Sec Form 4 Filing - SCRIPPS PAUL K @ E.W. SCRIPPS Co - 2016-03-22

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SCRIPPS PAUL K 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol E.W. SCRIPPS Co [ SSP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC, 750 'B' STREET, SUITE 2630 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/22/2016 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA92101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/22/2016 M 10,661 A $ 8.78 10,661 D Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/22/2016 S 5,695 D $ 16.8014 ( 1 ) 4,966 D Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 65,103 ( 2 ) I By trust Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 232,678 ( 3 ) I As Co-Trustee Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 232,678 ( 4 ) I As Co-Trustee Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 232,678 ( 5 ) I As Co-Trustee Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 32,921 ( 6 ) I As Co-Trustee Common Voting Shares, $. 01 par value per share 22,520 ( 7 ) I As Trustee

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Option $ 8.78 03/22/2016 M 10,661 05/04/2007 05/03/2016 Class A Common Shares 10,661 $ 0 0 D Option $ 8.14 04/26/2008 04/25/2017 Class A Common Shares 10,661 10,661 D Option $ 8.75 06/13/2009 06/12/2018 Class A Common Shares 53,310 53,310 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SCRIPPS PAUL K C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC 750 'B' STREET, SUITE 2630 SAN DIEGO, CA92101 X PAUL K. SCRIPPS FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC 750 'B' STREET, SUITE 2630 SAN DIEGO, CA92101 X JOHN P. SCRIPPS TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED 2/10/77 FBO BARBARA SCRIPPS EVANS C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC 750 ?B? STREET, SUITE 2630 SAN DIEGO, CA92101 X JOHN P. SCRIPPS TRUST EXEMPT TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED 2/10/77 C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC 750 ?B? STREET, SUITE 2630 SAN DIEGO, CA92101 X JOHN P. SCRIPPS TRUST FBO ELLEN MCRAE SCRIPPS UNDER AGREEMENT DATED 12/28/84 C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC 750 'B' STREET, SUITE 2630 SAN DIEGO, CA92101 X JOHN P. SCRIPPS TRUST FBO PAUL K. SCRIPPS UNDER AGREEMENT DATED 2/10/77 C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC 750 ?B? STREET, SUITE 2630 SAN DIEGO, CA92101 X JOHN P. SCRIPPS TRUST UNDER AGREEMENT DATED 2/10/77 FBO PETER M. SCRIPPS C/O ARISTON SERVICES GROUP, LLC 750 ?B? STREET, SUITE 2630 SAN DIEGO, CA92101 X Signatures /s/ Tracy Tunney Ward, on behalf of Miramar Services, Inc., as Attorney-in-fact for Paul K. Scripps 03/24/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.78 to $16.84, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes to this Form 4. ( 2 )These shares are owned directly by The Paul K. Scripps Family 1994 Revocable Trust dated 2/7/1994 and indirectly by Paul K. Scripps, the Trustee of The Paul K. Scripps Family 1994 Revocable Trust dated 2/7/1994. ( 3 )These shares are owned directly by the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Barbara Scripps Evans U/A dated 2/10/77 and indirectly by Paul K. Scripps, a Co-Trustee of the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Barbara Scripps Evans U/A dated 2/10/77. ( 4 )These shares are owned directly by the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Paul K. Scripps U/A dated 2/10/77 and indirectly by Paul K. Scripps, a Co-Trustee of the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Paul K. Scripps U/A dated 2/10/77. ( 5 )These shares are owned directly by the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Peter M. Scripps U/A dated 2/10/77 and indirectly by Paul K. Scripps, a Co-Trustee of the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Peter M. Scripps U/A dated 2/10/77. ( 6 )These shares are owned directly by the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Exempt Trust U/A dated 2/10/77 and indirectly by Paul K. Scripps, a Co-Trustee of the John P. Scripps Trust Exempt Trust U/A dated 2/10/77. ( 7 )These shares are owned directly by the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Ellen McRae Scripps U/A dated 12/28/1984 and indirectly by Paul K. Scripps, the Trustee of the John P. Scripps Trust FBO Ellen McRae Scripps U/A dated 12/28/1984.

Remarks: The reporting person may be deemed to have shared voting power with respect to more than 10% of the Class A Common Shares of the Issuer (due solely to the convertibility of Common Voting Shares of the Company into Class A Common Shares on a share-for-share basis) due to the voting provisions of the Amended and Restated Scripps Family Agreement dated May 19, 2015, to which the reporting person is a party. The reporting person filed a Schedule 13D with the Commission on January 24, 2013, as amended March 18, 2013, September 20, 2013, August 5, 2014, and June 5, 2015.

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