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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
| o | Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
| 1. | Name and Address of Reporting Person* |
2. | Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |
3. | I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) |
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| Stautberg, Timothy E. (Last) (First) (Middle) |
The E. W. Scripps Company (SSP) |
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| 312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor (Street) |
4. | Statement for Month/Day/Year | 5. | If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||
| 12/23/02 |
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| 6. | Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable) |
7. | Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) |
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| Cincinnati, OH 45202 (City) (State) (Zip) |
o | Director | o | 10% Owner | o | Form Filed by One Reporting Person | ||||||
| x | Officer (give title below) | o | Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person | |||||||||
| o | Other (specify below) | |||||||||||
| Vice President/Communications and Investor Relations |
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| 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 4(b)(v). | |
| Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Title of Security (Instr. 3) |
2. | Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) |
2A. | Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) |
3. | Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
4. | Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |
5. | Amount of Sec- urities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Trans- action(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. | Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. | Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) |
Price | |||||||||||||||||||
| Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share | 1,500 | D | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share | 12/23/02 | F | V | 80 | D | $80.65 | 886 | D | |||||||||||||||
| Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share | 100 | D | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share | 200 | I | Indirectly by wife | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Table II — Derivative
Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 1. | Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. | Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security |
3. | Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3A. | Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) |
4. | Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. | Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | ||||||||||||||
| Option | $47.22 | 1/15/98 | A | V | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Option | $47.31 | 1/19/99 | A | V | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Option | $49.00 | 1/24/00 | A | V | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Option | $64.25 | 1/25/01 | A | V | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Option | $75.11 | 2/20/02 | A | V | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Table II — Derivative
Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 6. | Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. | Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. | Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. | Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. | Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. | Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date |
Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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| 1/15/99 | 1/14/08 | Class A Common | 4,300 | D | |||||||||||||
| 1/19/00 | 1/18/09 | Class A Common | 4,200 | D | |||||||||||||
| 1/24/01 | 1/23/10 | Class A Common | 4,000 | D | |||||||||||||
| 1/25/02 | 1/24/11 | Class A Common | 4,500 | D | |||||||||||||
| 2/20/03 | 2/19/12 | Class A Common | 15,000 | 5 | D | ||||||||||||
Explanation of Responses:
This option is exercisable in three equal installments on the 24th day of January in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
This option is exercisable in three equal installments on the 25th day of January in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
This option is exercisable in three equal installments on the 20th day of February in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
| /s/ Timothy E. Stautberg **Signature of Reporting Person |
12/23/02 Date |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | |
| Note: | File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | |
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