UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 6)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
(Name of Company)
CLASS B COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
939640 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
Diana M. Daniels, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
The Washington Post Company
1150 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20071
(202) 334-6600
with a copy to:
Melvin L. Bedrick, Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 474-1100
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 27, 1998
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the
following box [ ].
Note: six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are
to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 939640 10 8 Page 2 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO OF ABOVE PERSON
Donald E. Graham
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b) [x]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
Not Applicable
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,220,757
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING 1,222,316
PERSON WITH
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
492,992
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,222,316
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,443,073 shares of Common Stock
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN [ ]
SHARES*
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
34.1%, the number of shares of Common Stock currently owned by
Donald E. Graham (3,443,073) divided by the number of shares of
Common Stock reported by the Company as outstanding on December
31, 1997 (10,089,212).
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 939640 10 8 Page 3 of 8 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO OF ABOVE PERSON
Katharine Graham
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b) [x]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
Not Applicable
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(E) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 667,641
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING 160,870
PERSON WITH
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
667,641
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
160,870
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
828,511 shares of Common Stock
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN [ ]
SHARES*
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
8.2%, the number of shares of Common Stock currently owned by
Katharine Graham (828,511) divided by the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding on December 31, 1997 (10,089,212).
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Report relates to the Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share (the "Class B Common Stock"), of The Washington Post Company (the
"Company"). The Report on Schedule 13D filed by Donald E. Graham and
Katharine Graham dated March 4, 1977 (the "Original Report"), as amended on
February 14, 1983 ("Amendment No. 1"), March 5, 1985 ("Amendment No. 2"),
April 16, 1986 ("Amendment No. 3"), January 28, 1987 ("Amendment No. 4")
and February 15, 1995 ("Amendment No. 5") is hereby amended and
supplemented as set forth below. The Original Report, as amended by
Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4 and
Amendment No. 5, is hereinafter referred to as "Schedule 13D". All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in Schedule 13D.
The descriptions contained in this Report of certain agreements
and documents are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete
texts of such agreements and documents, which have been filed as exhibits
to the Schedule 13D, as amended by this Report, and incorporated by
reference herein.
The amendments to the Schedule 13D are as follows:
Item 5: Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5 of Schedule 13D is hereby deleted in its entirety and
substituted by the following:
Interests of Mr. Graham:
As of December 31, 1997, Mr. Graham was the beneficial owner (as
determined in accordance with Rule 13d- 3(a), (c) and (d) under the Act) of
3,443,073 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company, constituting
approximately 34.1% of such shares then outstanding (as determined in
accordance with the Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Act). Such beneficial
ownership was as set forth in paragraphs (a) through (p) below. Except as
to the extent of: (A) his shared fiduciary voting and investment power with
respect to, and one-quarter beneficial interest in, the shares held in the
trusts referred to in paragraphs (f) and (i) below, (B) his shared
fiduciary voting and investment power with respect to the shares held in
the trusts referred to in paragraphs (g), (h), (j), (k), (m) and (n) below,
(C) his sole fiduciary voting and investment power with respect to the
shares held in the trusts referred to in paragraph (l) below, and (D) his
sole voting power, under an agreement dated as of February 25, 1977, as
extended and amended as of September 13, 1985, and as extended and amended
as of
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May 15, 1996, with respect to the shares referred to in paragraph (o)
below, Mr. Graham has no beneficial interest, and expressly disclaims any
beneficial interest, in the shares referred to in such paragraphs (f)
through (p).
(a) 1,552 shares of Class B Common Stock and 262,314 shares of Class
A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Class A Common
Stock"), of the Company (Class A Common Stock being convertible
share for share into Class B Common Stock) owned by Mr. Graham,
as to which he had sole voting and investment power.
(b) 209,126 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a revocable trust
for the benefit of Mr. Graham. Mr. Graham, settlor, had sole
voting power and investment power with respect to such shares.
Mr. Graham has the right to revoke such trust at any time.
(c) 56,333 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a trust for the
benefit of Mr. Graham. Mr. Graham, as a trustee, shared voting
and investment power with respect to such shares with George J.
Gillespie, III, the other trustee.
(d) 60,497 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a trust for the
benefit of Mr. Graham. Mr. Graham, as a trustee, shared voting
and investment power with respect to such shares with Mr.
Gillespie, the other trustee.
(e) 62,208 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a trust for the
benefit of Mr. Graham. Mr. Graham, as a trustee, shared voting
power with Daniel L. Mosley, the other trustee.
