SC 13D/A 1 apr0703_13da.txt =============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------- SCHEDULE 13D Amendment No. 2 (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) barnesandnoble.com inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class A Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 067846 10 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Dr. Ulrich Koch Bertelsmann AG Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 270 33311 Guetersloh, Germany with copies to: Christopher Mayer, Esq. Davis Polk & Wardwell 450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) April 3, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) (Continued on following pages) Page 1 of 8 Pages -------------------- If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f), or 13d-1(g), check the following box [_]. Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. =============================================================================== =============================================================================== CUSIP No. 067846 10 5 Page 2 of 8 Pages 13D ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Bertelsmann AG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY None EACH REPORTING PERSON ------------------------------------------------- WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 119,138,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES [_] CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 73.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 8 =============================================================================== CUSIP No. 067846 10 5 Page 3 of 8 Pages 13D ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Bertelsmann, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY None EACH REPORTING PERSON ------------------------------------------------- WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 119,138,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES [_] CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 73.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 8 =============================================================================== CUSIP No. 067846 10 5 Page 4 of 8 Pages 13D ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Bertelsmann Multimedia, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY None EACH REPORTING PERSON ------------------------------------------------- WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 119,138,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES [_] CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 73.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 of 8 =============================================================================== CUSIP No. 067846 10 5 Page 5 of 8 Pages 13D ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) BOL.US Online, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY None EACH REPORTING PERSON ------------------------------------------------- WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 58,626,001 ------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 119,138,502 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES [_] CERTAIN SHARES* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 73.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 of 8 Bertelsmann AG, a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany ("Bertelsmann AG"), Bertelsmann, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG ("Bertelsmann, Inc."), Bertelsmann Multimedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann, Inc. ("Bertelsmann Multimedia") and BOL.US Online, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Bertelsmann Multimedia ("BOL.US"), hereby amend and supplement their Statement on Schedule 13D, originally filed on November 1, 2002 and amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on November 14, 2002 (as so amended, the "Schedule 13D"), with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares"), of barnesandnoble.com inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). As used herein, Bertelsmann AG, Bertelsmann, Inc., Bertelsmann Multimedia and BOL.US are referred to collectively as the "Reporting Persons" Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D is filed by the Reporting Persons in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 13d-2, and it shall refer only to the information that has materially changed since the filing of Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed November 14, 2002. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. (i) Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is amended by inserting the following language at the end of the second paragraph thereof: "As of April 4, 2003, the Reporting Persons beneficially own, within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 13d-3, 119,138,502 Shares, representing 73.1% of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer." (ii) Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is amended by inserting the following language after the first sentence thereof: "As of April 4, 2003, the Reporting Persons have sole power to vote and to dispose of 58,626,001 Shares." (iii)Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is amended by restating the chart therein in its entirety as follows: "The following purchases were effected through the Nasdaq Stock Market on behalf of Bertelsmann AG and BOL.US: Page 6 of 8 Date: Aggregate Number of Shares: Average Price Per Share: ----- --------------------------- ------------------------ October 30, 2002 35,000 $1.1421 October 31, 2002 35,000 $1.2139 November 1, 2002 35,000 $1.2914 November 4, 2002 34,000 $1.2810 November 5, 2002 55,000 $1.2075 November 6, 2002 34,000 $1.2169 November 7, 2002 34,000 $1.1971 November 8, 2002 34,000 $1.1841 November 11, 2002 535,500 $1.1797 November 12, 2002 35,500 $1.1304 November 13, 2002 35,500 $1.2704 November 14, 2002 20,000 $1.2850 November 15, 2002 35,500 $1.4175 November 18, 2002 17,500 $1.6057 February 21, 2003 25,000 $1.0500 February 25, 2003 21,000 $1.1000 February 26, 2003 10,000 $1.1000 March 3, 2003 20,500 $1.1524 March 4, 2003 20,500 $1.1485 March 5, 2003 15,000 $1.1700 March 24, 2003 23,500 $1.3091 March 25, 2003 15,000 $1.3883 Page 7 of 8 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: April 4, 2003 BERTELSMANN AG By: /s/ Robert J. Sorrentino ------------------------------- Name: Robert J. Sorrentino Title: Attorney-in-Fact BERTELSMANN, INC. By /s/ Robert J. Sorrentino ------------------------------- Name: Robert J. Sorrentino Title: President BERTELSMANN MULTIMEDIA, INC. By: /s/ Robert J. Sorrentino ------------------------------- Name: Robert J. Sorrentino Title: President BOL.US ONLINE, INC. By: /s/ Robert J. Sorrentino ------------------------------- Name: Robert J. Sorrentino Title: President Page 8 of 8