This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) amends and restates in its entirety the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on July 23, 2018, relating to the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Issuer, as amended and restated by Amendment No. 1 filed on September 6, 2018 (the “Original 13D”). This is the final amendment to the Schedule 13D and constitutes an “exit filing” for the Reporting Persons.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Statement on Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) relates to the shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share of Barnes & Noble, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This Schedule 13D is being filed by the following persons (each, a “Reporting Person” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):
(1) Richard Schottenfeld (“Mr. Schottenfeld”), a United States citizen, is the manager of Koyote Capital Group LLC (“Koyote Capital”), a Delaware limited liability company, which is the managing member of Koyote Trading LLC (“Koyote Trading”), a Delaware limited liability company. The principal business of Koyote Capital and Koyote Trading is investing in securities. The principal occupation of Mr. Schottenfeld is the management of investment firms. The principal place of business of each of Mr. Schottenfeld, Koyote Capital and Koyote Trading is 800 3rd Ave., Floor 10, New York, NY 10022.
(2) Mr. Schottenfeld is also the CEO of Schottenfeld Management Corp. LLC (“SMC”), a New York Corporation and the manager of Winchester Holdings, LLC (“Winchester”), a Delaware limited liability company. Winchester is the general partner of Schottenfeld Opportunities Fund II, LP (“SOF II”), a Delaware limited partnership. SMC is the investment manager of SOF II. The principal business of SMC, Winchester and SOF II is investing in securities. The principal place of business of each of SMC, Winchester and SOF II is 800 3rd Ave., Floor 10, New York, NY 10022.
(3) Mr. Schottenfeld and Neil Druker (“Mr. Druker”), a Canadian citizen, are the managers of Phase Five Capital Management, LLC (“PFCM”), a Delaware limited liability company, and Phase Five Holdings, LLC (“PFH”), a Delaware limited liability company. PFH is the general partner of Phase Five Partners, LP (“PFP”), a Delaware limited partnership. PFCM is the investment manager of PFP. The principal occupation of Mr. Druker is the management of investment firms. The principal business of PFCM, PFH and PFP is investing in securities. The principal place of business of each of Mr. Druker, PFCM, PFH and PFP is 800 3rd Ave., Floor 10, New York, NY 10022.
(4) Ms. Karen Singer (“Ms. Singer”), a United States citizen, is the sole member of TAR Holdings LLC (“TAR Holdings”), a New Jersey limited liability company. Ms. Singer’s principal occupation is investing assets held in TAR Holdings and other entities. TAR Holdings’ principal business is investing in securities. Ms. Singer’s and TAR Holdings’ principal place of business is 212 Vaccaro Drive, Cresskill, New Jersey 07626.
(5) CCUR Holdings, Inc. (“CCUR”) is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business located at 4375 River Green Parkway, Suite 210, Duluth, GA 30096. Having recently divested its Real-Time and Content Delivery businesses, the principal business of CCUR is the evaluation of opportunities intended to maximize the value of its remaining assets, including the evaluation of opportunities to invest in or acquire one or more operating businesses. The information required by General Instruction C to Schedule 13D with respect to the executive officers and directors of CCUR is listed below.
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