-----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, PQW7C2i2E21cQ8SPO8H/870GKnzZdRFFIfJoSSRrSCvgCEBn+q5yvkRK9NYdmCg7 iIei7fVYtABRn46NWusEVA== 0001181431-08-024713.txt : 20080411 0001181431-08-024713.hdr.sgml : 20080411 20080411102018 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-08-024713 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080410 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080411 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080411 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000883293 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ADVERTISING [7310] IRS NUMBER: 382760940 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19975 VICTOR PARKWAY CITY: LIVONIA STATE: MI ZIP: 48152 BUSINESS PHONE: 3135913000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 19975 VICTOR PARKWAY CITY: LIVONIA STATE: MI ZIP: 48152 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAMPSON MARCELLA A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001222496 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10991 FILM NUMBER: 08751457 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 221 ALLEN ST CITY: YELLOW SPRINGS STATE: OH ZIP: 45387 BUSINESS PHONE: 9377671545 4 1 rrd202791.xml 04/10/2008: DIRECTOR GRANT - SAMPSON X0202 4 2008-04-10 0 0000883293 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC VCI 0001222496 SAMPSON MARCELLA A 221 ALLEN STREET YELLOW SPRINGS OH 45387 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2008-04-10 4 A 0 350 0 A 6536 D Award granted pursuant to Company's 2005 Employee and Director Restricted Stock Plan. Exhibit Index Ex. 24 - Power of Attorney Linda J. Schalek, by Power of Attorney 2008-04-11 EX-24. 2 rrd181148_204486.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd181148_204486.html
POWER OF ATTORNEY							Exhibit 24
        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Todd L. Wiseley, Linda J. Schalek and Julie Weatherspoon,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
        (1)        execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Valassis Communications,
Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5, or such other forms as the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission may from time to time adopt for
reporting changes in beneficial ownership of the Company's securities, in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder.
        (2)        do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file such
Form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and any
stock exchange or similar authority, including preparing and executing any
documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rules or regulations
of the SEC; and
        (3)        take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in- fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 17th day of January, 2008.


                                                        /s/ Marcella A. Sampson
			      Signature

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