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UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2007 |
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MEREDITH CORPORATION |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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IOWA |
1-5128 |
42-0410230 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa |
50309-3023 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(515) 284-3000 |
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(Registrant's telephone number, |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
Meredith shareholders, at the Company's annual meeting on November 7, 2007, re-elected four directors to terms expiring in 2010. They are: Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan; D. Mell Meredith Frazier, chair of the Meredith Corporation Foundation; Joel W. Johnson, vice chair of the Hormel Foundation; and Stephen M. Lacy, president and chief executive of Meredith Corporation. Alfred H. Drewes, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., was elected to a term expiring in 2008. Meredith directors Robert E. Lee, president of Glacier Properties, and Charles D. Peebler, Jr., managing director of Plum Capital LLC., both retired effective today. The Company's news release concerning same is attached as an exhibit.
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events |
On November 7, 2007, the Meredith Corporation Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.185 per share, payable on December 14, 2007 to shareholders of record on November 30, 2007. The Company's news release concerning same is attached as an exhibit.
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News release issued by Meredith Corporation dated November 7, 2007, concerning the election of directors and dividend declared on November 7, 2007. |
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SIGNATURE |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
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MEREDITH CORPORATION |
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/s/ Suku V. Radia |
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Suku V. Radia |
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Date: |
November 13, 2007 |
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Index to Exhibits |
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Exhibit Number |
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99 |
News release issued by Meredith Corporation dated November 7, 2007, concerning the election of directors and dividend declared on November 7, 2007. |