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WP Company has approximately 2,002 full-time employees. About 1,108 of that unit’s full-time employees and
about 283 part-time employees are represented by one or another of five unions. Collective bargaining agreements are
currently in effect with locals of the following unions covering the full-time and part-time employees and expiring on the
dates indicated: 924 editorial, newsroom and commercial department employees represented by the Communications
Workers of America (June 7, 2011); 29 machinists represented by the International Association of Machinists
(January 11, 2014); 16 photoengravers-platemakers represented by the Graphic Communications Conference of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (February 6, 2012); 26 paper handlers and general workers represented by the
Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (November 16, 2011); and 16
electricians represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (March 12, 2012). The agreement
covering 362 mailroom workers represented by the Communications Workers of America expired on May 18, 2003;
the parties reached a Comprehensive Tentative Agreement that was subject to ratification on December 16, 2009. The
unit has twice failed to ratify the Comprehensive Tentative Agreement. The agreement covering 18 engineers, carpenters
and painters represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers expired on April 12, 2008; negotiations
have yet to produce a successor agreement. Of the approximately 209 full-time and 73 part-time employees at
The Daily Herald Company, about 53 full-time and 14 part-time employees are represented by one or another of three
unions. The newspaper’s collective bargaining agreement with the Graphic Communications Conference of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents press operators, expires on March 15, 2011; its agreement
with The Newspaper Guild—Communications Workers of America, which represents printers and mailers, expired on
October 31, 2010 (the new contract is currently awaiting ratification); and its agreement with the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents bundle haulers, has been extended through December 31, 2011.
The Company’s broadcasting operations have approximately 866 full-time employees, of whom about 145 are union-
represented. Of the seven collective bargaining agreements covering union-represented employees, two have expired
and are being renegotiated. Four collective bargaining agreements will expire in 2011.
Post–Newsweek Media, Inc. has approximately 402 full-time and 165 part-time employees. The Company has
approximately 120 full-time employees. The Slate Group, Robinson Terminal Warehouse Corporation, Greater
Washington Publishing, Inc., Express Publications Company, LLC and El Tiempo Latino LLC each employs fewer than
100 persons. None of these units’ employees is represented by a union.
Forward-Looking Statements
All public statements made by the Company and its representatives that are not statements of historical fact, including
certain statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and elsewhere in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report to
Stockholders, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include comments about the Company’s business strategies and objectives, the prospects for
growth in the Company’s various business operations and the Company’s future financial performance. As with any
projection or forecast, forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the risks and
uncertainties described in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, that could cause actual results or events to differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-
looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-
looking statement after the date on which such statement is made, even if new information subsequently becomes
available.
Available Information
The Company’s Internet address is washpostco.com. The Company makes available free of charge through its website its
Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those
reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after
such documents are electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, its Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Charters of the Audit and Compensation
Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors and the codes of conduct adopted by the Company and referred to in
Item 10 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are each available on the Company’s website; printed copies of such
documents may be obtained by any stockholder upon written request to the Secretary of the Company at 1150
15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20071.
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