Item 1.
Name of Issuer: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
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(a)
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Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices:
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120 Mountain View Blvd., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Item 2.
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(a)
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Name of Person Filing
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This statement is being jointly filed by Lids Holdings, Inc., Fanatics Lids College, Inc., Fanatics, Inc. and FanzzLids Holdings, LLC
(collectively, the Filing Persons) pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act.
The Reporting
Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Schedule 13G, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons agreed to file this Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto jointly in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1).
For Lids Holdings, Inc., Fanatics Lids College, Inc. and
FanzzLids Holdings, LLC:
Lids Holdings, Inc. is the record holder of 1,153,846 shares of Common Stock, and Fanatics Lids College, Inc. is
the record holder of 266,000 shares of Common Stock. Lids Holdings, Inc. and Fanatics Lids College, Inc. are indirect subsidiaries of FanzzLids Holdings, LLC (the JV). The JV is a joint venture between Lids Investment Holdings, LLC and
Fanatics Leader Holdings, LLC. Thomas H. Ripley and Lawrence S. Berger may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the 1,153,846 shares of Common Stock held of record by Lids Holdings, Inc. and the 266,000 shares held of record by Fanatics Lids
College, Inc. in their capacity as controlling managers and members of Lids Investment Holdings, LLC, which is the majority owner of and has managerial control with respect to the JV .
For Fanatics, Inc.:
Fanatics,
Inc. is the record holder of 1,153,846 shares of Common Stock. Fanatics Holdings, Inc. owns 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Fanatics, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the Act, the Filing Persons expressly declare that the filing of this
statement shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) and/or Section 13(g) of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement held by any other
person.
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(b)
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Address of the Principal Office or, if none, residence
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For Lids Holdings, Inc., Fanatics Lids College, Inc. and FanzzLids Holdings, LLC:
c/o Ames Watson, LLC
6100
Merriweather Dr Suite 210
Columbia, MD 21044
For Fanatics, Inc.:
225
Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Attention: General Counsel