UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2006 |
MEREDITH CORPORATION | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
IOWA | 1-5128 | 42-0410230 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa | 50309-3023 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(515) 284-3000 | ||||
(Registrant's telephone number, | ||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 1.01 (a) | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On September 28, 2006 the Company issued 46,554.2 shares of common stock to William T. Kerr, Chairman of the Board of Directors who recently retired as Chief Executive Officer of Meredith Corporation, in conversion of an equal number of stock equivalent units held by Mr. Kerr. Mr. Kerr immediately sold the shares to the Company at the average of the day's high and low trading prices of $49.40 per share.
| SIGNATURE | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. | |||
MEREDITH CORPORATION | |||
/s/ Suku V. Radia | |||
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Suku V. Radia | |||
Date: | October 3, 2006 |