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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
The record date for the previously-announced non-transferable rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (the “Company”) will be May 14, 2024. On May 3, 2024, the Company mailed to its stockholders of record as of May 2, 2024 a notice of the rights offering record date in accordance with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange. Such notice is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company intends to issue a press release with final subscription ratio and timing information and rights holders are encouraged to review its future press releases and Form 8-K filings for more information regarding the Rights Offering, including any potential updates regarding the timing of the Rights Offering.
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| 99.1 | Notice of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. to its stockholders relating to the rights offering record date, dated May 3, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 3, 2024
| BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael C. Miller | |
| Name: | Michael C. Miller | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Affairs and Chief Legal Officer | |