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KNIGHT RIDDER INC 4

Accession 0001208729-06-000001

CIK 0000205520operating

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Jul 2, 8:00 PM ET

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Jul 3, 2:27 PM ET

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0001208729-06-000001

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2006-06-27
LAFFOON POLK IV
VP Corporate Relations
Transactions
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2720,0000 total
    Exercise: $62.16From: 2003-12-19Exp: 2012-12-19Common Stock (20,000 underlying)
  • Award

    Restricted Stock Units

    2006-06-27+2,1382,138 total
    Exercise: $0.00From: 2006-12-16Exp: 2015-12-16Common Stock (2,138 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2710,0000 total
    Exercise: $51.72From: 1998-12-16Exp: 2007-12-16Common Stock (10,000 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock/401k

    2006-06-272,306.6760 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Restricted Stock Units

    2006-06-272,1380 total
    Exercise: $0.00From: 2006-12-16Exp: 2015-12-16Common Stock (2,138 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2712,0000 total
    Exercise: $49.63From: 1999-12-11Exp: 2008-12-11Common Stock (12,000 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Common Stock

    2006-06-2710,986.5490 total
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-278,5500 total
    Exercise: $63.86Exp: 2015-12-16Common Stock (8,550 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2718,0000 total
    Exercise: $67.31From: 2005-12-13Exp: 2014-12-13Common Stock (18,000 underlying)
  • Disposition to Issuer

    Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

    2006-06-2715,0000 total
    Exercise: $54.81From: 2001-12-19Exp: 2010-12-19Common Stock (15,000 underlying)
Footnotes (9)
  • [F1]Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and The McClatchy Company in exchange for $439,461.94 in cash, 5,622 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 $92,267.06 in cash, 1,180 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]This option, which became entirely exercisable on June 20, 2006, was canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $132,927.72, 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.
  • [F4]This option, which became entirely exercisable on June 20, 2006, was canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $89,835.10, 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 $88,347.15, 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]Option granted under the Knight-Ridder, Inc. Employee Equity Incentive Plan and vests in three equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant.
  • [F7]This option, which became entirely exercisable on June 20, 2006, was canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $41,002.65, 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.
  • [F8]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.
  • [F9]Restricted Stock Units were canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $129,781.54, 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.

Issuer

KNIGHT RIDDER INC

CIK 0000205520

Entity typeoperating
IncorporatedFL

Related Parties

1
  • filerCIK 0000205520

Filing Metadata

Form type
4
Filed
Jul 2, 8:00 PM ET
Accepted
Jul 3, 2:27 PM ET
Size
32.9 KB