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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2007
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SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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DELAWARE 000-19860 13-3385513
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
557 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 10012
NEW YORK (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 343-6100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On December 12, 2007, the Board of Directors of Scholastic Corporation
(the "Company") adopted amendments to certain provisions of Article VI, Sections
1, 2, and 4 of the Company's Bylaws (the "Amendments"). The purpose of the
Amendments is to make the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock") eligible
for participation in a Direct Registration Program operated by a clearing agency
(such as the one offered by the Depository Trust Company), in compliance with
recently amended NASDAQ rules. To be eligible for a Direct Registration Program,
the Company must permit electronic direct registration of the Common Stock in an
investor's name on the books of the transfer agent or the Company and similarly
allow the Common Stock to be transferred between a transfer agent and broker.
Accordingly, the Amendments were adopted to permit the issuance, recordation and
transfer of the Common Stock without the issuance of physical certificates.
The Amended and Restated Bylaws are attached to this Current Report as
Exhibit 3.1, and Sections 1, 2, and 4 of amended Article VI are incorporated
into this Item 5.03 by this reference. The description of the Amendments is
qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
As of the date hereof, the Company has not made any determination
whether or not to implement electronic direct registration for the Common Stock.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
Exhibit No. Description
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3.1 Bylaws of the Company, Amended and Restated as of
December 12, 2007
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 13, 2007 SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/ Devereux Chatillon
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Name: Devereux Chatillon
Title: Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Exhibit
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3.1 Bylaws of the Company, Amended and Restated as of December 12, 2007