SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WOODWORTH ROBERT C

(Last) (First) (Middle)
900 NORTH TUCKER BOULEVARD

(Street)
ST. LOUIS MO 631011069

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PULITZER INC [ PTZ ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.01 par value 12/10/2003 A 20,533 A $0 51,333 D
Common Stock, $.01 par value 12/10/2003 A 10,267 A $0 61,600(1) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $52.92 12/10/2003 A 62,333 12/10/2004(2) 12/10/2013 Common Stock, $.01 par value 62,333 $0 62,333 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $52.92 12/10/2003 A 31,667 12/31/2009(3) 12/10/2013 Common Stock, $.01 par value 31,667 $0 31,667 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $39.875 04/07/2000(4) 04/07/2009 Common Stock, $.01 par value 139,800 139,800 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $39.6875 12/17/2000(5) 12/17/2009 Common Stock, $.01 par value 100,000 100,000 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $43.87 12/11/2001(6) 12/11/2010 Common Stock, $.01 par value 75,000 75,000 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $48.7 12/06/2002(7) 12/06/2011 Common Stock, $.01 par value 85,000 85,000 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $42.86 12/11/2003(8) 12/11/2012 Common Stock, $.01 par value 62,333 62,333 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $42.49 12/31/2008(9) 02/21/2013 Common Stock, $.01 par value 31,667 31,667 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Mr. Woodworth may be deemed a 10% Owner by virtue of the fact that he shares voting power with respect to 11,303,830 shares of Class B Common Stock (which is convertible at any time, on a share-for-share basis, into Common Stock) held by the 1999 Pulitzer Inc. Voting Trust, of which he is a trustee. Mr. Woodworth has no pecuniary interest in any of the shares held by such trust.
2. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2004.
3. The option vests on December 31, 2009.
4. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on April 7, 2000.
5. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 17, 2000.
6. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2001.
7. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 6, 2002.
8. The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2003.
9. The option vests on December 31, 2008.
By: /s/ James V. Maloney, Attorney-in-fact for 12/12/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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