-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Kc/gvsvRuGl2WzLpoCM8tCA/KqwAZ3oN5rwU7eJFnluKuREJAA1vj/J3P9UzlxV4 QK5vENpdoj418vtn5DKCgg== 0001018394-00-000002.txt : 20000202 0001018394-00-000002.hdr.sgml : 20000202 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001018394-00-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000110 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WASHINGTON POST CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000104889 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 530182885 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0103 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06714 FILM NUMBER: 504175 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1150 15TH ST NW CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20071 BUSINESS PHONE: 2023346000 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPOON ALAN G CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001018394 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE WASHINTON POST CO STREET 2: 1150 15TH ST NW CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20071 BUSINESS PHONE: 2029946694 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1150 15TH ST NW CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20071 4 1 FORM 4 - NOVEMBER 1999 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Spoon, Alan G. The Washington Post Company 1150 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20071 USA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol The Washington Post Company WPO 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year November 1999 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) November 1999 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) President & COO 7. 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 |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Class B Common Stock |11/16/|M | |10,000 |A |$222.00 | | | | |99 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock |11/16/|M | |50,000 |A |$318.50 | | | | |99 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock |11/16/|F | |7,166 |D |$579.40 | | | | |99 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock |11/16/|S | |1,800 |D |$575.013 | | | | |88 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock |11/17/|S | |700 |D |$575.00 | | | | |99 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |11/17/|S | |200 |D |$575.50 |58,000 |D | | |99 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Employee Stock Option |222.00 |11/16|M | |10,000 |D |5/9/9|5/9/0|Class B Comm|10,000 | | | | | (Right to Buy) | |/99 | | | | |2 |1 |on | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |318.50 |11/16|M | |50,000 |D |6/30/|12/19|Class B Comm|50,000 | |50,000* |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/99 | | | | |99 |/01 |on | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: *Includes all outstanding option rights to buy previously reported. Amendment intended to replace Form 4 filed on December 10, 1999. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON Alan G. Spoon by Diana M. Daniels DATE January 10, 2000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----