(f) 135,168 shares of Class B Common Stock and 248,832 shares of
Class A Common Stock held in trusts for the equal benefit of four
persons (including Mr. Graham) and their descendants. Mr. Graham,
as a trustee, shared voting and investment power with respect to
such shares with Mr. Gillespie and Elizabeth Graham Weymouth, the
other trustees.
(g) 186,624 shares of Class A Common Stock held in trusts for the
benefit of others. Mr. Graham, as a trustee, shared voting power
with Daniel L. Mosley, the other trustee.
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(h) 120,994 shares of Class A Common Stock held in two trusts for the
benefit of others. Mr. Graham, as a trustee, shared voting and
investment power with respect to such shares with Mr. Gillespie
and Stephen M. Graham, the other trustees for 60,497 shares and
with Mr. Gillespie and William W. Graham, the other trustees for
60,497 shares.
(i) 122,168 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a trust for the
benefit of four persons (including Mr. Graham). Mr. Graham, as a
trustee, shared voting and investment power with respect to such
shares with Mr. Mosley, the other trustee.
(j) 23,622 shares of Class B Common Stock held in three trusts for
the benefit of others. Mr. Graham, as a trustee, shared voting
and investment power with respect to such shares with Mr. William
W. Graham and Mr. Gillespie, the other trustees.
(k) 158,270 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a charitable trust
for the benefit of others. Mr. Graham, as a trustee, shared
voting and investment power with respect to such shares with Mrs.
Graham, John W. Sweeterman, Martin Cohen and Vincent E. Reed, the
other trustees.
(l) 20,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held in two trusts for the
benefit of others. Mr. Graham, as trustee, had sole voting and
investment power with respect to such shares.
(m) 10,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a trust for the
benefit of another. Mr. Graham, as trustee, shared voting power
with respect to such shares with Mr. Gillespie, the other
trustee.
(n) 2,600 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a charitable
remainder unitrust for the benefit of others. Mr. Graham, as a
trustee, shared voting and investment power with respect to such
shares with Mrs. Graham and Mr. Gillespie, the other trustees.
(o) 1,727,765 shares of Class B Common Stock as to which Mr. Graham
had sole voting power under an agreement dated as of February 25,
1977, as extended and amended as of September 13, 1985, and as
extended and amended as of May 15, 1996, as more fully described
in Item 6 below.
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(p) 35,000 shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Mr. Graham's
spouse as to which Mr. Graham had shared voting and investment
power.
INTERESTS OF MRS. GRAHAM:
As of January 27, 1998, Mrs. Graham was the beneficial owner (as
determined in accordance with Rules 13-d-3(a), (c) and (d) under the Act)
of 828,511 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company, constituting
approximately 8.2% of such shares then outstanding (as determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3(d)(1) under the Act). Such beneficial ownership
was set forth in paragraph (q) through (t) below. Except as to the extent
of her shared fiduciary voting and investment power with respect to the
shares held in the trusts referred to in paragraphs (s) and (t) below, Mrs.
Graham has no beneficial interest, and expressly disclaims any beneficial
interest, in the shares referred to in such paragraphs (s) and (t).
(q) 536,257 shares of Class A Common Stock owned by Mrs. Graham,
as to which she had sole voting and investment power.
(r) 131,384 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a revocable
trust for the benefit of Mrs. Graham. Although Mrs. Graham
does not now have any voting or investment power with
respect to such shares, she does have the right to revoke
such trust at any time. If such revocation were to occur,
Mrs. Graham would have sole voting and investment power with
respect to such shares.
(s) 158,270 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a charitable
trust for the benefit of others. Mrs. Graham, as a trustee,
shared voting and investment power with respect to such
shares with Mr. Graham, Mr. Sweeterman, Mr. Cohen and Mr.
Reed, the other trustees.
(t) 2,600 shares of Class B Common Stock held in a charitable
remainder unitrust for the benefit of others. Mrs. Graham,
as a trustee, shared voting and investment power with
respect to such shares with Mr. Graham and Mr. Gillespie,
the other trustees.
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TRANSACTIONS DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS:
On December 10, 1997, December 11, 1997, December 16, 1997,
January 23, 1998 and January 27, 1998, Katharine Graham made gifts totaling
1,522 shares of Class B Common Stock.
Item 6. Contract, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the
Company
The text of Item 6 is followed by the following:
The voting agreement dated as of February 25, 1977, as extended
and amended as of September 13, 1985 has been extended and amended as of
May 15, 1996. The agreement has a termination date (which may be extended)
of February 24, 2007.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
/s/ Donald E. Graham
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Name: Donald E. Graham
/s/ Katharine Graham
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Name: Katharine Graham
