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
December 1998
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)
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
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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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)| |
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Class B Common Stock |12/11/|A* | |300 |A |N/A |1,852 |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |209,132 |I |Revocable Trust |
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| | | | | | |213,374 |I |Trust for Siblings |
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| | | | | | |35,000 |I |Spouse** |
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| | | | | | |30,000 |I |Trust for Children |
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| | | | | | |123,917 |I |Beneficiary of Trusts |
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*Class B shares awarded as | | | | | | |2,600 |I |Trust for Parent** |
restricted stock under Ince| | | | | | | | | |
ntive Plan | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |8,860 |I |Trust for Child*** |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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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)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
** The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership of these securities.
In addition to the direct and
indirect ownership of Class B shares herein, I am one of five trustees of a
charitable trust which owns 113,270
Class B shares in which I disclaim any beneficial
ownership.
*** The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership in these
securities. Revocable trust established with
shares from another trust by child of reporting
person.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Donald E. Graham
DATE
January 7, 1999
