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FORM 4 | OMB APPROVAL |
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |----------------------------|
[x] Check box if no longer WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 |OMB NUMBER 3235-0287|
subject to Section 16. Form |EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998|
4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN |
continue. See Instruction 1(b). |HOURS PER RESPONSE.......0.5|
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1.Name and Address of Reporting Person(1)|2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6. Relationship of Reporting Person
| | to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Snowden, Jr. James M. | Pulitzer Publishing Company (PTZ) | X Director 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) |3. IRS Identification | 4. Statement for | Officer (give title below)
| Number of | Month/Year | -----
| Reporting Person, | | Other (specify below)
900 North Tucker Boulevard | if an Entity | March 1999 | -----
| (Voluntary) | |
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(Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
| | Date of Original | (Check applicable line)
| ###-##-#### | (Month/Year) | X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
St. Louis MO 63101 | | | --
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(City) (State) (Zip) | | | 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.Transaction| 3. Transaction| 4. Securities Acquired(A)| 5. Amount of|6. Owner |7. Nature
(Instr. 3) | Date | Code | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | -ship | of
| | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect
| | | | Owned at End| Direct | Bene-
| |---------------|--------------------------| of Month | (D) or | ficial
| | | | | (A) | | (Instr. 3 | Indirect| Owner-
|(Month/Day/ | | | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship
| Year) | Code | V | Amount | (D) | Price | |(Instr.4)|(Instr.4)
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Common Stock, $.01 par value | 03/18/1999 | U (01)| | 3666 | D | | 0 | D |
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative | 2. Conver- |3. Trans- |4. Trans- |5. Number of |6. Date Exer- |7. Title and Amount |8. Price
Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | of
(Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities Ac- | Expiration | Securities | Deriv-
| Price of | | (Instr. 8)| quired (A) or | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative
| Deriv- | (Month/| | Disposed of (D)| (Month/Day/ | | Secur-
| ative | Day/ | | (Instr. 3, 4, | Year) | | ity
| Security | Year) | | and 5) | | | (Instr. 5)
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| | | | |Date |Expira- | | Amount or |
| | |-------------------------------|Exer- |tion | Title | Number of |
| | | Code |V | (A) |(D) |cisable|Date | | Shares |
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| | | | | | | | | Common | |
| | | | | | 1667 | 04/21/| 03/15/ | Stock, | 1667 | $57.2125
Stock Option | $21.7500 |03/18/1999| D | | | | 1995 | 2004 | $.01 | |
(right to buy) | | | (02)| | | | | | par | |
| | | | | | | | | value | |
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| | | | | | | | | Common | |
Stock Option | | | | | | 1333 | 04/24/| 04/21/ | Stock, | 1333 | $48.4938
(right to buy) | $30.4687 |03/18/1999| D | | | | 1996 | 2005 | $.01 | |
| | | (02)| | | | | | par | |
| | | | | | | | | value | |
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| | | | | | | | | Common | |
| | | | | | 2000 | 04/24/| 04/25/ | Stock, | 2000 | $37.0563
Stock Option | $41.9062 |03/18/1999| D | | | | 1997 | 2006 | $.01 | |
(right to buy) | | | (02)| | | | | | par | |
| | | | | | | | | value | |
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| | | | | | | | | Common | |
| | | | | | 1667 | 06/04/| 04/25/ | Stock, | 1667 | $33.3375
Stock Option | $45.6250 |03/18/1999| D | | | | 1998 | 2007 | $.01 | |
(right to buy) | | | (02)| | | | | | par | |
| | | | | | | | | value | |
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| | | | | | | | | Common | |
| | | | | | 1667 | 05/12/| 06/04/| Stock, | 1667 |
Stock Option | $88.2812 |03/18/1999| D | | | | 1999 | 2008 | $.01 | |
(right to buy) | | | (02)| | | | | | par | |
| | | | | | | | | value | |
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9. Number of | 10. Ownership | 11. Nature of
Derivative | Form of | Indirect
Securities | Derivative | Beneficial
Beneficially | Security: | Ownership
Owned at End | Direct (D) | (Instr. 4)
of Month | or Indirect (I) |
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) |
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0 | D |
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0 | D |
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0 | D |
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Explanation of Responses:
(01) Table I. Item 3.
Effective as of March 18, 1999, Pulitzer Publishing Company (the "Company") completed the spin-off of its publishing and
new media properties and consummated the merger of the Company with and into Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.
("Hearst-Argyle"). In the merger, each share of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock was converted into the
right to receive 1.63914877 shares of Hearst-Argyle's Series A Common Stock.
(02) Table II. Item 3.
Effective as of March 18, 1999, Pulitzer Publishing Company (the "Company") completed the spin-off of its publishing and
new media properties and consummated the merger of the Company with and into Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. Immediately
prior to the effectiveness of the merger, all outstanding options under the Pulitzer Publishing Company 1994 Stock Option
Plan, whether or not vested, were cashed out by taking the excess of the cashout price of $78.9625 subtracted by
(1)Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ James M. Snowden, Jr. 4/9/99
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Signature of Reporting Person(1) Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES (cont.) FORM 4
cont. (02) the option exercise price covering each of the options.
