Document:

EX-10.82

 Exhibit 10.82 
  

 
 Restricted Stock Unit Award Certificate 

 
  
  

			
	Granted To:	  	Name
		  	Street Address
		  	City, State Zip Code

 You have been granted Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) of Barnes & Noble, Inc., as described below. Subject to
the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, and the Amended and Restated Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) each RSU constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver to you one
share of common stock of Barnes & Noble, Inc., par value $0.001 per share. 
  

											
	Employee ID:	  	XXXXXXXXX	  		  		  		 	
						
	Grant Date:	  	July 15, 2015	  		  		  	Number of RSUs Granted:	 	    XXXXX

 Vesting Schedule: 
 By your
signature below, you agree that these RSUs are awarded under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Insider Trading Policy, all of which are attached and made a part of this document.

  

							
	Signature:	 	  
	 	Date:	 	  

 NOTE: If there are any discrepancies in the name or address shown above, please make the appropriate correction on this form.

 PLEASE RETURN TO: 

Barnes & Noble, Inc. 
 1400
Old Country Road 
 Westbury, New York 11590 

Attn: Cheryl Caponi, Human Resources 

(516) 338-8471EX-10.83

 Exhibit 10.83 
  

 
 Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Certificate 

PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL 

 
  

			
	Granted To:	  	Name
		  	Address
		  	City, State Zip

 You have been awarded Performance-Based Stock Units (“PSUs”) of Barnes & Noble, Inc., as described below.
Subject to the terms of the Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Amended and Restated Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), each PSU constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to
deliver to you one share of common stock of Barnes & Noble, Inc., par value $0.001 per share. 
  

							
	Employee ID:	  	XXXXX	 		 	
				
	Grant Date:	  	July 15, 2015	 	Target Number of PSUs Awarded:	 	x,xxx

 Performance Period: The Performance Period shall be three fiscal years commencing on May 3, 2015 and ending on April 28,
2018. 
 Performance Metrics: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of the Company retail segment (“EBITDA”) and
(ii) revenue of the Company retail segment (“Revenue”); provided, however, EBITDA and Revenue shall be adjusted to exclude (1) any costs and expenses relating to any effort to prepare for or implement, or resulting from,
a partial or complete separation of one or more of the Company’s businesses; if the distribution by the Company of all of the outstanding shares of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (“BNED”) common stock owned by the Company occurs
prior to the end of fiscal year 2016; (2) any costs and expenses relating to the Retail/NOOK integration; (3) non-routine litigation expenses, such as derivative actions; and (4) the termination of the Company’s Employees’ Retirement Plan,
in each case, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and identified in the Company’s financial statements, notes to the financial statements or management’s discussion and analysis with respect to the
financial statements as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 Performance Vesting: 50% of the Target Number of PSUs Awarded will vest
based on the EBITDA level achieved during the Performance Period (the “EBITDA PSUs”) and 50% of the Target Number of PSUs Awarded will vest based on the Revenue level achieved during the Performance Period (the “Revenue PSUs”),
as set forth below. 
  

			
	 Performance Period

EBITDA Level (in millions)
	  	 % of EBITDA

PSUs Vested

		  	0%
		  	50% — < 100%
		  	100% — < 150%
		  	150%

  
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 Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Certificate 

 

			
	 Performance Period

Revenue Levels (in millions)
	  	 % of Revenue

PSUs Vested

		  	0%
		  	50% — < 100%
		  	100% — < 150%
		  	150%

 For any amounts calculated under this Certificate that fall between two percentages set forth in the right columns above that
are between 50% and 150%, the percentage of the number of applicable PSUs that vest shall be interpolated in a straight line between the two relevant percentages, rounded to the nearest whole percentage. 

Time Vesting: Except as otherwise as set forth in the Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Agreement, you must be continuously employed by the Company or
any of its Affiliates during the entire Performance Period in order to vest in any portion of the Target Number of PSUs Awarded. 
 By your signature below,
you agree that these PSUs are awarded under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Performance-Based Stock Unit Award Agreement and the Insider Trading Policy, all of which are attached and made a part of this document. 

 

							
	Signature:	 	  
	  	Date:	 	  

 NOTE: If there are any discrepancies in the name or address shown above, please make the appropriate correction on this form.

 PLEASE RETURN TO: 

Barnes & Noble, Inc. 
 1400
Old Country Road 
 Westbury, New York 11590 

Attn: Cheryl Caponi, Human Resources 

(516) 338-8471 

  
 2EX-10.84

 Exhibit 10.84 

February 11, 2014 
 David Deason 

5212 Creekpoint Drive 
 Plano, TX 75093 

Dear David, 
 As a valued employee in an important leadership
role, we would like to extend an additional benefit to you which will provide financial security in the event your employment is terminated. 
 Effective
immediately, the following terms and conditions will apply to your employment: 
 In the event that your employment is terminated by the
Company without Cause, the Company shall pay you an amount equal to one times your then annual base salary. Payments will be made bi-weekly less all applicable withholding and other applicable taxes and deductions provided that you execute and
deliver to the Company, and do not revoke, a release of all claims against the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Release”). 

