Form 5
FORM 5
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 5 or Form 4
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Dillard, II William Barnes & Noble, Inc. ("BKS")
__________________________________________ _____________________________________________ X Director 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for Officer (give Other (Specify
Security Number of Month/Year --- title below) --- below)
c/o Dillard's, Inc. Reporting Person
1600 Cantrell Road (Voluntary) 01/02 (1)
__________________________________________ ______________________ ______________________________________________________________
(Street)
5. If Amendment, Date of 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Original (Month/Year) (check applicable line)
__________________________________________ _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip) Form Filed by More Than One
--- Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount of
Securi-
ties
Bene-
ficially
4. Securities Acquired (A) Owned at 6. Ownership
2. Trans- 3. Trans- or Disposed of (D) End of Form:
action action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Issuer's Direct 7. Nature of
Date Code --------------------------- Fiscal (D) or Indirect
(Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) Year Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr.3) Year) (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
(Print or Type Responses)
(Over)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Conver- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exercisable
sion or 3. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date
Exercise action Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year)
Price of Date 4. Trans- Disposed of (D) -----------------------
Deriv- (Month/ action (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ Code ----------------------- Exercis- Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Year) (Instr. 8) A D able Date
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) $23.65 3/13/01 A 20,000 (2) 3/12/11
9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative of
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities Derivative
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Beneficially Security: 11. Nature of
--------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned Direct (D) Indirect
Amount or Derivative at End or Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security of Year Indirect (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Stock Option
(Right to Buy) Common Stock 20,000 100,000 (3) D
Explanation of Responses:
(1) For fiscal year ended February 2, 2002.
(2) One-fourth of these options become exercisable on March 13 of each of the years 2002 through 2005.
(3) Represents the total number of stock options (right to buy) beneficially owned by the Reporting Person
with respect to the Issuer's Common Stock.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/William Dillard, II March 18, 2002
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------- --------------
**Signature of Reporting Date
Person
William Dillard, II
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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