LLC serves as the general partner of, and has investment discretion over the securities held by, Lone Spruce, Lone Balsam and Lone Sequoia. Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. is the managing member of both Lone Pine Capital LLC and Lone Pine Associates LLC. Lone Pine Associates LLC, Lone Pine Capital LLC and Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. each disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities to which this Form 4 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such securities representing in which each such person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2). Page 4 of 6 * 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). Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure. LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. 10/21/02 -------------------------------- -------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Date Title: Managing Member **Signature of Reporting Person Joint Filer Information Name: Lone Spruce, L.P. Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Spruce, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Name: Lone Balsam, L.P. Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC. Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Balsam, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Name: Lone Sequoia, L.P. Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Sequoia, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Page 5 of 6 Name: Lone Pine Associates LLC Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC. Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Pine Associates LLC By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Address: c/o Lone Pine Capital LLC, Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Page 6 of 6

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