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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO
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(s) 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
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(Street) ------------------ below)
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35243 (Voluntary) 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip)
(Month/Year) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
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----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 cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 8) (D) or cial
Day/ (Instr. 3 and 4) Indirect Owner-
Year) --------------------------------------- (I) ship
Code V Amount (A) or Price
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock, $.01 Par Value 6/10/98 P 2,500 A 4.75 2,500 D
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Common Stock, $.01 Par Value 6/10/98 P 1,000 A 4.875 1,000 D
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Common Stock, $.01 Par Value 6/10/98 p 6,500 A 4.9375 6,500 D
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10,000
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). (Over)
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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
Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv-
(Instr. 3) Price of Acquired (A) Date ative
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. or Disposed (Instr. 3 and 4) Security
ative Day/ 8) of (D) (Month/Day/
Security Year) Year) (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 3,
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)
of Month or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Ronald G. Bruno 7/7/98
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
Ronald G. Bruno 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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