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FORM 4
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check box if no longer subject to Sec-
tion 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b)
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*
Riggio, Leonard
(Last) (First) (Middle)
122 Fifth Avenue
(Street)
New York, New York 10011
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Barnes & Noble, Inc. Symbol=BKS
3. IRS or Social Security
Number of Reporting
Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
February 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
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X Officer (give Other (specify below)
- --- title below) ---
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
8. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
X Form filed by one Reporting Person
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- --- Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I-- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed
1. Title of Security (Month/ (Instr. 8) of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
(Instr. 3) Day/Year) ------------------- ------------------------------------------
- --------------------- ------------------- Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.001 2/25/97 P 10,000 A $30.850
Common Stock, par value $.001 2/25/97 P 26,100 A $30.975
Common Stock, par value $.001 2/25/97 P 50,000 A $31.100
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5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: 7. Nature of Indirect
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned at Direct (D) or Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 3) End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.001 D
Common Stock, par value $.001 D
Common Stock, par value $.001 5,812,376*** D
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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 Response)
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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2. Conversion or 3. Transaction Date 4. Transaction Code
1. Title of Derivative Exercise Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8)
Security (Instr. 3) Derivative Security Day/Year) -------------------
- --------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- Code V
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Derivative 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of
Security (Instr.3) Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed and Expiration Date Underlying Securities
of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 3 and 4)
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Amount or
Date Expiration Number of
(A) (D) Excercisable Date Title Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Derivative 8. Price of Derivative 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership Form 11. Nature of
Security (Instr.3) Security (Instr. 5) Securities Beneficially of Derivative Indirect
Owned at End of Month Security: Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
*** Of which 4,486,209 shares are owned directly and 1,326,167 shares are owned
by Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc., a corporation of which all of the
currently outstanding voting securities are owned by the Reporting Person.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Leonard Riggio March 7, 1997
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Leonard Riggio
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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