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.
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kahn J. Alan
(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. Symbol = BKS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
01/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/ / Director / / 10% Owner
/X/ Officer (give title below) / / Other (Specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
7. Individual or Joing/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 6. Owner-
4. Securities Acquired (A) Owned at ship
2. Trans- or Disposed of (D) End of Form:
action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Issuer's Direct 7. Nature of
Date 3. Trans- --------------------------- Fiscal (D) or Indirect
Month/ action (A) Year Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ Code Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr.3) Year) (Instr. 8) (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
* 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 of 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) (Istr. 8) A D able Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $34.75 3/3/98 A 24,945 (1) 3/2/08
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9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative Form of
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities Derivitave
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Benefi- Direct 11. Nature of
--------------------------------- 8. Price of cially (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>
Common Stock 24,945 524,945(2) D
Explanation of Responses
(1) One-fourth of these options become exercisable on March 3 of each of the years 1999 through 2002.
(2) Represents the total number of stock options (right to buy) beneficially owned by the Reporting Person with respect to the
Issuer's Common Stock.
By: /s/ J. Alan Kahn Date: March 11, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person
J. Alan Kahn
** 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.
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