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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - BARNES & NOBLE INC | d48780dex991.htm |
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) August 6, 2015
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-12302 | 06-1196501 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY | 10011 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(212) 633-3300
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
On August 2, 2015, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (“BNED”) and distributed, on a pro rata basis, all of the shares of BNED common stock to the Company’s stockholders of record as of July 27, 2015. Immediately following the completion of the Spin-Off, the Company’s stockholders owned 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of BNED. Following the Spin-Off, BNED operates as an independent publicly traded company.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information of the Company giving effect to the distribution of BNED and the related notes thereto, have been derived from its historical consolidated financial statements and are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information | |
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BARNES & NOBLE, INC. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter M. Herpich | |
| Peter M. Herpich | ||
| Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer | ||
Date: August 6, 2015
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information | |