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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: DECEMBER 31, 2003
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
The Washington Post Company X Director X 10% Owner
Graham, Donald E. WPO ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. I.R.S. Identification 4. Statement for ---- title ---- (specify
Number of Reporting Month/Day/Year below) below)
The Washington Post Company Person, if an entity COB AND CEO
1150 15th Street, N.W. (voluntary) December 30, 2002 -------------------------------------
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, (Check Applicable Line)
Date of Original X Form filed by One Reporting Person
(Month/Day/Year) --
___Form filed by More than One
Washington DC 20071 Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
USA
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1. Title of 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
Security action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
(Instr. 3) Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned Follow- Direct Bene-
(Month/ ing Reported (D) or ficial
Day/ ------------------------------------------ Transaction(s) Indirect Owner-
Year) (A) or (Instr. 3 (I) ship
Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Class B Common Stock 12/30/02 A** 300 A N/A 900 D
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5,800 I Trust for
Sibing*
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98,923 I Revocable
Trust
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58,860 I Trust for
Children*
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5,000 I Trust for
Third Party
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** Class B shares awarded as restricted stock under incentive Plan 35,000 I Spouse*
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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Date Expira-
Exer- tion
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Underlying Securities Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3 and 4) Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
(Instr. 5) Beneficially Securities: Ownership
Owned Direct (D) or (Instr. 4)
Following Indirect (I)
Reported (Instr. 4)
Transaction(s)
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Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
* The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership of these shares. 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 46,339 Class B shares in which I discliam any
beneficial ownership.
/s/ Donald E. Graham January 2, 2003
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Donald E. Graham
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this Page 2
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7-96)