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*
BOEHNE RICHARD A

(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)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/02/2010
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
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 09/02/2010 M(1) 46,000 A $6.87 256,871 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 09/02/2010 S(1) 46,000 D $7.513 210,871 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 0 I Wife's Trust
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 $6.87 09/02/2010 M(1) 46,000 01/25/2002 01/24/2011 Class A Common 46,000 $7.513 34,896 D
Option $8.01 02/20/2003 02/19/2012 Class A Common 112,676 112,676 D
Option $8.52 02/26/2004 02/25/2013 Class A Common 103,286 103,286 D
Option $10.38 03/23/2005 03/22/2014 Class A Common 84,507 84,507 D
Option $9.9 02/10/2006 02/09/2013 Class A Common 56,338 56,338 D
Option $9.54 03/29/2007 03/28/2014 Class A Common 117,370 164,318 D
Option $10.41 02/22/2008 02/21/2015 Class A Common 258,215 258,215 D
Option $9.09 02/21/2009 02/20/2016 Class A Common 410,798 410,798 D
Option $9.54 03/29/2007 03/28/2014 Class A Common 46,948 46,948 D
Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/05/2011 03/05/2013 Restricted Stock Units 1,046,511 1,046,511 D
Restricted Stock Units (3) 03/09/2011 03/09/2014 Restricted Stock Units 120,000 120,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were sold in accordance with a stock trading plan adopted on July 7, 2010, in accordance with the guidelines specified by Rule 10b5-1.
2. This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts on March 5, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The first vesting took place on March 5, 2010. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company.
3. A restricted stock unit award was granted on March 9, 2010. The award is part time-vested and part performance-vested. The time-vested portion of the award vests in four equal parts on March 9, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. If the performance objective is achieved, this portion of the award will vest over the same four-year period. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit converts into one Class A Common share of the Company.
Remarks:
/s/ William Appleton, Attorney-in-fact for Richard A. Boehne 09/03/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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