X0306 4 2018-10-04 0000890491 BARNES & NOBLE INC BKS 0001111142 COWEN SCOTT S C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC. 122 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10011 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2018-10-04 4 A 0 18796 0 A 79456 D Grant of restricted shares on October 04, 2018 (the "Grant Date") vesting on the earlier of (i) October 04, 2019, or (ii) the date of the next regularly scheduled Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Issuer following the Grant Date. /s/ Bradley A. Feuer, as Attorney-in-Fact for Scott S. Cowen 2018-10-05