UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 1, 2008
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-6714 | 53-0182885 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1150 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. | 20071 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(202) 334-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
This 8-K of The Washington Post Company (the “Company”) is being filed to correct the 2007 total amounts in the “Summary Compensation Table” reported in the Schedule 14A filed on March 24, 2008, which contains the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The correct total amounts for certain of the Company’s named executive officers are as follows:
| John B. Morse, Jr. | $1,650,591 | |
| Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Gerald M. Rosberg | $1,429,863 | |
| Vice President - Planning and Development | ||
| Veronica Dillon | $1,239,440 | |
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
| Ann L. McDaniel | $1,186,802 | |
| Vice President - Human Resources | ||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| The Washington Post Company | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date July 1, 2008 | /s/ Veronica Dillon | |
| Veronica Dillon | ||
| Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||