10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: September 28, 2014

or

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                    

Commission file number: 1-9824

The McClatchy Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		52-2080478
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	2100 Q Street, Sacramento, CA	95816
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

916-321-1844

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x  No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if smaller reporting company) o	Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o  No x

As of October 27, 2014, the registrant had shares of common stock as listed below outstanding:

Class A Common Stock	62,516,376
Class B Common Stock	24,585,962

THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	16
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	27
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	28
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	28
Item 6.	Exhibits	28
SIGNATURES		29

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited; In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
REVENUES - NET:
Advertising	$	174,583	$	191,032	$	543,894	$	587,689
Audience	91,344		85,015		271,114		255,554
Other	11,712		10,999		35,253		34,048
	277,639		287,046		850,261		877,291
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Compensation	100,595		103,037		312,628		319,160
Newsprint, supplements and printing expenses	27,695		28,285		84,142		88,517
Depreciation and amortization	23,804		27,285		90,025		87,214
Other operating expenses	106,995		101,744		322,307		305,731
	259,089		260,351		809,102		800,622
OPERATING INCOME	18,550		26,695		41,159		76,669
NON-OPERATING (EXPENSE) INCOME:
Interest expense	(33,126)		(33,531)		(100,013)		(102,920)
Interest income	14		17		64		48
Equity income in unconsolidated companies, net	7,398		13,979		24,366		35,108
Gains related to equity investments	11		—		145,904		—
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net	—		(873)		—		(13,643)
Gain on sale of Miami property	—		2,925		—		12,938
Other - net	374		88		518		181
	(25,329)		(17,395)		70,839		(68,288)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(6,779)		9,300		111,998		8,381
Income tax provision (benefit)	(4,160)		2,564		39,031		3,881
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	(2,619)		6,736		72,967		4,500
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES	(141)		529		(1,620)		1,776
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(2,760)	$	7,265	$	71,347	$	6,276
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.03)	$	0.07	$	0.84	$	0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—		0.01		(0.02)		0.02
Net income (loss) per share	$	(0.03)	$	0.08	$	0.82	$	0.07
Diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.03)	$	0.07	$	0.83	$	0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—		0.01		(0.02)		0.02
Net income (loss) per share	$	(0.03)	$	0.08	$	0.81	$	0.07
Weighted average number of common shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:
Basic	86,868		86,291		86,692		86,154
Diluted	86,868		87,230		88,441		87,035

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited; In thousands)

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(2,760)	$	7,265	$	71,347	$	6,276
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Pension and post retirement plans:
Unrealized net gain and other components of benefit plans, net of taxes of $(1,255), $(2,258), $(3,763) and $(6,773)	1,882		3,387		5,645		10,160
Investment in unconsolidated companies:
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes of $98, $(43), $(405) and $444	(147)		65		607		(666)
Other comprehensive income	1,735		3,452		6,252		9,494
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(1,025)	$	10,717	$	77,599	$	15,770

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited; In thousands, except share amounts)

	September 28,		December 29,
	2014		2013
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	225,084	$	80,811
Trade receivables (net of allowances of $5,155 in 2014 and $6,040 in 2013)	119,652		167,490
Other receivables	10,696		10,757
Newsprint, ink and other inventories	22,944		26,539
Deferred income taxes	20,033		20,033
Assets held for sale	8,609		3,504
Other current assets	22,935		27,386
	429,953		336,520
Property, plant and equipment, net	411,980		458,705
Intangible assets:
Identifiable intangibles – net	428,257		465,966
Goodwill	996,115		1,013,002
	1,424,372		1,478,968
Investments and other assets:
Investments in unconsolidated companies	322,129		300,569
Other assets	48,567		42,873
	370,696		343,442
	$	2,637,001	$	2,617,635
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	28,926	$	28,548
Accounts payable	40,976		49,565
Accrued pension liabilities	8,418		33,418
Accrued compensation	33,756		38,636
Income taxes payable	7,765		1,362
Unearned revenue	65,302		67,377
Accrued interest	28,698		15,044
Other accrued liabilities	18,502		14,386
	232,343		248,336
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	1,496,373		1,493,323
Deferred income taxes	127,190		153,339
Pension and postretirement obligations	380,712		394,209
Financing obligations	35,026		40,264
Other long-term obligations	47,282		47,778
	2,086,583		2,128,913
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock $.01 par value:
Class A (authorized 200,000,000 shares, issued 64,075,324 in 2014 and 61,544,524 in 2013)	641		615
Class B (authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued 24,585,962 in 2014 and 24,800,962 in 2013)	246		248
Additional paid-in capital	2,229,328		2,221,834
Accumulated deficit	(1,606,026)		(1,677,373)
Treasury stock at cost, 1,559,623 shares in 2014 and 11,207 shares in 2013	(7,465)		(37)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(298,649)		(304,901)
	318,075		240,386
	$	2,637,001	$	2,617,635

