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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ----------------------------
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Expires: September 30, 1998
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
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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
Mason J. Barry Books-A-Million, Inc. (BAMM) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for ---- ---
4N. Stadium, 420 Alston Hall Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
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(Street) (Voluntary) ------------------ below)
Tuscaloosa Alabama 35487 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 9/29/98 P 1,000 A $2.50 1,000 D
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1,000
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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).
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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 Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) of (D) Year) ity
Security (Instr. 3, (Instr. 5)
4, and 5) -----------------------------------
Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) 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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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ J. Barry Mason 10/12/98
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- --------
J. Barry Mason Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space 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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