HOFFMAN EMILY 4

4 · Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. · Filed Mar 13, 2026

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Updated Mar 13, 2026

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Director Emily Hoffman Receives Award

What Happened

Emily Hoffman, a director of Barnes & Noble Education, received a grant of 23,867 restricted shares on 2026-03-11. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (award), so no cash was paid. This transaction is an equity award (code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

Transaction date: 2026-03-11; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-13 (appears timely).
Shares granted: 23,867 restricted shares; reported acquisition price: $0.00; total cash value reported: $0.
Vesting: per footnote, the restricted shares vest on the earlier of one year from the grant date or the issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders.
Section 13(d) note: Hoffman is part of a Section 13(d) group that collectively owns over 10% of BNED; she disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held directly by other group members (see footnote F1).
Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.

Context

This is a compensatory equity award to a director (common form of director pay) rather than an open-market purchase; such grants align director interests with shareholders but do not necessarily indicate personal bullish trading.

Form 4

Period: 2026-03-11

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Transactions

Footnotes (2)

[F1]This Form 4 is filed by Emily Hoffman (the "Reporting Person"). The Reporting Person is a member of a group with Toro 18 Holdings LLC, Immersion Corporation, William C. Martin, Eric Singer and Elias Nader for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that collectively beneficially owns over 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the "Common Stock"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer owned directly by other members of the Section 13(d) group except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that she is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The other members of the Section 13(d) group will file separate Section 16 reports, as applicable.
[F2]Grant of restricted shares that will vest on the earlier of one year from the date of grant or the Issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders.

Signature

/s/ Emily Hoffman|2026-03-13

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