U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL 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
/ / Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
/ / Form 3 Holdings Reported
/ / Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Golden Maureen H.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Barnes & Noble, Inc.
122 Fifth Avenue
(Street)
New York New York 10011
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
2/1/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
3/17/97 (5)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/ / Director / / 10% Owner
/X/ Officer (give title below) / / Other (Specify below)
Vice President, General Merchandise Manager
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
/X/ Form Filed by one Reporting Person
/ / Form Filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount of
Securi-
ties
Bene-
ficially
4. Securities Acquired (A) Owned at 6. Owner-
2. Trans- or Disposed of (D) End of ship
action 3. Trans- (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Issuer's Form: 7. Nature of
Date action --------------------------- Fiscal (D) or Indirect
Month/ Code (A) Year Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ (Instr. Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr.3) Year) 8) (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person,
see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
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<CAPTION> Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Conver- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exercisable
sion or 3. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date
Exercise action Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year)
Price of Date 4. Trans- Disposed of (D) -----------------------
Deriv- (Month/ action (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ Code ----------------------- Exercis- Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Year) (Instr. 8) A D able Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $34.875 5/31/96 A 3,596 (2) 5/30/06
(1)(2)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $34.875 5/31/96 A 2,607 (2) 5/30/06
(1)(2)
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9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative of Deriv-
Securities ative
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Benefi- Security:
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) cially Direct 11. Nature of
--------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned (D) or Indirect
Amount or Derivative at End Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security of Year (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option Common Stock, 3,596 -- 39,889 D
(Right to Buy) par value $.001 (3)
(1)(2)
Stock Option
(Right to Buy) Common Stock, 11,642
(1)(2) par value $.001 2,607 -- (4) I By Spouse
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Explanation of Responses
(1) Issued pursuant to 1996 Incentive Plan.
(2) One-third of the options granted to the Reporting Person become exercisable
on May 31 of each of the years 1997 through 1999.
(3) Represents the total number of stock options (right to buy) beneficially
owned by the Reporting Person with respect to Common Stock, par value
$.001.
By: /s/ Maureen H. Golden Date: March 27, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person
Maureen H. Golden
** 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
