X0101 4 2003-07-01 0 0000858558 READERS DIGEST ASSOCIATION INC RDA 0001182142 PERRUZZA ALBERT L 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Stock 2003-07-01 4 A 0 15000 13.4150 A 88792.3097 D Stock Option (right to buy) 13.4150 2003-07-01 4 A 0 30000 0 A 2007-07-01 2013-06-30 Common Stock 30000 30000 D Restricted Stock granted under The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 1994 Key Employee Long Term Incentive Plan. Total includes 3,600 shares held directly, 81,954 shares granted under The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 1994 Key Employee Long Term Incentive Plan, and 3238.3097 shares acquired through The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Vests in one-fourth increments annually beginning 7/1/04. /S/ALBERT L. PERRUZZA, by Clifford H.R. DuPree, Attorney-in-Fact 2003-07-03