Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. announced that its shareholders have voted to approve its previously announced equity and refinancing transactions with Immersion Corporation (?Immersion?), and certain of the Company?s existing shareholders and strategic relationships (collectively, the ?Transactions?). In addition to the approval of the Transactions, shareholders approved the appointment of five new Directors to the Company?s Board of Directors. The appointments to the Board of Directors will be effective at the closing of the Transactions: Eric Singer, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Immersion Corporation; Emily S. Hoffman, Chief Marketing Officer of SmartPak; Sean Madnani, Chief Executive Officer of Twist Capital; William Martin, Chief Strategy Officer of Immersion Corporation; Elias Nader, Chief Financial Officer of QuickLogic Corporation.

Mario Dell?Aera Jr., David Golden, Michael Huseby, Steven Panagos, Vice Admiral John Ryan, Rory Wallace, and Raphael Wallander will step down from the Company?s Board of Directors, effective at the closing of the Transactions.