E.W. SCRIPPS Co — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 9, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCRIPPS E W CO /DE (SSP)
CIK: 0000832428
Period of Report: 2010-03-09

Reporting Person: Lawlor Brian G. (Sr. VP/Television)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-05	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	C	58139	$9.70	Acquired	100085	Direct
2010-03-05	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	F	18634	$9.70	Disposed	81451	Direct
2010-03-08	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	S	15000	$8.0206	Disposed	66451	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-05	Restricted Stock Units	$	C	58139	Disposed	2013-03-05	Restricted Stock Units (232558)	Direct
2010-03-09	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	40000	Acquired	2014-03-09	Restricted Stock Units (40000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share	0	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option	$8.01	2012-02-19	Class A Common (5633)	5633	Direct
Option	$8.52	2013-02-25	Class A Common (3755)	3755	Direct
Option	$10.47	2014-02-24	Class A Common (9389)	9389	Direct
Option	$9.90	2013-02-09	Class A Common (9389)	9389	Direct
Option	$10.44	2014-02-21	Class A Common (21907)	21907	Direct
Option	$10.41	2015-02-21	Class A Common (34425)	34425	Direct
Option	$9.09	2016-02-20	Class A Common (46948)	46948	Direct

Footnotes

F1: One-fourth of a March 5, 2009 restricted stock unit award vested on March 5, 2010. The terms of this incentive award mandate that the Company withhold shares to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation.

F2: These shares were sold in accordance with a stock trading plan adopted on December 14, 2009, in accordance with the guidelines specified by Rule 10b5-1.

F3: A restricted stock unit award was granted on March 5, 2009 and vests in four equal parts on March 5, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit converts into one Class A Common share of the Company.

F4: 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.