Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnson Samuel J	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/8/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol hhgregg, Inc. [HGG]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 4151 E 96TH STREET	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) Chief Retail Officer /
(Street) INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	4070	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to purchase common stock	(1)	5/30/2019	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	12500.0	$10.86	D
Option to purchase common stock	(2)	5/1/2020	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	34000.0	$13.56	D
Option to purchase common stock	(2)	5/28/2020	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	20160.0	$14.32	D
Option to purchase common stock	(3)	5/28/2021	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	25000.0	$9.17	D
Option to purchase common stock	(4)	5/26/2022	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	8333.0	$3.83	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(5)	(5)	Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share	25555.0	(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The original option grant was for 14,000 shares and the option was partially exercised for 1,500 shares.
( 2)	Options are vested and can be exercised.
( 3)	1/3 of the options became exercisable on 5/28/15, 1/3 of the options became exerciable on 5/28/16 and 1/3 of the options will become exercisable on 5/28/17
( 4)	1/3 of the options became exercisable on 5/26/16, 1/3 of the options will become exercisable on 5/26/17 and 1/3 of the options will become exercisable on 5/26/18.
( 5)	6,667 of the restricted stock units vest on 5/23/17, 2,778 of the restricted stock units vest on 5/26/17, 6,667 of the restricted stock units vest on 5/23/18, 2,777 of the restricted stock units vest on 5/26/18 and 6,666 of the restricted stock units vest on 5/23/19. Vested shares will be issued to the reported person upon vesting.
( 6)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnson Samuel J 4151 E 96TH STREET INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240			Chief Retail Officer

Signatures
Kevin J. Kovacs, Attorney-in-Fact		8/19/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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