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited; In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	71,347	$	6,276
Less income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,620)		1,776
Income from continuing operations	72,967		4,500
Reconciliation to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	90,025		87,214
Loss on disposal of equipment (including impairments)	1,294		1,462
Contribution to qualified defined benefit pension plan	(25,000)		(7,500)
Retirement benefit expense	3,474		9,122
Stock-based compensation expense	2,682		2,802
Equity income in unconsolidated companies	(24,366)		(35,108)
Gains related to equity investments	(145,904)		—
Distributions of income from equity investments	148,176		—
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—		13,643
Gain on disposal of Miami property	—		(12,938)
Other	(3,251)		(3,212)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	44,303		45,293
Inventories	2,369		4,747
Other assets	826		4,275
Accounts payable	(7,927)		(6,368)
Accrued compensation	(5,828)		3,836
Income taxes	(27,989)		(17,225)
Accrued interest	13,654		10,046
Other liabilities	502		7,994
Net cash provided by continuing operations	140,007		112,583
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	(37)		2,036
Net cash provided by operating activities	139,970		114,619
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(20,005)		(26,503)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other	676		1,656
Proceeds from redemption of certificates of deposit	—		2,210
Proceeds from return of insurance-related deposit	—		6,400
Purchase of insurance-related deposits	(6,770)		—
Distributions from equity investments	1,444		3,780
Contributions to equity investments	(2,500)		(1,319)
Equity investments and other-net	1,686		(1,500)
Net cash used in continuing operations	(25,469)		(15,276)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	32,953		(17)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	7,484		(15,293)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchase of public notes and related expenses	—		(165,549)
Other	(3,181)		(1,434)
Net cash used in continuing operations	(3,181)		(166,983)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	144,273		(67,657)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	80,811		113,088
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	225,084	$	45,431

See notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

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THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business and Basis of Accounting

The McClatchy Company (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a leading news, advertising and information provider, offering a wide array of print and digital products in each of the markets we serve.  As one of the largest newspaper companies in the country, based on daily circulation, our continuing operations include 29 daily newspapers, community newspapers, websites, mobile news and advertising, niche publications, direct marketing and direct mail services.  Our largest newspapers include the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram, The Sacramento Bee, The Kansas City Star, the Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer.  Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI.

We also own 15.0% of CareerBuilder LLC, which operates the nation’s largest online jobs website, CareerBuilder.com; and 33.3% of HomeFinder.com, LLC, which operates the online real estate website HomeFinder.com. See Note 3, Investments in Unconsolidated Companies for further discussion.

Preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company and our subsidiaries. Intercompany items and transactions are eliminated.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, that are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The financial statements contained in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013 ( “Form 10-K”). The fiscal periods included herein comprise 13 weeks for the third-quarter periods and 26 weeks for the nine month periods. For purposes of presentation only, we updated the term “circulation” to “audience” as it relates to our discussion of revenues. The term “circulation” was used in prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and no other changes were made in conjunction with this language change.

Sale of Anchorage Daily News, Inc.

