SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Wesolowski Timothy M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
312 WALNUT STREET, 28TH FLOOR

(Street)
CINCINNATI OH 45202

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCRIPPS E W CO /DE [ SSP ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP, CFO and Treasurer
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 0 D
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 0 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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 Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit 09/01/2012 09/01/2015 Restricted Stock Units 24,968 (1) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. This restricted unit award will vest in equal parts in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company.
Remarks:
/s/ William Appleton, Attorney-in-fact for Timothy M. Wesolowski 09/06/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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BE IT KNOWN, that Timothy M. Wesolowski, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2011, does hereby make and appoint
Timothy E. Stautberg, Senior Vice President/Newspapers, William Appleton, Senior
Vice President and General Counsel, and Julie McGehee, Vice President, Benefits
and Compensation of The E. W. Scripps Company, as his true and lawful attorneys
for him and in his name, place and stead, giving and granting to each attorney
the power and authority to sign and file reports required under Section 16(a) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 with full power of substitution and
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming such act(s) that said attorneys
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the 26th day of August,
2011.


/s/ Timothy M. Wesolowski