E.W. Scripps/Stautberg Form 4
 

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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)
  Stautberg, Timothy E.
(Last) (First) (Middle)		   The E. W. Scripps Company (SSP)
  
     
  312 Walnut Street, 28th Floor
(Street)		 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    12/23/02
  
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  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
      
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)
              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)
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)
                      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)
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)
  Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date		   Title Amount or
Number of
Shares		                        
  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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