| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 | | OMB APPROVAL | | OMB Number: | 3235-0104 | | Expires: | February 28, 2011 | | Estimated average burden | | hours per response | 0.5 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/28/2009 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BORDERS GROUP INC
[BGP]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) | Director | | 10% Owner | | X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | | EVP - Chief Merch. Officer |
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person | | Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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Amount of Securities Owned (Instr.
4)
| 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
| 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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Common Stock
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60,000
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D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
| 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security
| 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
| 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| /s/ By Mark D. Schairer, Authorized Representative | 09/28/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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CONFIRMING STATEMENT
This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Michael J. Edwards, has
authorized and designated each of Thomas D. Carney, Ruth A. Kumaus,
Roger L. Esterwood and Mark D. Schairer, acting individually, to execute
and file on the undersigned's behalf Form ID and all Forms 3, 4, 5 and
144 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be
required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a
result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities
of Borders Group, Inc. The authority of Thomas D. Carney,
Ruth A. Kumaus, Roger L. Esterwood and Mark D. Schairer under this
Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of
or transactions in securities of Borders Group, Inc., unless earlier
revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that Thomas D. Carney,
Ruth A. Kumaus, Roger L. Esterwood and Mark D. Schairer are not assuming
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with: (1) Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (2) requirements relating to the
filing of Form 144; or (3) any other Federal or State Securities or
other Laws or Regulations.
Date:09/17/2009Michael J. Edwards
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Michael J. Edwards