On May 5, 2014, we completed the sale of the outstanding capital stock of the Anchorage Daily News, Inc. (“Anchorage”) for $34 million in cash. In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-20, “Discontinued Operations”, the financial results of Anchorage have been reported as a discontinued operation in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. For a more complete discussion of the transaction, refer to Note 2, Divestiture.

Investments in Unconsolidated Companies Activity

On October 1, 2014, we, along with Tribune Media Company, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Selling Partners”) completed the sale of all of the Selling Partners’ ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that valued Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transactions costs, was $631.8 million. Upon the closing of the transaction, we entered into a new, five-year affiliate agreement with Cars.com that will allow us to continue to sell Cars.com products and services exclusively in our local markets. See Note 8, Subsequent Event for further discussion.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in our condensed consolidated financial statements, which consists of the effects of reclassifications from the presentation of Anchorage as a discontinued operation.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We account for certain assets and liabilities at fair value.  The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. We categorize each of our fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  These levels are:

Level 1 –Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date.

Level 2 –Observable inputs to the valuation methodology are other than Level 1 inputs and are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date and fair value can be determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.

Level 3 –Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability, and the reporting entity makes estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability including assumptions regarding risk.

Our policy is to recognize significant transfers between levels at the actual date of the event or circumstance that caused the transfer.  The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.  The carrying amount of these items approximates fair value.

Long-term debt.  The fair value of our long-term debt is determined using quoted market prices and other inputs that were derived from available market information, including the current market activity of our publicly-traded notes and bank debt, trends in investor demand and market values of comparable publicly-traded debt. These are considered to be Level 2 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure guidance, and may not be representative of actual value. At September 28, 2014, the estimated fair value and carrying value of our long-term debt was $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively.

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, they are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). Our non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2014, were assets held for sale, goodwill, intangible assets not subject to amortization and equity method investments. All of these were measured using Level 3 inputs. We utilize valuation techniques that seek to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Property, plant and equipment

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we sold Anchorage, including the respective property, plant and equipment, which is presented as a discontinued operation. See Note 2, Divestiture, below for further discussion of the transaction. During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we also completed the acquisition of a new production facility, which was valued at $6.5 million and we incurred $13.6 million in accelerated depreciation (i) related to the production equipment associated with outsourcing our printing process at one newspaper and (ii) resulting from moving the printing operations for another newspaper to the new production facility. No similar transactions were recorded during the quarter ended September 28, 2014. During the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013, we incurred $0.1 million and $4.1 million in accelerated depreciation primarily related to our Miami operations move.

Depreciation expense with respect to property, plant and equipment is summarized below:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Depreciation expense	$	11,667	$	12,910	$	49,216	$	44,337

Assets held for sale

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we identified and began to actively market for sale one of our production facilities for a newspaper at which we outsourced our printing to a third-party. These assets consist primarily of undeveloped land and buildings. In connection with classifying these assets as assets held for sale, the carrying values of the land and office buildings were reduced to their estimated fair value less selling costs, as determined based on the current market conditions and the selling prices. As a result, an impairment charge of $1.0 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, and is included in other operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 28, 2014.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets (primarily advertiser lists, subscriber lists and developed technology), mastheads and goodwill consisted of the following:

	December 29,		Disposition		Acquisition		Amortization		September 28,
(in thousands)	2013		Adjustments		Adjustments		Expense		2014
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	835,461	$	(5,307)	$	3,100	$	—	$	833,254
Accumulated amortization	(567,737)		5,307		—		(40,809)		(603,239)
	267,724		—		3,100		(40,809)		230,015
Mastheads	198,242		—		—		—		198,242
Goodwill	1,013,002		(16,887)		—		—		996,115
Total	$	1,478,968	$	(16,887)	$	3,100	$	(40,809)	$	1,424,372

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we sold Anchorage, resulting in the removal of the applicable intangible assets subject to amortization, accumulated amortization and goodwill from our condensed consolidated balance sheet. In addition, in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we acquired an intangible asset related to an agreement we entered into with McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (“MCT”) in under which we will receive MCT newswire content, at no cost, over approximately 10 years.