For purposes of this letter, “Cause” means (A) your engaging in misconduct or gross negligence which is injurious to Company; (B) your indictment or
conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any felony or other crime or violation of law involving fraud or dishonesty (with the exception of misconduct based in good faith on the advice of professional consultants, such as
attorneys and accountants), or your entry of a plea of nolo contendere with respect to any felony involving fraud or dishonesty (with the exception of misconduct based in good faith on the advice of professional consultants, such as attorneys and
accountants); (C) any gross negligence, intentional acts or intentional omissions by you, as determined by the Company in connection with the performance of the duties and responsibilities of your employment hereunder; (D) engaging in any act of
misconduct or moral turpitude, as determined by the Company; (E) abuse of or dependency on alcohol or drugs (illicit or otherwise) which adversely affects job performance; (F) failure or refusal by you to properly perform (as determined by the
Company in its reasonable discretion and judgment) the duties, responsibilities or obligations of your employment for reasons other than Disability or authorized leave, or to properly perform or follow (as determined by the Company in its reasonable
discretion and judgment) any lawful direction by the Company; or (G) breach of this Agreement or of any other duty to, written policy of, or agreement with the Company. 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 

Sincerely, 
  
 

 
 Michelle Smith 
 Vice
President, Human Resources 
 MS/kmm 
 AttachmentEX-10.85

 Exhibit 10.85 

RETENTION BONUS AGREEMENT 

February 7, 2014 
 David Deason

 The Company has approved a one-time retention bonus to you in the amount of $755,550 (your “Retention Bonus”). Your Retention
Bonus will vest with respect to 50% of the amount if you are continuously employed by the Company through February 7, 2016 (the “Initial Vesting Date”) and with respect to the remaining 50% of the amount if you are
continuously employed by the Company through February 7, 2017 (the “Final Vesting Date”). In the event that you voluntarily terminate your employment or the Company terminates your employment for “Cause” (as defined
below), you will not receive the then-unvested portion of your Retention Bonus. If vested, payment of the applicable portion of your Retention Bonus will be made by the Company in cash, less applicable taxes and other withholdings, within 30 days
after the Initial or Final Vesting Date, as appropriate. Taxes on the award shall remain your sole responsibility. 
 In the event that the Company
involuntarily terminates your employment without “Cause,” or if your employment terminates due to death or “Permanent and Total Disability” (as defined below), prior to the Initial Vesting Date, 50% of your Retention Bonus will
vest pro rata based on the number of whole months employed since the date of this letter agreement divided by 24 months. In the event that the Company involuntarily terminates your employment without “Cause,” or if your employment
terminates due to death or “Permanent and Total Disability,” following the Initial Vesting Date and prior to the Final Vesting Date, the remaining unvested 50% portion of your Retention Bonus will vest pro rata based on the number of whole
months employed following the Initial Vesting Date and prior to the Final Vesting Date divided by 12 months. An amount of your Retention Bonus equal to 50% of the original amount will vest upon any sale by the Company of, or distribution to the
holders of the stock of the Company (by pro rata distribution or dividend, exchange offer/“split-off” or any comparable means) of, all or substantially all of the operations of either (i) the Company’s Digital segment (and any
business or assets selected by the Company’s Board of Directors to be part of such sale or distribution involving the Company’s Digital segment) or (ii) the Company’s Retail segment (and any business or assets selected by the
Company’s Board of Directors to be part of such sale or distribution involving the Company’s Retail segment). Payment of the applicable portion of your Retention Bonus will be made by the Company, in cash, less applicable taxes and
withholding, within 30 days following the termination of your employment without “Cause” or due to death or “Permanent and Total Disability” or the sale or distribution described in the immediately preceding sentence, as
applicable. 
 For purposes of this agreement, “Cause” means (1) your conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony; (2) your
commission of intentional acts of gross misconduct (including, without limitation, theft, fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty) that significantly impair the business of the Company or cause significant damage to its property, reputation or business;
(3) your willful refusal to perform, or willful failure to use good faith efforts to perform, material duties that remains uncured after 14 days reasonable written request from the Company for cure; and (4) your willful and material breach of any
material provision of any material policy governing the conduct of its employees that remains uncured after 14 days reasonable written request from the Company for cure. 

For purposes of this agreement, “Permanent and Total Disability” means you are unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, the permanence and degree of which is supported by
medical evidence satisfactory to the Company. 

 Your Retention Bonus is not a guarantee of continued employment, which will remain “at will”, or a
permanent or recurring element of your compensation, nor will it impact any other element of your compensation for which you may otherwise be eligible. 

The terms of your Retention Bonus are to be kept strictly confidential, until such time as such terms are made public by the Company in its sole discretion.

 This letter agreement will be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and will be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed
by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule. You, every person claiming under or through you and the Company hereby waive to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any
right to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this letter agreement. 
 This
letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the terms of your Retention Bonus and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, between you and the Company with
respect to the subject matter hereof. The terms of this arrangement may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto. Neither this letter agreement nor any rights or obligations that either party may
have by reason of this letter agreement will be assignable by you without the prior written consent of the Company. 
 Thank you again for your contribution
and we look forward to continuing the opportunity to work together for our mutual success. 
 Sincerely, 

 

					
	Barnes & Noble, Inc.
		
	By:	 	 

		 	  

		 	Name:	 	Michelle Smith
		 	Title:	 	VP, Human Resources

  

			
	 Accepted and Agreed to:

	
	 

	  

	 David Deason:

		
	Date:	 	 3/4/14

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