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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * MEREDITH EDWIN T IV   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MEREDITH CORP [MDP] 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) 1716 LOCUST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/07/2008 (Street) DES MOINES, IA 50309 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share 07/07/2008   J(1)(2)   1,000,000 (1) (2) D $ 39.11 (1) (2) 0 I Family Limited Partnership (1)

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Contract to Sell (1) (2)

(1) (2)

07/07/2008

J(1)(2)

1,000,000

(1)(2)

(1)(2)

Common Stock

1,000,000

(1) (2)

0

I

See footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MEREDITH EDWIN T IV 1716 LOCUST STREET DES MOINES, IA 50309		X

Signatures

/s/ Edwin T. Meredith, IV		07/07/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transferred on January 3, 2001 to Meredith Investments, Limited Partnership ("MILP"), a limited partnership in which the reporting person and related persons are deemed to hold general partnership and limited partnership interests. In connection with a prepaid variable equity forward contract (the "contract") entered into in January 2003, MILP had pledged 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to secure its obligations under that agreement which had a maturity date of July 7, 2008. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent that he has an economic beneficial interest in MILP.
(2)	On April 3, 2008, the Settlement Price as defined in the contract was determined to be $39.11 which means that 1,000,000 shares were delivered by MILP at the closing on July 7, 2008. This transaction was exempt pursuant to SEC Rule 16b-6(b).

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