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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March
18, 2010
BARNES
& NOBLE, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-12302
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06-1196501
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York | 10011 | ||
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (212)
633-3300
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Not
Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | |||
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Item
5.02. Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March
18, 2010, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the “Company”) announced
that William J. Lynch, Jr. has been named Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, succeeding Stephen Riggio, who will remain Vice Chairman. On
March 18, 2010, the Company also announced the promotion of Chief Operating
Officer Mitchell S. Klipper to Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s retail
group, which encompasses the Barnes & Noble retail business and the Barnes
& Noble College Booksellers business.
A copy of
the press release announcing the events described above is attached as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(d) The
following exhibit is filed as a part of this Report.
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated March 18,
2010
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
BARNES & NOBLE, INC. | |||
Date:
March 18, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Joseph J. Lombardi | |
Name: Joseph J. Lombardi | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated March 18,
2010
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