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) |
January 5, 2012 |
| 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 5, 2012, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its holiday sales for the nine week period ended December 31, 2011 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto pertaining to the Company’s financial results shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated January 5, 2012
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.
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BARNES & NOBLE, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Allen W. Lindstrom |
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Allen W. Lindstrom |
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Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: |
January 5, 2012 |
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Barnes & Noble, Inc.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 99.1 |
Press Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated January 5, 2012 |