Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 5, 2004
BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
Delaware
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
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Item 8.01 Other Events. | ||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
SIGNATURES | ||||||||
EX-99.1: INFORMATION STATEMENT AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DOCUMENT |
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On or about November 5, 2004, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the Company) commenced distributing the information statement and associated questions and answers document, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, to its common stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 2, 2004. The information statement and associated questions and answers document address matters relating to the distribution of all of the Companys shares of GameStop Corp. Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, to the Companys common stockholders.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(c) Exhibits
99.1 | Information Statement and Questions and Answers document, dated November 5, 2004. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BARNES & NOBLE, INC. |
By: | /s/ JOSEPH J. LOMBARDI |
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Joseph J. Lombardi | |
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: November 5, 2004