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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ----------------
OMB Number: 3235-0287
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Expires: September 30, 1998
[ ] Check box if no Estimated average burden
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities hours per response . . 0.5
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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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
Bruno, Ronald G. Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Two Perimeter Park South, Suite 300E Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
- --------------------------------------------- Person (Voluntary) 8/97 ---- title --- below)
(Street) ------------------ below)
Birmingham, Alabama 35243 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by one
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by more than
---- one Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock, $.01 par value (1) (1) (1) 6,976 I By Spouse
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Common Stock, $.01 par value (1) (1) (1) 2,000 I As Executor
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Common Stock, $.01 par value 8/26/97 P 3,000 A 5.875 D
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Common Stock, $.01 par value 8/26/97 P 2,000 A 6.250 9,200 D
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Common Stock, $.01 par value 12/16/96 W V 1,000 A 1,000 I As Executor
of the
Estate of
Alan B. Bruno
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19,176
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Derivative sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
Security Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
(Instr. 3) Price of quired (A) or Date (Month/ ative
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 8) Disposed of (D) Day/Year) (Instr. 3 and 4) Secur-
ative Day/ ity
Security Year) (Instr. 3, 4, (Instr. 5)
and 5) -----------------------------------
Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Non-Incentive $10.875 (1) (1) 4,000 (1) (2) Common 4,000
Stock Option Stock
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Non-Incentive $ 6.50 (1) (1) 10,000 (1) (2) Common 10,000
Stock Option Stock
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Non-Incentive $16.880 (1) (1) 6,000 (1) (2) Common 6,000
Stock Option Stock
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Non-Incentive $12.875 (1) (1) 6,000 (1) (2) Common 6,000
Stock Option Stock
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Non-Incentive $ 6.875(3) (1) (1) 6,000 (1) (2) Common 6,000
Stock Option Stock
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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4,000 D
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10,000 D
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6,000 D
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6,000 D
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6,000 D
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32,000
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Previously reported.
(2) These options expire on the earlier of 90 days after the reporting person ceases to be a director or on
the sixth anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) Closing price per share on December 31, 1996 as reported on January 2, 1997 in The Wall Street Journal.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Ronald G. Bruno 9/10/97
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Ronald G. Bruno
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
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