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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
65011	Meredith Corp	MDP	Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)	420410230

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1196028	S John Zieser	1716 Locust Street Des Moines IA 50309-3023	Chief Development Officer	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
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Acquisiton	2010-03-11	12,000	$28.06	13,630	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Acquisiton	2010-03-11	18,000	$28.06	31,630	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-11	26,722	$33.48	4,908	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-12	176	$33.26	4,732	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-12	70	$33.27	4,662	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-12	190	$33.28	4,472	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-12	667	$33.29	3,805	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-12	701	$33.30	3,104	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-12	1,088	$33.31	2,016	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Disposition	2010-03-12	386	$33.32	1,630	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2010-03-11	12,000	$0.00	12,000	$28.06
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2010-03-11	18,000	$0.00	18,000	$28.06

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2008-08-09	2010-08-08	No	4	M	Direct
0	2001-08-09	2010-08-09	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	13,002	Indirect	by Managed Account
Common Stock ($1 Par Value)	1,856	Indirect	by Spouse

Footnotes

Shares held by the reporting person in street name.
Shares held in reporting person's IRA account; Meredith Corp. Savings & Investment Plan account; and Employee Stock Purchase Plan account, upon all of which quarterly dividends are paid in the form of additional Common Stock ($1 par value).
Shares purchased by spouse for her own account and the children's custodial accounts.
This option was granted pursuant to the '96 Meredith Corp. Stock Incentive Plan and will become exercisable in full August 9, 2008. Graduated percentages of the option, however, will become exercisable August 13, 2003, if specified EPS growth targets set forth in Exhibit A to the Nonqualified Stock Option Award agreement are met.
This option was granted pursuant to the '96 Meredith Corp. Stock Incentive Plan and becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.