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EXHIBIT 3.1     THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY   RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION      As Filed November 13, 2003




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RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
As Filed November 13, 2003   The Washington Post Company, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the Company), hereby
certifies as follows:  1.
    
    The present name of the Company is The Washington Post Company.
The Company was originally incorporated under the name TWPC, Inc. The
date of filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the
Secretary of State was July 21, 2003.2.
    
    This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in
accordance with Section 245 of the Delaware Corporation Law, only
restates and integrates and does not further amend the provisions of
the Companys Certificate of Incorporation as heretofore amended or
supplemented, and there is no discrepancy between those provisions and
the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.   First: The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the Company) is The Washington Post Company Second: The respective names of the County and of the City within the
County in which the registered office of the Company is to be located in the
State of Delaware are the County of New Castle and the City of Wilmington. The
name of the registered agent of the Company is The Corporation Trust Company.
The street and number of said registered office and the address by street and
number of said registered agent is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of
Wilmington. Third: The nature of the business of the Company and the objects and
purposes to be transacted, promoted or carried on by it are as follows: (1) To publish any newspaper owned by the Company as an independent
newspaper dedicated to the welfare of the community and the nation, in
keeping with the principles of a free press; and (2) To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be
organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Notwithstanding any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Company
shall not have power to carry on the business of constructing, maintaining or
operating public utilities within the State of Delaware; nor shall anything
herein be deemed to authorize the Company to carry on any business or exercise
any power in any state, district, territory, possession or country which under
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Fourth: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
Company shall have authority to issue is 48,000,000, consisting of 1,000,000
shares of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (hereinafter called the
Preferred Stock), 7,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share (hereinafter called the Class A Stock), and 40,000,000 shares of Class B
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (hereinafter called the Class B Stock,
and the Class A Stock and the Class B Stock being hereinafter collectively
called the Common Stock). The designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each class of stock of
the Company which are fixed by this Certificate of Incorporation, and the
express grant of authority to the Board of Directors to fix by resolution or
resolutions the designations, and the powers, preferences and rights, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the Preferred Stock
which are not fixed by this Certificate of Incorporation, are as follows: A. Preferred Stock (1) Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more
series, each such series to have such distinctive designation as shall be
stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors providing for the initial issuance of shares of such series, and
authority is expressly vested in the Board of Directors, by such resolution or
resolutions providing for the initial issuance of shares of each series: (a) To fix the distinctive designation of such series and the number of shares which shall constitute such series, which number may be increased or
decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from
time to time by action of the Board of Directors; (b) To fix (i) the dividend rate of such series, (ii) any limitations,
restrictions or conditions on the payment of dividends, including whether
dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, (iii)
the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares
of that series and (iv) the form of dividends, which shall be payable either
(A) in cash only, or (B) in stock only, or (C) partly in cash and partly in
stock, or (D) in stock or, at the option of the holder, in cash (and in such
case to prescribe the terms and conditions of exercising such option), and
to make provision in case of dividends payable in stock for adjustment of
the dividend rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine; (c) To fix the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions
on which, the shares of such series may be redeemed by the Company; (d) To fix the amount or amounts payable upon the shares of such series
in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company
and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment upon shares of such
series; (e) To determine whether or not the shares of such series shall be
entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or
redemption of such series and, if so entitled, the amount of such fund and
the manner of its application; (f) To determine whether or not the shares of such series shall be made
convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes
of stock of the Company or shares of any other series of Preferred Stock,
and, if made so convertible or exchangeable, the conversion price or prices,
or the rate or rates of exchange, and the adjustments thereof, if any, at
which such conversion or exchange may be made, and any other terms and
conditions of such conversion or exchange; (g) To determine whether or not the shares of such series shall have
any voting powers and, if voting powers are so granted, the extent of such
voting powers; provided, however,that so long as any Class A Stock shall be
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right under all conditions and circumstances to elect a majority of the
directors; and provided, further,that the voting powers of all shares of
Preferred Stock on all matters other than the election of directors shall be
limited (except as otherwise provided by statute) to the right to vote pari
passuwith the holders of Class B Stock on such matters as the holders of
the Class B Stock shall be entitled to vote. Subject to the foregoing and
