FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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*
Meussner, Darrell J.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Barnes & Noble, Inc.
122 Fifth Avenue
(Street)
New York New York 10011
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Re-
quiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
6/9/99
3. IRS Identification
Number of Reporting Person,
if an Entity (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Barnes & Noble, Inc. Symbol = BKS
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X Officer (give _____ Other (specify
----- title below) below)
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of
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Retail and Distribution
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
7. 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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<CAPTION> Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct 4. Nature of Indirect
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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<CAPTION> Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount of 5. Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) Expiration Date Securities Underlying Form of Deri-
- ----------------------- (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security vative Sec- 6. Nature of
____________________ (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or urity: Dir- Indirect
------------------------ Exercise Price ect (D) or In Beneficial
Date Exer- Expiration Amount or Number of Derivative Direct (I) Ownership
cisable Date Title of Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (Right
to Buy)(1) (2) 3/3/09 Common Stock 20,000 $28.3750 D
Explanation of Responses
(1) Granted under Barnes & Noble, Inc. 1996 Incentive Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2) One-fourth of these options become exercisable on March 4 of each of the years 2000 through 2003.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Darrell J. Meussner June 21, 1999
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). --------------------------- -------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Darrell J. Meussner
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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(Print or Type Responses)
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