secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED)
CIK:        0001634117
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-06-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-159120
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.03, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

BNED closes $95M equity raise, $34M debt conversion, ABL refinancing, 1-for-100 reverse split
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- Received $95M gross new equity ($80M net) via $50M private investment and $45M backstopped rights offering led by Immersion (IMMR).
- Converted $34M of second lien debt (plus accrued interest) into 1,925,343,642 shares at $0.05/share.
- Amended ABL facility to $325M revolving, maturing June 2028; SOFR+3.50% (floor 2.50%), with fixed charge coverage and minimum EBITDA covenants.
- Board reconstituted: seven directors resigned; five new appointees include Eric Singer (CEO Immersion) and three others, plus two continuing directors.
- 1-for-100 reverse stock split effective June 11, 2024; shares trade on NYSE split-adjusted June 12 to regain $1.00 minimum bid compliance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1634117/000119312524159120/0001193125-24-159120-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1634117/000119312524159120/d818124d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-159120

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