except as otherwise provided by statute, the holders of shares of Preferred
Stock, as such holders, shall not have any right to vote in the election of
directors or for any other purpose; and such holders shall not be entitled
to notice of any meeting of stockholders at which they are not entitled to
vote; (h) To determine whether or not the issue of any additional shares of
such series or of any other series in addition to such series shall be
subject to restrictions in addition to the restrictions, if any, on the
issue of additional shares imposed in the resolution or resolutions fixing
the terms of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock theretofore issued
pursuant to this Section A and, if subject to additional restrictions, the
extent of such additional restrictions; and (i) Generally to fix the other rights, and any qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such rights, of such series; provided,
however,that no such rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions
shall be in conflict with this Certificate of Incorporation or any amendment
hereof. (2) Before any dividends shall be declared or paid or any distribution ordered
or made upon the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in Common Stock),
the Company shall comply with the dividend and sinking fund provisions, if any,
of any resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of
Preferred Stock any shares of which shall at the time be outstanding. Subject
to the foregoing sentence, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, to
the exclusion of the holders of Preferred Stock of any and all series, to
receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the Board of
Directors. (3) Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the
holders of Preferred Stock of each series shall be entitled to receive the
amounts to which such holders are entitled as fixed with respect to such
series, including all dividends accumulated to the date of final distribution,
before any payment or distribution of assets of the Company shall be made to or
set apart for the holders of Common Stock; and after such payments shall have
been made in full to the holders of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common
Stock shall be entitled to receive any and all assets remaining to be paid or
distributed to stockholders and the holders of Preferred Stock shall not be
entitled to share therein. For the purposes of this paragraph, the voluntary
sale, conveyance, lease, exchange or transfer of all or substantially all the
property or assets of the Company or a consolidation or merger of the Company
with one or more other corporations (whether or not the Company is the
corporation surviving such consolidation or merger) shall not be deemed to be a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voluntary or involuntary. (4) Subject to such limitations (if any) as may be fixed by the Board of
Directors with respect to such series of Preferred Stock in accordance with
paragraph (1) of this Section A, Preferred Stock of each series may be redeemed
at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at the option of the
Company, by vote of the Board of Directors, at the redemption price thereof
fixed in accordance with said paragraph (1). If less than all the outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock of such series are to be redeemed, the shares to be
redeemed shall be determined in such manner as the Board of Directors shall
prescribe. At such time or times prior to the date fixed for redemption as the
Board of Directors shall determine, written notice shall be mailed to each
holder of record of shares to be redeemed, in a postage prepaid envelope
addressed to such holder at his address as shown by the records of the Company,
notifying such holder of the election of the Company to redeem such shares and
stating the date fixed for the redemption thereof and calling upon such holder
to surrender to the Company on or after said date, at a place designated in
such notice, his certificate or certificates representing the number of shares
specified in such notice of redemption. On and after the date fixed in such
notice of redemption, each holder of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed
shall present and surrender his certificate or certificates for such shares to
the Company at the place designated in such notice and thereupon the redemption
price of such shares shall be paid to or on the order of the person whose name
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redemption. In case less than all the shares represented by any such
certificate are redeemed a new certificate shall be issued representing the
unredeemed shares. From and after the date fixed in any such notice as the
date of redemption (unless default shall be made by the Company in payment of
the redemption price) all dividends on the shares of Preferred Stock designated
for redemption in such notice shall cease to accrue and all rights of the
holders thereof as stockholders of the Company, other than to receive the
redemption price, shall terminate and such shares shall not thereafter be
transferred (except with the consent of the Company) on the books of the
Company and such shares shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose
whatsoever. At any time after the mailing of any such notice of redemption the
Company may deposit the redemption price of the shares designated therein for
redemption with a bank or trust company in the Borough of Manhattan, City and
State of New York, or in the City of Washington, D. C., having capital and
surplus of at least $25,000,000, in trust for the benefit of the respective
holders of the shares designated for redemption but not yet redeemed. From and
after the making of such deposit the sole right of the holders of such shares
shall be the right either to receive the redemption price of such shares on and
after such redemption date, or, in the case of shares having conversion rights,
the right to convert the same at any time at or before the earlier of the close
of business on such redemption date or such prior date and time at which the
right to convert shall have expired; and except for these rights, the shares of
Preferred Stock so designated for redemption shall not be deemed to be
outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. (5) Shares of any series of Preferred Stock which have been redeemed (whether
through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or purchased by the
Company, or which, if convertible, have been converted into shares of stock of
the Company of any other class or classes, may, upon appropriate filing and
recording to the extent required by law, have the status of authorized and
unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as a part of such series
or of any other series of Preferred Stock, subject to such limitations (if any)
as may be fixed by the Board of Directors with respect to such series of
Preferred Stock in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Section A. B. Common Stock (1) Except as otherwise provided by (a) the Board of Directors in fixing the
voting rights of any series of the Preferred Stock in accordance with Section A
of this Article Fourth, (b) this Section B or (c) statute, voting power in the
election of directors and for all other purposes shall be vested exclusively in
the holders of Class A Stock. Any director elected by the holders of Class A
Stock (and any successor to such director) shall be subject to removal without
cause and to replacement from time to time by the affirmative vote or written
consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A
Stock. Every holder of stock of a class entitled to vote upon a matter shall
be entitled to one vote for each share of stock of such class standing in his
name upon the books of the Company. Except as otherwise provided by this
Section B and by Section C of this Article Fourth, there shall be no
distinction whatever between the rights accorded to the holders of Class A
Stock and Class B Stock. (2) Holders of Class B Stock shall be entitled to vote as specified below: (a) with regard to the election of directors, holders of Class B Stock
shall be entitled, voting separately as a class, to elect 30 percent of the
directors (rounding the number of such directors to the next highest whole
number if such percentage is not equal to a whole number of directors) and
no more, to remove any director elected by the holders of Class B Stock (and
any successor to such director) and, in the manner provided in the by-laws
of the Company, to replace any director so removed; and (b) upon the following transactions, but only to the extent that any
national securities exchange on which the Class B Stock shall be listed
shall require a vote of the Class B Stock as a condition to the listing on
such exchange of the shares to be issued in such transaction, the holders of
Class B Stock shall be entitled to vote as a separate class, and the holders
of any series of Preferred Stock which shall be entitled to vote thereon
shall be entitled to vote together with the holders of Class B Stock as a
separate class; provided, however,that if any such vote by the holders of
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shall be required as provided in this paragraph (b), the holders of
Class A Stock, in addition to their powers under any other provision of this
Article Fourth, shall be entitled to vote thereon separately as a class, and
in such event approval under this paragraph (b) shall require the
affirmative vote of each such class: (i) the reservation of any shares of capital stock of the Company
for issuance upon the exercise of options granted or to be granted to
officers, directors or key employees; and (ii) the acquisition of the stock or assets of another company if
either: a. any director, officer or holder of 10% or more of the shares
of any class of voting stock of the Company has an interest, directly
or indirectly, in the company or assets to be acquired or in the
consideration to be paid in the transaction; b. the issuance or potential issuance of Common Stock and/or
securities convertible into Common Stock in the transaction could
result in an increase of 20% or more in the aggregate outstanding shares of Common Stock; or c. the aggregate market value of the Common Stock issuable or
potentially issuable and of any other consideration to be paid in the
transaction equals 20% or more of the aggregate market value of the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
transaction. If at any time there shall not be any Class A Stock outstanding, the provisions
of this Certificate of Incorporation which provide limited and separate voting
rights for the holders of the Class B Stock shall cease to be of any effect,
and such holders shall thereafter have general voting power in the election of
directors and in all other matters upon which stockholders of the Company are
entitled to vote pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation, the by-laws of
the Company or statute. (3) A holder of shares of Class A Stock shall be entitled at any time and from
time to time to convert any or all such shares held by him into shares of Class
B Stock in the ratio of one share of Class B Stock for one share of Class A
Stock. Each conversion of shares of Class A Stock into shares of Class B Stock
made pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (3) shall be effected by the
surrender of the certificate representing the shares to be converted at the
office of the Secretary of the Company (or at such additional place or places
as may from time to time be designated by the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary of the Company) in such form and accompanied by all stock transfer
tax stamps, if any, as shall be requisite for such transfer, and upon such
surrender the holder of such shares shall be entitled to become, and shall be
registered on the books of the Company as, the holder of the number of shares
of Class B Stock issuable upon such conversion, and each such share of Class A
Stock shall be converted into one share of Class B Stock, as the Class B Stock
shall then be constituted, and thereupon there shall be issued and delivered to
such holder or other named person, as the case may be, promptly at such office
or other designated place, a certificate or certificates for such number of
shares of Class B Stock. (4) Upon the affirmative vote or the written consent of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Stock, all or any part of the
entire class of outstanding Class A Stock shall be converted, effective upon
the date specified in such vote or consent, into shares of Class B Stock in the
ratio of one share of Class B Stock for one share of Class A Stock. Any
conversion pursuant to this paragraph (4) of less than all the outstanding
shares of Class A Stock shall be effected through the conversion of an equal
percentage of such shares held by each holder of Class A Stock (including any
holder who shall not have given his affirmative vote or written consent). Any
fractional share of Class A Stock resulting from the application of such
percentage shall not be eliminated and shall exist as a fractional share of
Class A Stock and the holder thereof shall be entitled to exercise voting
rights, to receive dividends thereon, to participate in any of the assets of
the Company in the event of liquidation and to all other rights in respect of
