U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Clark-Johnson, Susan
Reno Gazette-Journal
955 Kuenzli
Reno, Nevada 89502
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gannett Co., Inc.
("GCI")
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
July 31, 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Group President/Pacific Newspaper Group
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |07/18/|S | |300 |D |$103.0000 |11,047 |D | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |526 |I |(1) |
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Common Stock |to 06/| | | | | |491.040 |I |(1)(2) |
|30/97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |to 06/| | | | | |2,140.901 |I |(2) |
|30/97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |to 06/| | | | | |232.021 |I |(1)(3) |
|30/97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |to 06/| | | | | |171.832 |I |(3) |
|30/97 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Held by the spouse of the reporting person. Beneficial ownership is
disclaimed.
(2) Held by the trustee of the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, The
Northern Trust Company.
(3) Held by the trustee of the Company's 401(k) Plan, Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Company.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Susan Clark-Johnson
