4 1 edgar.txt FORM 4 - JUNE 30, 2002 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 Graham, Donald E. 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 June 30, 2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) COB and CEO 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 A Common Stock |6/4/02|J* | |5,327 |A |N/A |386,236 |I |Beneficiary of Trust | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class A Common Stock |6/4/02|J** | |5,327 |D |N/A |803,178 |I |Trust for Siblings | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |295,704 |D | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |7,200*** |I |Trust for Siblings' Childre| | | | | | | | | |n | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |7,200*** |I |Spouse | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: * Owned by trusts of which the reporting person is a co-trustee and beneficiary; transfer of shares from 1939 trust (fbo William W. Graham) in which reporting person is a co-trustee. ** Transfer of shares from 1939 trust (fbo William W. Graham) in which reporting person is a co-trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. *** The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON Donald E. Graham by Diana M. Daniels DATE July 1, 2002