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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*
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
122 Fifth Avenue
(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 /X/ 10% Owner
/ / Officer (give title below) / / Other (specify below)
Secretary
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line)
/ / Form filed by One Reporting Person
/X/ 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>
Class B Common Stock Immed. Class A Common Stock 1
Membership Units of barnesandnoble.com llc Immed. Class A Common Stock 57,500,000
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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>
Class B Common Stock I (1)
Membership Units of barnesandnoble.com llc I (1)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Leonard Riggio May 24, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
By: Leonard Riggio, Chairman
(1) These shares are being held directly by B&N.com Holding Corp., a subsidiary
of Barnes & Noble, Inc.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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Joint Filer Information
Name: B&N.com Holding Corp
Address: 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Designated Filer: Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: barnesandnoble.com inc. (bnbn)
Date of Event Requiring Filing: May 24, 1999
Signature: B&N.com Holding Corp.
By: /s/ Leonard Riggio
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Leonard Riggio
