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

Feb 23, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCRIPPS E W CO /DE (SSP)
CIK: 0000832428
Period of Report: 2010-02-21

Reporting Person: CONTRERAS MARK G (SVP/Newspapers)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-02-21	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	F	333	$7.01	Disposed	2397	Direct
2010-02-23	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	S	536	$7.10	Disposed	1861	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
Restricted Stock Units	$	2013-03-05	Restricted Stock Units (465116)	465116	Direct

Footnotes

F1: A restricted stock award vested on February 21, 2010. The terms of this long-term 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: This restricted stock unit award will vest in equal parts on March 5, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit will convert into one Class A Common share of the Company based on the closing price of the Company's shares on the vesting date.