Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Scripps Jimmy R.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
E.W. SCRIPPS Co [SSP]
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)
C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC., 250 GRANDVIEW AVE., SUITE 400
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2017
(Street)

FT. MITCHELL, KY 41017
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
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/08/2017   J(1)   653,337 D $ 23.01 0 I (2) By GRAT
Class A Common Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/08/2017   J(1)   653,337 A $ 23.01 653,337 D  
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/08/2017   J(3)   534,664 D $ 23.01 0 I (2) By GRAT
Common Voting Shares, $.01 par value per share 03/08/2017   J(3)   534,664 A $ 23.01 534,664 D  

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Scripps Jimmy R.
C/O MIRAMAR SERVICES, INC.
250 GRANDVIEW AVE., SUITE 400
FT. MITCHELL, KY 41017
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Tracy Tunney Ward on behalf of Miramar Services, Inc. as Attorney-In-Fact for Jimmy R. Scripps   03/10/2017
**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) On March 8, 2017, the reporting person exchanged assets of equal value for 653,337 Class A Common Shares, which were valued based on the average of the high and low market price of the Class A Common Shares on such date, with a grantor-retained annuity trust of which the reporting person is trustee. As a result, these Class A Common Shares are again directly owned by the reporting person.
(2) These shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned, but were contributed on September 9, 2016, to a grantor retained annuity trust of which the reporting person is trustee.
(3) On March 8, 2017, the reporting person exchanged assets of equal value for 534,664 Common Voting Shares, which were valued based on the average of the high and low market price of the Class A Common Shares on such date, with a grantor retained annuity trust of which the reporting person is trustee. As a result, these Common Voting Shares are again directly owned by the reporting person.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person may be deemed to have shared voting power with respect to more than 10% of the Class A Common Shares of the Issuer (due solely to the convertibility of Common Voting Shares of the Company into Class A Common Shares on a share-for-share basis) due to the voting provisions of the Amended and Restated Scripps Family Agreement dated May 19, 2015, to which the reporting person is a party. The reporting person filed a Schedule 13D with the Commission on January 24, 2013, as last amended on June 5, 2015.

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