Class A Stock to the extent of such fractional share; but any fractional share
of Class B Stock shall be eliminated and in lieu thereof the Company shall
issue scrip or pay cash as provided in paragraph (5) of this Section B. Upon
the effective date of any conversion pursuant to this paragraph (4),
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shares of Class A Stock so converted shall thereafter represent a like number
of shares of Class B Stock, and each holder thereof shall be registered on the
books of the Company as the record holder of such number of shares of Class B
Stock. Upon presentation and surrender of said certificates at the office of
the Secretary of the Company (or at such additional place or places as may from
time to time be designated by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the
Company) the Company shall issue or cause to be issued certificates
representing the whole number of shares of Class B Stock resulting from such
conversion, and shall issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of any fractional share
eliminated upon such conversion, and shall issue or cause to be issued
certificates representing the number of whole shares and any fractional shares
of Class A Stock remaining after such conversion. (5) Fractional shares of Class A Stock shall be issued upon and in connection
with any conversion, split-up, merger, consolidation, reclassification, stock
dividend or other change in so far as the same shall affect Class A Stock. A
certificate for a fractional share of Class A Stock so issued shall entitle the
holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, to participate
in any of the assets of the Company in the event of liquidation and to all
other rights in respect of Class A Stock to the extent of such fractional
share. No fractional share of stock of any other class of the Company now or
hereafter authorized shall be issuable upon or in connection with any other
conversion, split-up, merger, consolidation, reclassification, stock dividend
or change involving stock of such other class; in lieu of any such fractional
share, the person entitled to an interest in respect of such a fractional share
shall be entitled, as determined from time to time by the Board of Directors,
to either (i) a scrip certificate for such fractional share with such terms and
conditions as the Board of Directors shall prescribe or (ii) the cash
equivalent of any such fractional share based upon the market value of shares
of such class at the date on which rights in respect of any such fractional
share shall accrue, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. (6) Subject to the prior rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock
contained in this Article Fourth, when and as dividends are declared, whether
payable in cash, in property or in shares of stock of the Company (except as
hereinafter provided in this paragraph (6)), the holders of Class A Stock and
the holders of Class B Stock shall be entitled to share equally, share for
share, in such dividends. A dividend payable in shares of Class A Stock to the
holders of Class A Stock and in shares of Class B Stock to the holders of Class
B Stock shall be deemed to be shared equally among both classes. No dividends
shall be declared or paid in shares of Class A Stock except to holders of Class
A Stock, but dividends may be declared and paid, as determined by the Board of
Directors, in shares of Class B Stock to all holders of Common Stock. (7) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company,
either voluntary or involuntary, after payment shall have been made to the
holders of the Preferred Stock of the full amount to which they shall be
entitled pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section A of this Article Fourth, the
holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the holders of
the Preferred Stock of any and all series, to share, ratably according to the
number of shares of Common Stock held by them, in all remaining assets of the
Company available for distribution to its stockholders. C. Issuance of Stock; Negation of Preemptive Rights Without the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Stock, the Company shall not
issue or sell any shares of Class A Stock or any obligation or security that
shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, or entitle the holder thereof
to subscribe for or purchase, any shares of Class A Stock. Except as expressly
provided in this Section C or as the Board of Directors in its discretion may
by resolution determine, no holder of stock of the Company of any class shall
have any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of the Company
of any class now or hereafter authorized or any obligations or securities which
the Company may hereafter issue or sell that shall be convertible into, or
exchangeable for, or entitle the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase,
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Subject to Section C of this Article Fourth, the Company shall have the
power to create and issue, whether or not in connection with the issue and sale
of any shares of stock or other securities of the Company, rights or options
entitling the holders thereof to purchase from the Company any shares of its
capital stock of any class or classes at the time authorized, such rights or
options to be evidenced by or in such instrument or instruments as shall be
approved by the Board of Directors. The terms upon which, the time or times,
which may be limited or unlimited in duration, at or within which, and the
price or prices at which any such rights or options may be issued and any such
shares may be purchased from the Company upon the exercise of any such right or
option shall be such as shall be fixed and stated in a resolution or
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the creation and
issue of such rights or options, and, in every case, set forth or incorporated
by reference in the instrument or instruments evidencing such rights or
options. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of
the Board of Directors as to the consideration for the issuance of such rights
or options and the sufficiency thereof shall be conclusive. E. Unclaimed Dividends Any and all right, title, interest and claim in or to any dividends
declared, or other distributions made, by the Company, whether in cash, stock
or otherwise, which are unclaimed by the stockholder entitled thereto for a
period of three years after the close of business on the payment date, shall be
and be deemed to be extinguished and abandoned; and such unclaimed dividends or
other distributions in the possession of the Company, its transfer agents or
other agents or depositories shall at such time become the absolute property of
