KNIGHT RIDDER INC·4

Jun 30, 8:06 PM ET

YAMATE GORDON 4

4 · KNIGHT RIDDER INC · Filed Jun 30, 2006

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2006-06-27
YAMATE GORDON
Vice President/General Counsel
Transactions
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock

    2006-06-279,6050 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock/401k

    2006-06-27438.3270 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2727,0000 total
    Exercise: $67.31From: 2005-12-13Exp: 2014-12-13Common Stock (27,000 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Deferred Compensation Stock Units

    2006-06-2711,143.07430.026 total
    Common Stock (11,143.074 underlying)
  • Award

    Restricted Stock Units

    2006-06-27+3,2063,206 total
    Exercise: $0.00From: 2006-12-16Exp: 2015-12-16Common Stock (3,206 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2730,0000 total
    Exercise: $54.81From: 2001-12-19Exp: 2010-12-19Common Stock (30,000 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2712,8250 total
    Exercise: $63.86Exp: 2015-12-16Common Stock (12,825 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Restricted Stock Units

    2006-06-273,2060 total
    Exercise: $0.00Exp: 2015-12-16Common Stock (3,206 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2725,0000 total
    Exercise: $47.47From: 2001-10-24Exp: 2010-10-24Common Stock (25,000 underlying)
Footnotes (7)
  • [F1]Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and The McClatchy Company in exchange for $384,200.00 in cash, 4,915 shares of McClatchy Class A common stock having a closing market value of $39.03 per share on the effective date of the merger, and cash in lieu of fractional shares.
  • [F2]Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and The McClatchy Company in exchange for $17,533.09 in cash, 224 shares of McClatchy Class A common stock having a closing market value of $39.03 per share on the effective date of the merger, and cash in lieu of fractional shares.
  • [F3]Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and The McClatchy Company in exchange for $445,722.98 in cash, 5,703 shares of McClatchy Class A common stock having a closing market value of $39.03 per share on the effective date of the merger, and cash in lieu of fractional shares.
  • [F4]This option, which became entirely exercisable on June 20, 2006, was canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $330,837.75, representing the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (1) the number of shares of Knight Ridder common stock issuable upon exercise of such option multiplied by (2) the sum of (x) $40.00 plus (y) the product of 0.5118 multiplied by the closing price of McClatchy Class A common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the closing of the merger, over (B) the aggregate exercise price of such Knight Ridder stock option.
  • [F5]This option, which became entirely exercisable on June 20, 2006, was canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $176,694.30, representing the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (1) the number of shares of Knight Ridder common stock issuable upon exercise of such option multiplied by (2) the sum of (x) $40.00 plus (y) the product of 0.5118 multiplied by the closing price of McClatchy Class A common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the closing of the merger, over (B) the aggregate exercise price of such Knight Ridder stock option.
  • [F6]This option, which became entirely exercisable on June 20, 2006, was canceled in the merger for no consideration because the exercise price exceeded the value of the merger consideration.
  • [F7]Restricted Stock Units were canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $194,611.61, representing the product of (1) the number of shares of Knight Ridder common stock issuable upon vesting of such units multiplied by (2) the sum of (x) $40.00 plus (y) the product of 0.5118 multiplied by the closing price of McClatchy Class A common stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the closing of the merger.

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