Sec Form 4 Filing - HUSEBY MICHAEL @ Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. - 2019-06-19

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person HUSEBY MICHAEL 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. [ BNED] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC., 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/19/2019 (Street) BASKING RIDGE, NJ07920 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 06/19/2019 A 314,285 ( 1 ) A $ 0 1,377,217 D Common Stock 06/19/2019 A 314,285 ( 2 ) A $ 0 1,691,502 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HUSEBY MICHAEL C/O BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BLVD. BASKING RIDGE, NJ07920 X Chairman and CEO Signatures /s/Michael Huseby 06/20/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Grant of restricted stock units (RSUs). Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company. The RSUs vest and will be settled in three equal installments on each of June 19, 2020, June 19, 2021 and June 19, 2022, or in each case, if such date is not a business day, the business day immediately following such date. ( 2 )Grant of Performance Units, which are earned based on a combination of the Company's performance over the performance period as measured by absolute total shareholder return reflected by the BNED Common Stock price (50% of the Performance Units) and BNED Adjusted EBITDA (50% of the Performance Units). The performance period is the two year period beginning April 28, 2019 and ending on May 1, 2021. Earned Performance Units will be converted to shares of Company Common Stock on a one-for-one basis after the expiration of an additional one year holding period. Unearned Performance Units and earned Performance Units that have not satisfied the one-year holding period will be forfeited.

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