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XXXXXXXX
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0001817358
Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
001-39589
1800 NORTH MASON ROAD
KATY
TX
77449
(281) 646-5200
Ennis William S.
Officer
Common
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem St
Smithfield
RI
02917
35106
2036148.00
76455267
07/26/2023
NASDAQ
Common
07/26/2023
Options Granted - 03/05/2020
Issuer
N
35106
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