Form 8-K
 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): May 12, 2011

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Ohio   0-16914   31-1223339
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
312 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
  45202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 977-3000

 
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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THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

                 
Item No.           Page
5.07
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     3  

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The following table presents information on matters submitted to a vote of security holders at the May 12, 2011, Annual Meeting of Shareholders:

                                     
                Authority                  
Description of Matters Submitted   In Favor     Withheld                  
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Election of Directors:
                               
   
Class A Common Shares:
                               
   
Roger L. Ogden
    37,893,217       890,588                  
   
J. Marvin Quin
    33,471,299       5,277,006                  
   
Kim Williams
    37,075,634       1,708,171                  
   
 
                               
   
Common Voting Shares:
                               
   
Richard A. Boehne
    11,830,483                        
   
John H. Burlingame
    11,830,483                        
   
John W. Hayden
    11,830,483                        
   
Mary McCabe Peirce
    11,830,483                        
   
Nackey E. Scagliotti
    11,830,483                        
   
Paul K. Scripps
    11,830,483                        
   
 
                               
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Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation of named executive officers
    11,830,483                        
   
 
                               
   
 
  1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain
   
 
                       
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Advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes
    11,830,483                    

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SIGNATURES

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 E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

BY: /s/ Douglas F. Lyons
Douglas F. Lyons
Vice President and Controller

Dated: May 17, 2011

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