FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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

OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   McCreery Patrick 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MEREDITH CORP [MDP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1716 LOCUST ST. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President-Local Media Group 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DES MOINES, IA 50309 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock ($1 par value) 9,696 I By 401(k) Plan (1)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.			SEC 1473 (7-02)
	Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/11/2018	08/11/2025	Common Stock ($1 par value)	4,000	$ 44.72	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/09/2019	08/09/2026	Common Stock ($1 par value)	3,800	$ 52.9	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/08/2020	08/08/2027	Common Stock ($1 par value)	3,450	$ 58	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock ($1 par value)	1,050	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock ($1 par value)	950	$ (3)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock ($1 par value)	900	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McCreery Patrick 1716 LOCUST ST. DES MOINES, IA 50309	Â	Â	  President-Local Media Group	Â

Signatures

Andrew Kane, by Power of Attorney For: Patrick J. McCreery		07/06/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Shares held in reporting person's Meredith Corporation Savings & Investment Plan. Quarterly dividends on the accounts are paid in the form of additional common stock, $1 par value.
(2)	Restricted Stock Units granted August 11, 2015 pursuant to Meredith Corporation's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan which will be converted to Common Stock ($1 par value) on a 1-for-1 basis upon the completion of a three-year period of service. Quarterly dividends are paid in cash.
(3)	Restricted Stock Units granted August 9, 2016 pursuant to Meredith Corporation's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan which will be converted to Common Stock ($1 par value) on a 1-for-1 basis upon the completion of a three-year period of service. Quarterly dividends are paid in cash.
(4)	Restricted Stock Units granted August 8, 2017 pursuant to Meredith Corporation's 2014 Stock Incentive Plan which will be converted to Common Stock ($1 par value) on a 1-for-1 basis upon the completion of a three-year period of service. Quarterly dividends are paid in cash.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.