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: STAUTBERG TIMOTHY E (Senior VP & CFO)

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	167	$7.01	Disposed	37375	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share	53	Indirect
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share	0	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option	$6.87	2011-01-24	Class A Common (8450)	8450	Direct
Option	$8.01	2012-02-19	Class A Common (28169)	28169	Direct
Option	$8.52	2013-02-25	Class A Common (22535)	22535	Direct
Option	$10.38	2014-03-22	Class A Common (21126)	21126	Direct
Option	$9.90	2013-02-09	Class A Common (14084)	14084	Direct
Option	$10.44	2014-02-21	Class A Common (32863)	32863	Direct
Option	$10.41	2015-02-21	Class A Common (51642)	51642	Direct
Option	$9.09	2016-02-20	Class A Common (70422)	70422	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: 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.