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

Apr 16, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCRIPPS E W CO /DE (SSP)
CIK: 0000832428
Period of Report: 2010-04-15

Reporting Person: Knutson Lisa A (Senior VP of Human Resources)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-15	Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	S	12000	$9.49	Disposed	76577	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	$10.44	2014-02-21	Class A Common (19717)	19717	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
Restricted Stock Units	$	2013-03-05	Restricted Stock Units (348837)	348837	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$	2014-03-09	Restricted Stock Units (40000)	40000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

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.

F3: 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.