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
N/A
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
January, 1997
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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Class B Common Stock |1/3/97|A* | |450 |A |N/A |1,001 |D | |
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|1/21/9|D** | |551 |D |N/A |209,126 |I |Revocable Trust |
|7 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |213,374 |I |Trust for Siblings *** |
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* Class B shares awarded as| | | | | | |35,000 |I |Spouse *** |
restricted stock under Inc| | | | | | | | | |
entive Plan. | | | | | | | | | |
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** Transfer shares to Trust| | | | | | |30,000 |I |Trust for Children *** |
. | | | | | | | | | |
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*** The reporting person di| | | | | | |123,917 |I |Beneficiary of Trusts |
sclaims any beneficial owne| | | | | | | | | |
rship of these | | | | | | | | | |
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securities. In addition to| | | | | | |2,600 |I |Trust for Parent *** |
direct and indirect owners| | | | | | | | | |
hip of Class B shares | | | | | | | | | |
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herein, I am one of two tru| | | | | | | | | |
stees of a charitable trust| | | | | | | | | |
which owns 196,770 | | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Shares in which I d| | | | | | | | | |
isclaim my beneficial owner| | | | | | | | | |
ship. | | | | | | | | | |
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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:
Amendment intended to replace April 16, 1997
filing.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Donald Graham by Diana M. Daniels
DATE
February 12, 1999
