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
Graham, Donald E.
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
September 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
CEO
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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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class B Common Stock |9/22/9|S | | 3,822 shares |D |$538.00 | | | |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |9/24/9|S | |1,100 shares |D |$529.00 | | | |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |9/28/9|S | |600 shares |D |$523.1667 |205,852** |I |Trusts for Siblings* |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |209,677 |I |Revocable Trust |
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| | | | | | |35,000 |I |Spouse* |
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| | | | | | |30,000 |I |Trust for Children* |
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| | | | | | |123,917 |I |Beneficiary of Trust |
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| | | | | | |2,600 |I |Trust for Parent* |
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| | | | | | |8,860 |I |Trust for Child*** |
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| | | | | | |750 |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:
*The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership of these securities.
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 113,270 Class B
shares in which I disclaim any beneficial
ownership.
**Total based on a recalculation of number of shares held by various trusts for
the benefit of the reporting
person's
siblings.
***The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership in these securities.
Revocable trust established with
shares from another trust by child of reporting
person.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Donald E. Graham
DATE
October 8, 1999
