WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

May 14, 2010

(Date of Report; Date of Earliest Event Reported)

BORDERS GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Michigan	1-13740	38-3294588
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

100 Phoenix Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

734-477-1100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 8.01                      Other Events

In its May 10, 2010 publication, Risk Metrics Group recommended that shareholders vote against re-election of Borders Group, Inc.'s (the "Company's") director, Paul Brown, for attending less than 75 percent of the board and committee meetings in fiscal 2009. On May 14, 2010, Mr. Brown submitted to the Company his commitment that if his attendance at the board and committee meetings in fiscal 2010 falls below 75 percent, he will resign from his position as a Company director.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Borders Group, Inc.

(Registrant)

Dated: May 14, 2010	By:  /s/ MARK R. BIERLEY
	Mark R. Bierley
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and
	Accounting Officer)