U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Mahoney George L.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
3 Carterham Court
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(Street)
Richmond VA 23229
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Media General, Inc. MEG
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
12/2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
General Counsel and Secretary
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
2A. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Deemed Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Execution (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date Date, if any, ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Class A Common Stock 10,766 D
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
(Over)
(Form 4-07/99)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- Execution action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Date, if Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Phantom Stock (1) A 6 Class A 6 2,073 D
Common
Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Quarterly dividend units acquired, including 12/16/02 allocation, under
Company deferred compensation plan, final balance of which is distributed
upon employee's termination of service.
/s/ George L. Mahoney 12/18/2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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