the Company, free and clear of any and all claims of any persons or other
entities whatsoever. Fifth: The private property of the stockholders of the Company shall not
be subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatsoever. Sixth: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this
corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this
corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary
way of this corporation or of any creditor or stockholder of this corporation
or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this
corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code
or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or
receivers appointed for this corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of
Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of
creditors and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said
court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of
the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of
stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise
or arrangement and to any reorganization of this corporation as consequence of
such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said
reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application
has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on
all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this corporation, as the case
may be, and also on this corporation. Seventh: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by
the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors, subject to the
provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, is expressly authorized and
empowered: (a) To make, alter, amend or repeal the by-laws of the Company in any
manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or this
Certificate of Incorporation, subject to the power of the stockholders to
amend, alter or repeal the by-laws made by the Board of Directors or to
limit or restrict the power of the Board of Directors so to make, alter,
amend or repeal the by-laws; provided, however,that so long as any Class A
Stock shall remain outstanding the minimum number of directors shall be the
lowest number required for the holders of Class A Stock to have the absolute
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(b) Subject to the applicable provisions of the by-laws, to determine,
from time to time, whether and to what extent and at what times and places
and under what conditions and regulations the accounts and books and
documents of the Company, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of
the stockholders, and no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any
account or book or document of the Company, except as conferred by the laws
of the State of Delaware, unless and until authorized so to do by resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Company
entitled to vote in respect thereof. (c) Without the assent or vote of the stockholders, to authorize and
issue obligations of the Company, secured or unsecured, to include therein
such provisions as to redeemability, convertibility or otherwise, as the
Board of Directors in its sole discretion may determine, and to authorize
the mortgaging or pledging, as security therefor, of any property of the
Company, real or personal, including after-acquired property. (d) To fix and determine, and to vary the amount of, the working
capital of the Company; to determine whether any, and if any, what part of
any, accumulated profits shall be declared in dividends and paid to the
stockholders; to determine the time or times for the declaration and payment
of dividends; to direct and to determine the use and disposition of any
surplus or net profits over and above the capital stock paid in; and in its
discretion the Board of Directors may use or apply any such surplus or
accumulated profits in the purchase or acquiring of bonds or other pecuniary
obligations of the Company to such extent, in such manner and upon such
terms as the Board of Directors may deem expedient. (e) To sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, from time to time, any part
or parts of the properties of the Company and to cease to conduct the
business connected therewith or again to resume the same, as it may deem
best. In addition to the powers and authorities hereinbefore or by statute
expressly conferred upon it, the Board of Directors may exercise all such
powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the
Company, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the laws of the State of
Delaware, of this Certificate of Incorporation and of the by-laws of the
Company. Eighth: No contract or transaction between the Company and one or more of
its directors or officers, or between the Company and any other corporation,
partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its
directors or officers are directors or officers or have a financial interest,
shall be void or voidable solely for such reason, or solely because such
director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board
of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes such contract or
transaction, or solely because such director is counted in determining the
presence of a quorum at such meeting and votes upon the authorization of such
contract or transaction, if (a) the material facts as to such directors or
officers relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are
disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the
Board of Directors or the committee in good faith authorizes the contract or
transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested members
thereof, even though such disinterested members be less than a quorum, or (b)
the material facts as to such directors or officers relationship or interest
and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is
specifically approved in good faith by vote of such stockholders, or (c) the
contract or transaction is fair as to the Company as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee
thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in
determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or
of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction. Ninth: Limitation of Liability; Indemnification. A. Limitation of Directors Liability. 8




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To the fullest extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, as it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter be amended,
permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no
director of the Company shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders for
monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No amendment to
