Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001140361-12-016215
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-03-16 14:26:23
Reporting Period:
2012-03-15
Filing Date:
2012-03-16
Accepted Time:
2012-03-16 14:26:23
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1232241 Journal Communications Inc JRN Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711) 200020198
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1235541 Hill Mary Leahy Journal Communications Inc
333 West State Street
Milwaukee WI 53203
* (See Title Noted Below) No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2012-03-15 23,000 $0.00 23,000 No 4 C Direct
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2012-03-15 23,000 $5.29 0 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 C Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Class A Common Stock Class B Common Stock Disposition 2012-03-15 23,000 $0.00 23,000 $0.00
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
36,452 No 4 C Direct
Reported Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Sec. Type Price Date Expiration Date Amount Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership
Class B Common Stock Stock Appreciation Right $13.31 2017-02-16 42,000 42,000 Direct
Class B Common Stock Stock Appreciation Right $0.00 2017-02-16 15,000 15,000 Direct
Class B Common Stock Stock Appreciation Right $7.57 2018-02-15 43,000 43,000 Direct
Class B Common Stock Stock Appreciation Right $0.00 2018-02-15 22,000 22,000 Direct
Expiration Date Amount Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership
2017-02-16 42,000 42,000 Direct
2017-02-16 15,000 15,000 Direct
2018-02-15 43,000 43,000 Direct
2018-02-15 22,000 22,000 Direct
Footnotes
  1. The Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock (subject to certain limitations specified in the Issuer's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation) on a 1-for-1 basis at no cost.
  2. The stock appreciation right was granted February 16, 2007 to the reporting person under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
  3. The stock appreciation right vests and becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 16, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
  4. The stock appreciation right has an escalating base value which starts with $13.31, the closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the date of grant, and increases by 6% per year for each year that the stock appreciation right remains outstanding, starting on the first anniversary of the grant date.
  5. The stock appreciation right was granted February 15, 2008 to the reporting person under the Journal Communications, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
  6. The stock appreciation right vests and becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 15, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
  7. The stock appreciation right has an escalating base value which starts with $7.57, the closing price of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the date of grant, and increases by 6% per year for each year that the stock appreciation right remains outstanding, starting on the first anniversary of the grant date.