June Form 3
FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Duffy William F. quiring Statement
_____________________________________ (Month/Day/Year) Barnes & Noble, Inc. Symbol = BKS
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2/25/02 5. Relationship of Reporting Persons 6. If Amendment,
100 Middlesex Boulevard to Issuer (Check all applicable) Date of Original
_____________________________________ 3. I.R.S. Identification (Month/Day/Year)
(Street) Number of Reporing __ Director __ 10% Owner
Person, if an entity
Jamesburg New Jersey 08831 (voluntary) _X_ Officer (give __ Other (specify 7. Individual or Joint/
_____________________________________ title below) below) Group Filing (Check
(City) (State) (Zip) Executive Vice President, Applicable Line)
Distribution and Logistics _X_ Form filed by One
__________________________ Reporting Person
__ Form filed by more
than One Reporting
Person
Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 5)
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None
If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date Securities Underlying Exercise Price Form of Deri- Indirect
----------------------- (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security of Derivative vative Sec- Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Security urity: Dir- Ownership
--------------------- ---------------------- ect (D) or In (Instr. 5)
Expira- Amount Direct (I)
Date Exer- tion or Number (Instr. 5)
cisable Date Title of Shares
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Stock Option
(Right to Buy)(1) (2) 3/2/08 Common Stock 4,573 $34.75 D
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Granted under Barnes & Noble, Inc. 1996 Incentive Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2) One-fourth of these options became exercisable on March 3 of each of the years 1999 through 2002.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. /s/William F. Duffy March 7, 2002
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -----------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Willaim F. Duffy
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2
(Print or Type Responses)