or repeal of this Section A of this Article shall apply to or have any effect
on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Company for or
with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such
amendment or repeal. B. Indemnification. 1. Right to Indemnification.The Company shall to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law as then in effect indemnify any person (the
Indemnitee) who was or is involved in any manner (including, without
limitation, as a party or witness) or is threatened to be made so involved in
any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(including, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding by or in the
right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) (a Proceeding) by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation, any employee benefit
plan) against all expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such Proceeding. Such indemnification shall be a contract
right and shall include the right to receive payment in advance of any expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, consistent with
the provisions of applicable law as then in effect. 2. Insurance, Contracts and Funding.The Company may purchase and maintain
insurance to protect itself and any Indemnitee against any expenses, judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement as specified in Section B-1 of this
Article or incurred by any Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding
referred to in Section B-1 of this Article, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law as then in effect. The Company may enter into contracts with
any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company in furtherance of the
provisions of this Article and may create a trust fund, grant a security
interest or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit)
to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect
indemnification as provided in this Article. 3. Indemnification Not Exclusive Right.The right of indemnification provided
in this Article shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which those
seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled, and the provisions of this
Article shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of
any person entitled to indemnity under this Article and shall be applicable to
proceedings commenced or continuing after the adoption of this Article, whether
arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after such adoption. 4. Advancement of Expenses; Procedures; Presumptions and Effects of Certain
Proceedings; Remedies.In furtherance but not in limitation of the foregoing
provisions, the following procedures, presumptions and remedies shall apply
with respect to advancement of expenses and the right to indemnification under
this Article: (a) Advancement of Expenses.All reasonable expenses incurred by or on
behalf of an Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding shall be advanced to
the Indemnitee by the Company within 20 days after the receipt by the Company
of a statement or statements from the Indemnitee requesting such advance or
advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such
Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the
expenses incurred by the Indemnitee and, if required by law at the time of such
advance, shall include or be accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of
the Indemnitee to repay the amounts advanced if it should ultimately be
determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such
expenses pursuant to this Article. (b) Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.(i) To
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such documentation as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably
necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification (the Supporting Documentation). The determination of the
Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later than 60
days after receipt by the Company of the written request for indemnification
together with the Supporting Documentation. The Secretary of the Company
shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the
Board of Directors in writing that the Indemnitee has requested
indemnification. (ii) The Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification under this Article
shall be determined in one of the following ways: (A) by a majority vote of the
Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), if they constitute a quorum
of the Board of Directors; (B) by a written opinion of Independent Counsel (as
hereinafter defined) if a quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of
Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, a majority of
such Disinterested Directors so directs; (C) by the stockholders of the Company
entitled to vote (but only if a majority of the Disinterested Directors, if
they constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors, presents the issue of
entitlement to indemnification to such stockholders for their determination);
or (D) as provided in Section B-4(c) of this Article. (iii) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is
to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section B-4(b)(ii) of this
Article, a majority of the Disinterested Directors shall select the Independent
Counsel, but only an Independent Counsel to which the Indemnitee does not
reasonably object. (c) Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.Except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Article, the Indemnitee shall be presumed to be
entitled to indemnification under this Article upon submission of a request for
indemnification together with the Supporting Documentation in accordance with
Section B-4(b)(i), and thereafter the Company shall have the burden of proof to
overcome that presumption in reaching a contrary determination. In any event,
if the person or persons empowered under Section B-4(b) of this Article to
determine entitlement to indemnification shall not have been appointed or shall
not have made a determination within 60 days after the receipt by the Company
of the request therefor together with the Supporting Documentation, the
Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification unless (A) the Indemnitee
misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact in making the request for
indemnification or in the Supporting Documentation or (B) such indemnification
is prohibited by law. The termination of any Proceeding described in Section
B-1, or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement
or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendereor its equivalent, shall not,
of itself, adversely affect the right of the Indemnitee to indemnification or
