SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
McCarthy Christine M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET

(Street)
BURBANK CA 91521

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WALT DISNEY CO/ [ DIS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP-Corp Fin. & RE & Treasurer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/09/2008
4. 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 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 Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(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
Disney Common Stock 01/09/2008 A 4,894.3767(1) A $29.895 16,336.9667 D
Disney Common Stock 01/09/2008 F 1,822.3767(2) D $29.895 14,514.59 D
Disney Common Stock 2,007.11(3) I By 401(k)
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) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $29.895 01/09/2008 A 37,895 (4) 01/09/2015 Disney Common Stock 37,895 $0 37,895 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Awarded upon achievement of performance criteria for long-term incentive awards made during the Company's 2006 fiscal year as set forth in the table entitled 'Long-Term Incentive Performance Based Awards' in the Company's proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of shareholders. Performance-based restricted stock units vested on January 9, 2008. Includes dividend equivalents credited with respect to the award, pursuant to the terms thereof.
2. The 1822.3767 shares reported as a disposition represent an automatic reduction of shares issued to the reporting person to discharge withholding tax obligations of reporting person and do not constitute an actual sale or other open-market transaction. The total also reflects a deduction for cash paid in lieu of fractional shares upon conversion of previously-granted units to shares.
3. Shares held in The Walt Disney Stock Fund as of January 9, 2008. The Fund is one investment option in the 401(k) Plan and contains Company matching contributions.
4. Options were granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16(b)-3. The options vest in four equal installments on each January 9 of 2009 through 2012. The reporting person is also expected to receive 17,182 restricted stock units subject to performance vesting criteria, the terms of which and date of award of which have not yet been determined.
Remarks:
Joseph M. Santaniello (POA on file) 01/11/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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