OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT Issued Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2009 Incentive PlanOption Award Agreement • September 12th, 2012 • Barnes & Noble Inc • Retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores • Delaware
Contract Type FiledSeptember 12th, 2012 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), effective as of the grant date (the “Grant Date”) set forth in the attached Certificate (the “Certificate”), represents the grant of a nonqualified option (“Option”) by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the “Company”), to the person named in the Certificate (the “Participant”) pursuant to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on July 16, 2012 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on September 11, 2012 (the “Plan”). The Option granted hereby is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” as such term is described in Section 5.7 of the Plan.
OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT Issued Pursuant to the of Barnes & Noble, Inc.Option Award Agreement • September 9th, 2010 • Barnes & Noble Inc • Retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores • Delaware
Contract Type FiledSeptember 9th, 2010 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), effective as of the grant date (the “Grant Date”) set forth in the attached Certificate (the “Certificate”), represents the grant of a nonqualified option (“Option”) by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the “Company”), to the person named in the Certificate (the “Participant”) pursuant to the provisions of the Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 14, 2009 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 2, 2009 (the “Plan”). The Option granted hereby is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” as such term is described in Section 5.7 of the Plan.