Offerings // Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

BNED offering history

Every offering-related filing in Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 928 filings back to Feb 26, 2015.

Last executed offering

Dec 20, 2024

424B5 — priced deal (shares or notes)

Last registration (announced)

Jan 10, 2025

S-3 — capacity, not a sale

Executed, last 12 months

424B pricings + 8-K 3.02 sales

Registered, last 12 months

S-1/S-3/F-series registrations

Date	Filing		What it means
Jan 21, 2025	EFFECT →	EFFECTIVE	SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin
Jan 10, 2025	S-3 →	REGISTERED	S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Dec 20, 2024	424B5 →	EXECUTED	Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm)
Dec 20, 2024	EFFECT →	EFFECTIVE	SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin
Dec 11, 2024	S-3 →	REGISTERED	S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Nov 12, 2024	424B3 →	UPDATE	Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital
Nov 5, 2024	EFFECT →	EFFECTIVE	SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin
Oct 23, 2024	S-3 →	REGISTERED	S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Sep 20, 2024	424B5 →	EXECUTED	Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm)
Sep 17, 2024	EFFECT →	EFFECTIVE	SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin
Sep 4, 2024	S-3 →	REGISTERED	S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Aug 15, 2024	EFFECT →	EFFECTIVE	SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin
Jul 12, 2024	S-3 →	REGISTERED	S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Jun 11, 2024	8-K →	EXECUTED	Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02)
May 24, 2024	424B3 →	UPDATE	Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital
May 15, 2024	424B4 →	EXECUTED	Final prospectus — offering priced (typical for IPOs and marketed share deals)
May 14, 2024	EFFECT →	EFFECTIVE	SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin
May 9, 2024	S-1/A →	REGISTERED	S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Apr 18, 2024	S-1 →	REGISTERED	S-1 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Dec 21, 2020	8-K →	EXECUTED	Unregistered share sale disclosed (8-K item 3.02)
Jul 15, 2015	S-1/A →	REGISTERED	S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Jul 15, 2015	424B1 →	EXECUTED	Prospectus supplement priced — shares or notes (large filers: often a bond deal)
Jul 15, 2015	EFFECT →	EFFECTIVE	SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin
Jul 14, 2015	FWP →	MARKETING	Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed
Jul 14, 2015	S-1/A →	REGISTERED	S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Jul 13, 2015	S-1/A →	REGISTERED	S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Jun 29, 2015	S-1/A →	REGISTERED	S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Jun 4, 2015	S-1/A →	REGISTERED	S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Apr 29, 2015	S-1/A →	REGISTERED	S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet
Feb 26, 2015	S-1 →	REGISTERED	S-1 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet

BNED offering-related filings from SEC EDGAR, newest first (capped at 40). Each links to the original document.

Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes — EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.

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BNED offering FAQ

When did BNED last execute an offering?

Per SEC filings, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s most recent priced offering document is a 424B5 filed 2024-12-20. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.

When did BNED last announce or register an offering?

The most recent registration is a S-3 filed 2025-01-10. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.

Does an offering always mean dilution?

Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.