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*
EBEL GREGORY L

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

(Street)
CINCINNATI OH 45202

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCRIPPS E W CO /DE [ SSP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP/Human Resources
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/17/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
10/20/2003
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
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 10/17/2003 M 6,000(1) A $47.22 0 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 10/17/2003 S 6,000 D $93.5241 0 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 10/17/2003 M 5,000 A $47.31 0 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 10/17/2003 S 5,000 D $93.5241 1,575 D
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 0 D
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
Option $47.22 01/15/1998 A 1 01/15/1999 01/14/2008 Class A Common 6,000 $93.5241 4 D
Option $47.31 01/19/1999 A 1 01/19/2000 01/18/2009 Class A Common 5,000 $93.5241 4 D
Option $49 01/24/2001 01/23/2010 Class A Common 10,000 4 D
Option $64.25 01/25/2002 01/24/2011 Class A Common 11,000 4 D
Option $75.11 02/20/2003 02/19/2012 Class A Common 15,000 4 D
Option $79.97 02/26/2004 02/25/2013 Class A Common 12,000 4 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. This was originally filed as 60,000 shares acquired when it should have been 6,000 shares acquired.
Remarks:
/s/ M. Denise Kuprionis, Attorney-in-fact for Gregory L. Ebel 10/21/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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