FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

SMITH MICHELLE L
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BARNES & NOBLE INC [ BKS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
VP Human Resources
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC., 122 FIFTH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

8/7/2019
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10011
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   8/7/2019     U    57474   (1) D $6.50   35836   D  
 
Common Stock   8/7/2019     D    16470   (2) D   (2) 19366   D  
 
Common Stock   8/7/2019     D    19366   (3) D   (3) 0   D  
 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $10.35   8/7/2019     D         40028      (4) 11/14/2021   Common Stock   40028     (5) 0   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Represents shares tendered to Chapters Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub") in connection with the tender offer by Merger Sub pursuant to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2019, as amended from time to time.
(2)  Represents restricted stock units cancelled and terminated without any cash payment being made in respect thereof.
(3)  Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 24, 2019, by and among Chapters Holdco Inc. ("Parent"), the Merger Sub and the Issuer, Merger Sub has merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. At the effective time of the merger, each outstanding restricted stock unit of the Issuer was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of common stock of the Issuer underlying such restricted stock unit multiplied by (B) $6.50.
(4)  25% of the stock options vested on November 15, 2013, 25% on November 15, 2014 and the remaining 50% on November 15, 2015.
(5)  At the effective time of the merger, each stock option was cancelled and terminated without any cash payment being made in respect thereof.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SMITH MICHELLE L
C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
122 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10011


VP Human Resources

Signatures
/s/ Bradley A. Feuer as Attorney-in-Fact for Michelle L. Smith 8/7/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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