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*
STAUTBERG TIMOTHY E

(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)
Senior VP & CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2010
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 12/10/2010 S 16,270 D $9.809 53,263 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 12/10/2010 M 28,169 A $8.01 81,432 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 12/10/2010 S 28,169 D $9.8 53,263 D
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 53 I By wife
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 $8.01 12/10/2010 M 28,169 02/20/2003 02/19/2012 Class A Common 28,169 $9.8 0 D
Option $8.52 02/26/2004 02/25/2013 Class A Common 22,535 22,535 D
Option $10.38 03/23/2005 03/22/2014 Class A Common 21,126 21,126 D
Option $9.9 02/10/2006 02/09/2013 Class A Common 14,084 14,084 D
Option $10.44 02/22/2007 02/21/2014 Class A Common 32,863 32,863 D
Option $10.41 02/22/2008 02/21/2015 Class A Common 51,642 51,642 D
Option $9.09 02/21/2009 02/20/2016 Class A Common 70,422 70,422 D
Restricted Stock Units (1) 03/05/2011 03/05/2013 Restricted Stock Units 348,837 348,837 D
Restricted Stock Units (2) 03/09/2011 03/09/2014 Restricted Stock Units 40,000 40,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. 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.
2. 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 Timothy E. Stautberg 12/10/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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