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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 29, 2002
Commission file number 1-6714
The Washington Post Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 53-0182885
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)
1150 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20071
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (202) 334-6000
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which registered
Class B Common Stock, Par Value New York Stock Exchange
$1.00 Per Share
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
past 90 days. Yes ¥ No n
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. n
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes ¥No n
Aggregate market value of the Company’s common stock held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2002, based on the
closing price for the Company’s Class B Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on such date:
approximately $2,881,000,000.
Shares of common stock outstanding at February 28, 2003:
Class A Common Stock – 1,722,250 shares
Class B Common Stock – 7,804,400 shares
Documents Partially Incorporated by Reference:
Definitive Proxy Statement for the Company’s 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(incorporated in Part III to the extent provided in Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 hereof).

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