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P THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
R CLASS B COMMON STOCK
O PROXY -- Annual Meeting of Stockholders -- May 11, 2000
X Solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
Y
The undersigned hereby appoints Katharine Graham, Donald E. Graham,
Alan G. Spoon, John B. Morse, Jr. and Diana M. Daniels, and each of
them, his/her true and lawful agents and proxies, with full power
of substitution in each, to represent the undersigned, and to vote
as indicated on the reverse of this Proxy all shares of Class B
Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote, at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY to be
held on May 11, 2000, and at any adjournments thereof, on all
matters coming before said meeting.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED ON THE REVERSE SIDE
(Continued, and to be signed on reverse side)
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/X/ Please mark your
votes as in this
example.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, PROXY
WILL BE VOTED "FOR" PROPOSALS 1 AND 2.
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FOR WITHHELD FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
1. Election of / / / / Nominees: Daniel B. Burke, 2. To transact such other business as / / / / / /
Directors Ralph E. Gomery, may properly come before said
(Check only and Donald R. Keough. meeting or any adjournment thereof.
one box)
For all nominees (except as stockholder may indicate below)
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Please sign exactly as name appears hereon.
Joint owners should each sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such. If
the signer is a corporation, please sign full
corporate name by duly authorized officer.
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VOTE BY TELEPHONE VOTE BY INTERNET VOTE BY MAIL
Call TOLL-FREE using a Access the WEBSITE and Return your proxy in the
Touch Tone phone cast your vote POSTAGE-PAID envelope
1-800-PRX-VOTE http://www.eproxyvote.com/wpo provided.
1-800-779-8683
VOTE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK!
Your telephone or Internet vote must be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern
daylight time on May 10, 2000 to be counted in the final tabulation.
VOTE BY TELEPHONE
Have your proxy card available when you call the Toll-Free number
1-800-PRX-VOTE using a Touch-Tone phone. You will be prompted to enter your
control number printed on your proxy card and then you can follow the simple
prompts that will be presented to you to record your vote. If you vote your
shares by telephone, you do not need to return the proxy card.
VOTE BY INTERNET
Have your proxy card available when you access the website
http://www.eproxyvote.com/wpo. You will be prompted to enter your control
number printed on your proxy card and then you can follow the simple prompts
that will be presented to you to record your vote. If you vote shares
electronically, you do not need to return the proxy card.
VOTE BY MAIL
Please mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid
envelope provided or return it to: The Washington Post Company, c/o First
Chicago Trust Co., a Division of EquiServe, P.O. Box 8612, Edison, NJ
08818-9126.
TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE
Any subsequent vote by any means will change your prior vote. For example, if
you voted by telephone, a subsequent Internet vote will change your vote. The
last vote received before 5:00 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 10, 2000
will be the one counted. You may also revoke your proxy by voting in person
at the annual meeting.
