U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Riggio, Stephen
(Last) (First) (Middle)
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
122 Fifth Avenue
(Street)
New York NY 10011
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Barnes & Noble, Inc. Symbol=BKS
3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
April 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/X/ Director / / 10% Owner
/X/ Officer (give title below) / / Other (Specify below)
Vice Chairman
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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
3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) Bene- 6. Owner-
2. Trans- action or Disposed of (D) ficially ship
action Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at Form: 7. Nature of
Date (Instr. --------------------------- End of Direct(D) or Indirect
Month/ 8) (A) Month Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ ----- --- Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr.3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 4/19/99 M 26,700(1) A $3.584(1)
Common Stock 4/19/99 S 26,700 D $37.0559
Common Stock 4/26/99 M 90,200(1) A $3,584(1)
Common Stock 4/26/99 S 90,200 D $37.7226
Common Stock 4/27/99 M 25,000(1) A $3.584(1)
Common Stock 4/27/99 S 25,000 D $38.3710 -0-
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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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<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- 4. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date
Exercise action action Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year)
Price of Date Code Disposed of (D) -----------------------
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ ----- ---- ----------------------- Exercis- Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V A D able Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $3.584(1) 4/19/99 M 26,700(1) 3/15/94 3/15/03
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $3.584(1) 4/26/99 M 90,200(1) 3/15/94 3/15/03
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $3.584(1) 4/27/99 M 25,000(1) 3/15/94 3/15/03
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $26.00 3/9/99 A V 24,900 (2) 3/9/09
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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 Month (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
(Right to Buy) Common Stock 26,700(1)
Stock Option
(Right to Buy) Common Stock 90,200(1)
Stock Option
(Right to Buy) Common Stock 25,000(1)
Stock Option
(Right to Buy) Common Stock 24,900 2,059,191(3) D
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Explanation of Responses
(1) These options have been adjusted as a result of the two-for-one stock
split effected by the Issuer on September 22, 1997. Prior to the
split, and as originally reported, these options related to one-half of
the specified shares at an exercise price of two times the specified
exercise price.
(2) One-fourth of these options become exercisable on March 9 of each of
the years 2000 through 2003.
(3) This amount 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/ Stephen Riggio Date: May 10, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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** 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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