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<CAPTION> 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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
quiring Statement
O'Connell Maureen (Month/Day/Year) Barnes & Noble, Inc. Symbol = BKS
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3/28/2000 5. Relationship of Reporting Persons 6. If Amendment,
to Issuer (Check all applicable) Date of Original
c/o Barnes & Noble, Inc. 3. I.R.S. Identification (Month/Day/Year)
122 Fifth Avenue Number of Reporing __ Director __ 10% Owner
- --------------------------------------- Person, if an entity
(Street) (voluntary) X Officer (give __ Other (specify 7. Individual or Joint/
New York NY 10011 title below) below) Group Filing (Check
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(City) (State) (Zip) Chief Financial Officer X Form filed by One
Reporting Person
__ Form filed by More
than One Reporting
Person
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<CAPTION> Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 5)
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None
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(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)
1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date Securities Underlying Exercise Price Form of Deri- Indirect
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(Instr. 4) Security urity: Dir- Ownership
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Expira- Amount Direct (I)
Date Exer- tion or Number (Instr. 5)
cisable Date Title of Shares
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Stock Option (Right (2) 3/06/10 Common Stock 200,000 $16.75 D
to Buy)(1)
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 7 of each of the years 2001 through 2004.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Maureen O'Connell April 5, 2000
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). --------------------------- -------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Maureen O'Connell
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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