create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a
manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that the
Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. (d) Remedies of Indemnitee.(i) In the event that a determination is made
pursuant to Section B-4(b) of this Article that the Indemnitee is not entitled
to indemnification under this Article, (A) the Indemnitee shall be entitled to
seek an adjudication of his entitlement to such indemnification either, at the
Indemnitees sole option, in (x) an appropriate court of the State of Delaware
or any other court of competent jurisdiction or (y) an arbitration to be
conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the rules of the American
Arbitration Association; (B) any such judicial proceeding or arbitration shall
be de novoand the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of such adverse
determination; and (C) in any such judicial proceeding or arbitration the
Company shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification under this Article. (ii) If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made,
pursuant to Section B-4(b) or (c), that the Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification, the Company shall be obligated to pay the amounts constituting
such indemnification within five days after such determination has been made or
deemed to have been made and shall be conclusively bound by such determination
unless (A) the Indemnitee misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact
in making the request for indemnification or in the Supporting Documentation or
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advancement of expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section B-4(a) or (D)
payment of indemnification is not made within five days after a determination
of entitlement to indemnification has been made or deemed to have been made
pursuant to Section B-4(b) or (c), the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek
judicial enforcement of the Companys obligation to pay to the Indemnitee such
advancement of expenses or indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company may bring an action, in an appropriate court of the State of Delaware
or any other court of competent jurisdiction, contesting the right of the
Indemnitee to receive indemnification hereunder due to the occurrence of an
event described in subclause (A) or (B) of this clause (ii) (a Disqualifying
Event); provided, however, that in any such action the Company shall have the
burden of proving the occurrence of such Disqualifying Event. (iii) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial
proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section B-4(d) that the
procedures and presumptions of this Article are not valid, binding and
enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator
that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Article. (iv) In the event that the Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section B-4(d),
seeks a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce his
rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Article, the Indemnitee
shall be entitled to recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the
Company against, any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him if the
Indemnitee prevails in such judicial adjudication. If it shall be determined
in such judicial adjudication or arbitration that the Indemnitee is entitled to
receive part but not all of the indemnification or advancement of expenses
sought, the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such
judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be prorated accordingly. (e) Definitions.For purposes of this Section B-4: (i) Disinterested Director means a director of the Company who is
not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification
is sought by the Indemnitee. (ii) Independent Counsel means a law firm or a member of a law firm
that neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to
represent (A) the Company or the Indemnitee in any matter material to either
such party or (B) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim
for indemnification under this Article. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
term Independent Counsel shall not include any person who, under the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing under the law
of the State of Delaware, would have a conflict of interest in representing
either the Company or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the
Indemnitees rights under this Article. 5. Severability.If any provision or provisions of this Article shall be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Article (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this
Article containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent
possible, the provisions of this Article (including, without limitation, all
portions of any paragraph of this Article containing any such provision held to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal
or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent
manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable. Tenth: To the extent deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board of
Directors to enable the Company to engage in any business or activity directly
or indirectly conducted by it in compliance with the laws of the United States
of America as now in effect or as they may hereafter from time to time be
amended, the Company may adopt such by-laws as may be necessary or advisable to
comply with the provisions and avoid the prohibitions of any such law. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, such by-laws may restrict or prohibit
the transfer of shares of capital stock of the Company to, and the voting of
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foreign country or their representatives, or corporations directly or
indirectly controlled by aliens or by any such corporation or representative. Eleventh: The Company reserves the right at any time and from time to
time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this
Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law,
and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon
stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this
Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereinafter amended are
granted subject to the right reserved in this Article Eleventh.   In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this Certificate to be signed
by John B. Morse, Jr., its Vice President  Finance, this 13th day of November
2003. The Washington Post CompanyBy
        /s/ John B. Morse, Jr.
          John B. Morse, Jr.
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