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
Cohen, Martin
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
April 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President
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 |1/1/98|J* |V|42 |D |n/a | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |4/27/9|S | |1,200 |D |$514 | | | |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |4/27/9|S | |150 |D |$515 | | | |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |4/30/9|S | |6,500 |D |$518.0375 | | | |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |4/30/9|S | |5,650 |D |$517.2146 | | | |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |7,594** |D | |
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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:
* Forfeiture of restricted
stock.
** In addition to the direct ownership of Class B shares herein, I am one of
five trustees which owns 143,270
shares of Class B shares in which I disclaim any beneficial
ownership.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Martin Cohen by Diana Daniels
DATE
May 8, 1998
