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

Mar 8, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCRIPPS E W CO /DE (SSP)
CIK: 0000832428
Period of Report: 2010-03-05

Reporting Person: CONTRERAS MARK G (SVP/Newspapers)

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	116279	$9.70	Acquired	118140	Direct
2010-03-05	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	F	39721	$9.70	Disposed	78419	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-05	Restricted Stock Units	$	C	116279	Disposed	2013-03-05	Restricted Stock Units (465116)	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	$9.90	2013-02-09	Class A Common (14084)	14084	Direct
Option	$10.44	2014-02-21	Class A Common (38338)	38338	Direct
Option	$9.54	2014-03-28	Class A Common (32863)	32863	Direct
Option	$10.41	2015-02-21	Class A Common (86069)	86069	Direct
Option	$9.09	2016-02-20	Class A Common (117370)	117370	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: 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.