UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 0-16914
THE E. W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ohio | 31-1223339 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
| 312 Walnut Street | ||
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 45202 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 977-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
| Yes x | No ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
| Yes x | No ¨ |
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of July 31, 2004 there were 63,127,763 of the Registrant’s Class A Common Shares outstanding and 18,369,113 of the Registrant’s Common Voting Shares outstanding.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This amendment to The E.W. Scripps Company Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004 is being filed solely to include the number of shares of the Registrant’s Class A Common Shares outstanding as of July 31, 2004 on the cover page of this 10-Q/A.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| THE E. W. SCRIPPS COMPANY | ||||||||
| Dated: | August 9, 2004 |
By: | /s/ Joseph G. NeCastro | |||||
| Joseph G. NeCastro Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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