| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. [ BNED ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/30/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction 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, par value $0.01 per share(1) | 10/30/2020 | S | 232,828 | D | $2.3 | 6,266,793 | D(2) | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share(1) | 10/30/2020 | J | 6,266,793(4) | D | $2.3 | 0 | D(2) | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share(1) | 10/30/2020 | J | 6,266,793(4) | A | $2.3 | 6,266,793 | D(3) | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 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: 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. This Form 4 is filed jointly by Outerbridge Special Opportunities Fund, LP ("Outerbridge Special Opportunities"), Outerbridge Special Opportunities GP, LLC ("Outerbridge Special GP"), Outerbridge Master Fund LP ("Outerbridge Master Fund"), Outerbridge Capital Management, LLC ("Outerbridge Capital"), Outerbridge GP, LLC, ("Outerbridge GP"), and Rory Wallace (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons is a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. |
| 2. Securities of the Issuer beneficially owned directly by Outerbridge Master Fund. As the general partner of Outerbridge Master Fund, Outerbridge GP may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Outerbridge Master Fund. As the investment manager of Outerbridge Master Fund, Outerbridge Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Outerbridge Master Fund. As the managing member of each of of Outerbridge GP and Outerbridge Capital, Mr. Wallace may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Outerbridge Master Fund. |
| 3. Securities of the Issuer beneficially owned directly by Outerbridge Special Opportunities. As the general partner of Outerbridge Special Opportunities, Outerbridge Special GP may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Outerbridge Special Opportunities. As the investment manager of Outerbridge Special Opportunities, Outerbridge Capital may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Outerbridge Special Opportunities. As the managing member of each of of Outerbridge Special GP and Outerbridge Capital, Mr. Wallace may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Outerbridge Special Opportunities. |
| 4. The reported transactions involved a transfer of 6,266,793 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock by Outerbridge Master Fund to Outerbridge Special Opportunities in a transaction exempt from Section 16, pursuant to Rule 16a-13 or otherwise. |
| Remarks: |
| Following the transactions reported herein, for the purposes of Section 16, Outerbridge Master Fund and Outerbridge GP ceased to beneficially own 10% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer and ceased to be members of that certain Section 13(d) group referenced above. Each of Outerbridge Master Fund and Outerbridge GP disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. |
| OUTERBRIDGE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, LP, By: Outerbridge Special Opportunities GP, LLC, By: /s/ Rory Wallace, Managing Member | 11/03/2020 | |
| OUTERBRIDGE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES GP, LLC, By: /s/ Rory Wallace, Managing Member | 11/03/2020 | |
| OUTERBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By: /s/ Rory Wallace, Managing Member | 11/03/2020 | |
| OUTERBRIDGE MASTER FUND LP, By: Outerbridge GP, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Rory Wallace, Managing Member | 11/03/2020 | |
| OUTERBRIDGE GP, LLC, By: /s/ Rory Wallace, Managing Member | 11/03/2020 | |
| /s/ Rory Wallace | 11/03/2020 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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