Item 5.02 (b) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Directors Herbert M. Baum and David J. Londoner retired from the Meredith Corporation Board of Directors effective at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders November 4, 2009, after reaching the mandatory retirement age as set forth in Meredith's corporate governance guidelines. Mr. Baum was a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating/Governance Committee. Mr. Londoner served on the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee.

The Board of Directors of Meredith Corporation by resolution adopted at its meeting on November 4, 2009, set the number of directors of the corporation to ten.

Item 5.02 (e) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

The Employment Agreement dated January 30, 2006, between Meredith Corporation and Stephen M. Lacy (president and chief executive officer) has been amended to extend through June 30, 2013. All other terms of the Employment Agreement remain the same. The Amendment to the Employment Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits
10 Amendment to Employment Agreement dated November 4, 2009, between Meredith Corporation and Stephen M. Lacy.

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