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HASTINGS ENTMT INC

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8.06 0.01 0.12%

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HASTINGS ENTMT INC Profile

Hastings Entertainment has it all for a small-town Saturday night. The company operates some 150 multimedia stores in about 20 Midwestern and Western US states, mostly in small and medium-sized towns. Its stores and Web site sell new and used music, videos, DVDs, books, games, and magazines, in addition to related electronics such as video game consoles and DVD players. Many of Hastings' locations are "superstores" averaging about 20,000 sq. ft. and offering such amenities as music listening stations, reading chairs, coffee bars, snacks, and kids' play areas. The founding Marmaduke family, including CEO John and director Stephen, owns about 42% of Hastings.

John H. Marmaduke: CEO

3601 Plains Blvd.

Amarillo, TX 79102

http://www.gohastings.com

Phone: 806-351-2300

Fax: 806-467-8330

Sector: Services Industry: Specialty Retail

2008 Sales	2008 Sales Growth	2008 Net Income	2008 Employees
$547,700,000	-0.1%	$10,200,000	6,080

Key Executives: HAST

Name	Title	Officer Since
John H. Marmaduke	CEO	10/1/93
Dan Crow	CFO	-
Phil McConnell	Vice President	-
Victor D. Fuentes	Vice President	-
Danny W. Gurr	Director	9/16/05
Daryl L. Lansdale	Director	3/1/01
Frank O. Marrs	Director	4/1/03
Jeffrey G. Shrader	Director	10/1/92

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Danny W. Gurr, age 50, has served as a director of Hastings since September 2005 and is the Chairman of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Director Nominating Committee. Mr. Gurr"s current term as director expires in 2010. Mr. Gurr is a management consultant and has served as a director of Cost Plus, Inc., a leading specialty retailer of casual home living and entertaining products since 1995. He also served as interim President of... View Full Profile

Danny W. Gurr

Dan Crow, age 61, has served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 2000. From July of 2000 to October 2000, Mr. Crow served as Vice President of Finance. Mr. Crow is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives International.... View Full Profile

Dan Crow

Daryl L. Lansdale, age 67, has served as a director of Hastings since March 2001 and is a member of our Audit Committee, our Compensation Committee, and our Director Nominating Committee. Since 2002, Mr. Lansdale has been a consultant and a private investor. Mr. Lansdale was President of Rush Retail Centers from March 1998 to January 2002.... View Full Profile

Daryl L. Lansdale

Frank O. Marrs, age 63, has served as a director of Hastings since April 2003 and is the Chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of our Director Nominating Committee and Executive Committee. Mr. Marrs has served as Chief Executive Officer of Gupton Marrs International since 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Marrs was employed by KPMG LLP, serving in several leadership positions, including National Managing Partner of Audit.... View Full Profile

Frank O. Marrs

Jeffrey G. Shrader, age 57, has served as a director of Hastings since October 1992 and is a member of our Executive Committee. Mr. Shrader"s current term as director expires in 2009. Mr. Shrader has been a shareholder in the law firm of Sprouse Shrader Smith, P.C. in Amarillo, Texas since January 1993. Mr. Shrader is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Parallel Petroleum Corporation.... View Full Profile

Jeffrey G. Shrader

John H. Marmaduke, age 61, has served as Hastings" President and Chief Executive Officer since July 1976 and as Chairman of the Board since October 1993. He is a member of our Executive Committee. Mr. Marmaduke"s current term as director expires in 2009. Mr. Marmaduke also serves on the Board of Directors of Entertainment Merchants Association. Mr. Marmaduke received the 1998 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Southwest... View Full Profile

John H. Marmaduke

Ann S. Lieff, age 56, has served as a director of Hastings since December 2001 and is a member of our Audit Committee, our Compensation Committee, and our Director Nominating Committee. Ms. Lieff"s current term as director expires in 2010. Ms. Lieff is the founder of The Lieff Company and has been its President since 1998. Ms. Lieff currently serves as a board member of Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc., Birks & Mayors Inc., and is a member of... View Full Profile

Ann Spector Lieff

Kevin Ball, age 51, has served as Vice President of Marketing of the Company since May of 2004. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Ball served as Vice President of Marketing at Organized Living, a specialty retailer of home organization products, headquartered in Kansas City. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Ball held the position of Vice President of Marketing at Crown Books in Washington, D.C. and from 1995 to 2000 was the Director of Marketing at Trans World... View Full Profile

Kevin Ball

Phil McConnell, age 45, has served as Vice President and Divisional Merchandise Manager, responsible for Music, Trends, Consumables, Distribution and Inventory Management, since June 2006. Mr. McConnell most recently served for nine years as Vice President of Merchandising, VMI Services for Alliance Entertainment Corporation (AEC), the largest wholesale distributor of prerecorded music and movies in the nation. Previously, Mr. McConnell served in... View Full Profile

Phil McConnell

Victor Fuentes, age 41, has served as Vice President and Divisional Merchandise Manager, responsible for Books, Movies, Video Games, Consumer Electronics and all Used Product Initiatives, since October 2007. Mr. Fuentes has served as Divisional Merchandise Manager of Movies, Video Games, and Consumer Electronics since June 2006. From June 2000 to June 2006, he served as Senior Product Director of Movies and Video Games. Mr. Fuentes joined... View Full Profile

Victor D. Fuentes

On May 2, 2008, Hastings Entertainment, Inc. announced that Sue Dasse, age 54, will join the Company as Vice President of Stores, effective May 19, 2008. Ms. Dasse previously served as Vice President of Store Operations, Waldenbooks and later as Senior Vice President of Stores, Borders Specialty Retail for Borders Group, Inc. Most recently, Ms. Dasse served as Vice President of Store Operations, Catherines Plus Sizes, for Charming Shoppes, Inc.,... View Full Profile

Sue Dasse

Alan Van Ongevalle, age 40, has served as Senior Vice President of Merchandising of the Company since February 2007. From February 2003 until February 2005, Mr. Van Ongevalle served as Vice President of Information Technology and Distribution. From August 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Van Ongevalle served as Vice President of Marketing and Distribution. From May 2000 to August 2002, Mr. Van Ongevalle served as Vice President of Marketing. From... View Full Profile

Alan Van Ongevalle

John Hintz, age 43, has served as Vice President of Information Technology of the Company since February 2007. Mr. Hintz previously served as Senior Director of Application Development since August 2006. From February 2006 to August 2006, he served as the Director of Application Development. From August 2003 to August 2006, he served as Director of Retail Technologies. He was promoted to Director of Store Systems in August of 2001. Mr. Hintz... View Full Profile

John Hintz

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Insider Transactions: HAST

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
07/18/08	MARMADUKE STEPHEN S	50,000	Sale	$425,000.00
07/02/08	LANSDALE DARYL L	1,216	Sale	$9,910.56
06/27/08	LANSDALE DARYL L	7,055	Planned Sale	$59,260.00

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Ownership Breakdown : HAST

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	42.00
Mutual Fund	65.00
Other Major	12.00

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Short Interest Volume: HAST

Data as of 7/28/08

Current Short Interest Shares	56,911.00
Current Short Interest Ratio	4.50
Float	5.63 M

Short Interest as % of Float	1.00
Average Daily Volume	12,000.00
Outstanding Shares	10.26 M

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SEC Filings: HAST

Accepted Date	Description
08/18/2008	SEC Filing: Current Event
07/21/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell
07/03/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell

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