KNIGHT RIDDER INC·5

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KNIGHT RIDDER INC 5

5 · KNIGHT RIDDER INC · Filed Feb 11, 2004

Insider Transaction Report

Form 5
Period: 2003-12-28
LAFFOON POLK IV
VP Corporate Relations
Transactions
  • Discretionary Transaction

    Deferred Compensation Stock Units

    2003-04-07$61.24/sh167.259$10,244157.122 total
    From: 2000-04-15Exp: 2000-04-15Common Stock (167.259 underlying)
Holdings
  • Common Stock/401k

    1,937.134
  • Deferred Compensation Stock Units

    Common Stock (14.812 underlying)
    14.812
  • Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    Exercise: $51.72From: 1998-12-16Exp: 2007-12-16Common Stock (10,000 underlying)
    10,000
  • Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    Exercise: $62.16From: 2003-12-19Exp: 2012-12-19Common Stock (20,000 underlying)
    20,000
  • Common Stock

    9,316.841
  • Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    Exercise: $39.31From: 1997-12-11Exp: 2006-12-10Common Stock (8,000 underlying)
    8,000
  • Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    Exercise: $49.63From: 1999-12-11Exp: 2008-12-11Common Stock (12,000 underlying)
    12,000
  • Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    Exercise: $54.81From: 2001-12-19Exp: 2010-12-19Common Stock (15,000 underlying)
    15,000
Footnotes (5)
  • [F1]Dividend Equivalent Units under restricted stock subject to performance vesting granted under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
  • [F2]Units were acquired under the issuer's MBO Deferral Plan, subject to reporting person's rights under the Plan to transfer the units to another deferred compensation plan.
  • [F3]Units were acquired under the issuer's MBO Deferral Plan, subject to reporting person's rights under the Plan to transfer the units to another deferred compensation investment fund, or to defer the settlement date to a later date.
  • [F4]Options previously granted under the Knight-Ridder, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan.
  • [F5]The Option is exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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