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FORM 4
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OMB APPROVAL
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ------------------------
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0287
Expires: September 30, 1998
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average burden
[ ] Check box if no hours per response . . 0.5
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
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
Issuer (Check all applicable)
Anderson, Charles C. Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (Specify
202 North Court Street Person (Voluntary) ---- title --- below)
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(Street) Chairman of the Board
Florence Alabama 35630 ---------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Date of Origina (Check applicable line)
(Month/Year) X Form filed by one
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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 (D) Price (I) ship
(Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock, $.01 par value 8/29/97 P 10,000 A 6.125 2,672,250 D
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2,000 1 Spouse
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2,674,520
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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 Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Non-Incentive $5.75 1/24/97 A V 50,000 (1) 1/24/03 Common
Stock Options Stock 50,000
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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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50,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
1) These options become exercisable in 20% annual increments commencing on the first anniversary
of the date of grant.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Charles C. Anderson 9/10/97
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles C. Anderson
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 Page 2
valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7-96)
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