Director Toro 18 Holdings Llc bought $1,731,361 worth of shares (202,044 units at $8.57) (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. [ BNED ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock(1) | 03/12/2025 | P | 59,146 | A | $8.4927(2) | 11,065,848 | D(3) | |||
| Common Stock(1) | 03/13/2025 | P | 142,898 | A | $8.6009(4) | 11,208,746 | D(3) | |||
| Common Stock(1) | 132,871 | D(5) | ||||||||
| Common Stock(1) | 145,871 | D(6) | ||||||||
| Common Stock(1) | 12,000 | I | See Footnote(7) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. This Form 4 is filed jointly by Toro 18 Holdings LLC ("Toro 18"), Immersion Corporation ("Immersion"), William C. Martin and Eric Singer (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons is a member of a group with Emily S. Hoffman and Elias Nader for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that collectively beneficially owns over 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of Messrs. Martin, Singer, Nader and Ms. Hoffman also serve as directors on the Board of Directors of the Issuer. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. Ms. Hoffman and Mr. Nader will file separate Section 16 reports. |
| 2. Represents the weighted average price of multiple transactions with prices ranging between $8.175 and $8.55. The Reporting Persons, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, undertake to provide further information regarding the number of securities purchased at each separate price. |
| 3. Securities owned directly by Toro 18. Immersion, as the sole member of Toro 18, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Toro 18. Mr. Martin, as the Chief Strategy Officer of Toro 18, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Toro 18. Mr. Singer, as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Toro 18, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Toro 18. |
| 4. Represents the weighted average price of multiple transactions with prices ranging between $8.375 and $8.80. The Reporting Persons, upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, undertake to provide further information regarding the number of securities purchased at each separate price. |
| 5. Securities held directly by Mr. Singer. |
| 6. Securities held directly by Mr. Martin and through a wholly-owned limited liability company and IRA Accounts, all of which Mr. Martin controls exclusively. |
| 7. Securities held in UGMA accounts for the benefit of Mr. Martin's minor children, all of which he controls exclusively. |
| Remarks: |
| For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of Toro 18 and Immersion may be deemed directors by deputization of the Issuer due to Messrs. Martin, Singer, Nader and Ms. Hoffman serving on the boards of directors of both the Issuer and Immersion. |
| Toro 18 Holdings LLC, By: /s/ Eric Singer, President and CEO | 03/14/2025 | |
| Immersion Corporation, By: /s/ Eric Singer, President, CEO and Chairman | 03/14/2025 | |
| /s/ William C. Martin | 03/14/2025 | |
| /s/ Eric Singer | 03/14/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||