KNIGHT RIDDER INC 5

5 · KNIGHT RIDDER INC · Filed Feb 8, 2005

Form 5

Period: 2004-12-26

Sr. Vice President/CFO

Transactions

Discretionary Transaction
Deferred Compensation Stock Units
2004-04-06$77.66/sh−4,120.007$319,939→ 6,542.191 total
→ Common Stock (4,120.007 underlying)

Holdings

Common Stock
18,579
Deferred Compensation Stock Units
From: 2001-04-15Exp: 2001-04-15→ Common Stock (923.202 underlying)
923.202
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $32.38From: 1996-12-14Exp: 2005-12-13→ Common Stock (3,000 underlying)
3,000
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $39.31From: 1997-12-11Exp: 2006-12-10→ Common Stock (6,666 underlying)
6,666
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $51.72From: 1998-12-16Exp: 2007-12-16→ Common Stock (12,000 underlying)
12,000
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $54.81From: 2001-12-19Exp: 2010-12-19→ Common Stock (50,000 underlying)
50,000
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $67.31From: 2005-12-13Exp: 2014-12-13→ Common Stock (60,000 underlying)
60,000
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $75.20From: 2004-12-04Exp: 2013-12-04→ Common Stock (110,000 underlying)
110,000
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $49.63From: 1999-12-11Exp: 2008-12-11→ Common Stock (70,000 underlying)
70,000
Common Stock/401k
2,378.447
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Exercise: $62.16From: 2003-12-19Exp: 2012-12-19→ Common Stock (90,000 underlying)
90,000

Footnotes (5)

[F1]Dividend Equivalent Units under restricted stock subject to performance vesting granted under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
[F2]Units were acquired under the issuer's MBO Deferral Plan, subject to reporting person's rights under the Plan to transfer the units to another deferred compensation investment fund, or to defer the settlement date to a later date.
[F3]Units were acquired under the issuer's MBO Deferral Plan, subject to reporting person's rights under the Plan to transfer the units to another deferred compensation plan.
[F4]Options previously granted under the Knight-Ridder, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan.
[F5]The Option is exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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