Exhibit 31.4
CERTIFICATION BY THE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Thomas D. Donohue, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 2, 2020 of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.; and |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: August 31, 2020
By: | /s/ Thomas D. Donohue | |
Thomas D. Donohue Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. |