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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Duffy William F.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o barnesand noble.com inc.
76 Ninth Avenue, 11th Floor
(Street)
New York New York 10011
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
May 24, 1999
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
barnesandnoble.com inc. Trading Symbol = bnbn
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/ / Director / / 10% Owner
/X/ Officer (give title below) / / Other (specify below)
Vice President, Operations
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line)
/X/ Form filed by One Reporting Person
/ / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction
5(b)(v).
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
2. Amount 3. Ownership
of Secu- Form:
rities Direct 4. Nature of
Bene- (D) or Indirect
ficially Indirect Beneficial
Owned (I) Ownership
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
(Month/Day/Year) Security (Instr. 4)
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Date Amount or
1. Title of Derivative Exercis- Expiration Title Number of
Security (Instr. 4) able Date Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Options (right to buy)(1) (2) 1/31/08 Class A Common Stock 603,750
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5. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
4. Conver- Security:
sion or Direct 6. Nature of
Exercise (D) or Indirect
Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Options (right to buy)(1) $3.48 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These options constitute Replacement Options under and as defined in the
Issuer's 1999 Incentive Plan. They will be issued and effective as of the
date of the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering of
Class A Common Stock (the "IPO"). The options being replaced were
originally issued on February 1, 1998.
(2) One-fourth of these options become exercisable on February 1 of each of
the years 1999 through 2002.
/s/ William F. Duffy May 24, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
William F. Duffy
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
