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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* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Kahn J. Alan Barnes & Noble, Inc. Symbol = BKS
__________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Director 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for X Officer (give Other (Specify
Security Number of Month/Year --- title below) --- below)
c/o Barnes & Noble, Inc. Reporting Person Chief Operating Officer
122 Fifth Avenue (Voluntary) 01/00
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(Street)
5. If Amendment, Date of 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
New York New York 10011 Original (Month/Year) (Check applicable line)
__________________________________________ _X_ Form Filed by one Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip) Form Filed by more than one
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount of
Securi-
ties
Bene-
ficially
4. Securities Acquired (A) Owned at 6. Ownership
2. Trans- 3. Trans- or Disposed of (D) End of Form:
action action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Issuer's Direct 7. Nature of
Date Code --------------------------- Fiscal (D) or Indirect
Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) Year Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr.3) Year) (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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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 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) (Instr. 8) A D able Date
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) $19.4375 1/5/00 A 200,000 (1) 1/4/10
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9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative Form of
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities Derivative
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Beneficially Security: 11. Nature of
--------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned Direct (D) Indirect
Amount or Derivative at End or Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security of Year Indirect (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) Common Stock 200,000 699,845(2) D
Explanation of Responses:
(1) One-fourth of these options become exercisable on January 5 of each of the years 2001 through 2004.
(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.
/s/ J. Alan Kahn March 10, 2000
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute ------------------------------- --------------
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and **Signature of Reporting Person Date
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). J. Alan Kahn
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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