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Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):

March 27, 2006

 

GANNETT CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Delaware   1-6961   16-0442930

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

Organization of Registrant)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia   22107-0910
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(703) 854-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 27, 2006, Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Company”) and Douglas H. McCorkindale, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), mutually agreed that the term of Mr. McCorkindale’s employment under his employment agreement will not be extended and will end effective June 30, 2006.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On March 27, 2006, the Company announced that its Board has elected Arthur H. Harper to serve as a director of the Company effective March 31, 2006. Mr. Harper has not yet been named to a Board committee.

A press release announcing the election of Mr. Harper is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Gannett Co., Inc.
Date: March 27, 2006   By:  

/s/ Todd A. Mayman

    Todd A. Mayman
   

Vice President,

Associate General Counsel and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1

    Press release announcing the election of Mr. Harper to the Company’s Board.
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

News Release   

Monday, March 27, 2006

Gannett Board Elects New Director

McLEAN, VA – Arthur H. Harper, retired President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric’s Equipment Services division, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) effective March 31, 2006, the company announced today.

“Art is well respected in the world of business and finance, so we are extremely pleased that he chose to join Gannett’s Board after his outstanding career at GE,” said Craig A. Dubow, Gannett’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “His experience and character will be strong assets to Gannett.”

Harper served in various roles at GE beginning in 1984 until December 2005. He currently serves on the boards of Stamford Achieves and Yerwood Community Center, Stamford, CT and The Executive Leadership Council, Washington, DC.

With Harper’s election, Gannett has eleven directors.

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 91 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 1,000 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom’s second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 21 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.

For more information, contact:

Tara Connell

Vice President of Corporate Communications

703-854-6049

tjconnel@gannett.com

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