Amortization expense with respect to intangible assets is summarized below:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Amortization expense	$	12,137	$	14,375	$	40,809	$	42,877

The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal year 2014 and the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

	Amortization Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2014 (remainder)	$	12,140
2015	48,357
2016	47,986
2017	48,907
2018	47,275
2019	23,769

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Our accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) and reclassifications from AOCL, net of tax, consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	Minimum Pension and Post- Retirement Liability		Other Comprehensive Loss Related to Equity Investments		Total
Beginning balance - December 29, 2013	$	(296,669)	$	(8,232)	$	(304,901)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—		607		607
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	5,645		—		5,645
Other comprehensive income	5,645		607		6,252
Ending balance - September 28, 2014	$	(291,024)	$	(7,625)	$	(298,649)

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	Amount Reclassified from AOCL (in thousands)
	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2014		2013		2014		2013		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	3,137	$	5,645	$	9,408	$	16,933	Compensation
	(1,255)		(2,258)		(3,763)		(6,773)		Income tax provision
	$	1,882	$	3,387	$	5,645	$	10,160	Net of tax

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the liability method.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

We recognize accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense.  Accrued penalties are recognized as a component of income tax expense.

We have an estimated tax payment due of $16 million for the gain on sale of Apartments.com by Classified Ventures, LLC and our sale of Anchorage, during the fourth quarter of 2014. See Notes 2 and 3, below, for further discussion of these transactions.

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic EPS excludes dilution from common stock equivalents and reflects income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS is based upon the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents in the period.  Common stock equivalents arise from dilutive stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock and are computed using the treasury stock method.  Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents are excluded from diluted EPS.  The weighted average anti-dilutive stock options that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future, but were not included in the weighted average share calculation, consisted of the following:

	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 28,	September 29,	September 28,	September 29,
(shares in thousands)	2014	2013	2014	2013
Anti-dilutive stock options	2,874	4,990	1,581	4,936

Cash Flow Information

Cash paid for interest and income taxes consisted of the following:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	77,995	$	82,990
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	67,233		13,202

Other non-cash investing activities from continuing operations, related to the recognition of an intangible asset for the nine months ended September 28, 2014, were $3.1 million. Other non-cash investing activities from continuing operations as of September 28, 2014, and September 29, 2013, related to purchases of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) on credit, were $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 raises the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and requires new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014.

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Early adoption is permitted but only for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” ASU 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is not permitted. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” ASU 2014-15 requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnotes disclosures in certain circumstances. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

2.  DIVESTITURE

On May 5, 2014, we completed the sale of the outstanding capital stock of Anchorage to Alaska Dispatch Publishing, LLC for $34 million in cash. The financial results of Anchorage have been reported as discontinued operations on our condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented herein.

As of December 29, 2013, the major classes of Anchorage’s assets and liabilities included in discontinued operations were as follows:

	December 29,
(in thousands)	2013
Current assets	$	5,390
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,362
Intangible and other assets	17,275
Total assets	$	31,027
Current liabilities	$	2,456
Non current liabilities	54
Total liabilities	$	2,510

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The following table summarizes the financial information for the Anchorage’s operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 28, 2014, and September 29, 2013:

	Quarters Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,			September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013			2014		2013
Revenues	$	—	$		6,564	$	9,186	$	20,217
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before taxes	$	(163)	$		876	$	(211)	$	2,961
Income tax provision (benefit)	(105)		347			(125)		1,185
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, before loss on sale	$	(58)	$		529	$	(86)	$	1,776
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	$	(83)	$	—		$	5,391	$	—
Income tax provision (benefit)	—		—			6,925		—
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	(83)		—			(1,534)		—
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(141)	$		529	$	(1,620)	$	1,776

Revenues from Anchorage for the quarter ended December 29, 2013 and for the full year ended December 29, 2013 were $7.2 million and $27.4 million, respectively.

3.  INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

The carrying value of investments in unconsolidated companies consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	% Ownership	September 28,		December 29,
Company	Interest	2014		2013
CareerBuilder, LLC	15.0	$	229,546	$	214,579
Classified Ventures, LLC	25.6	82,314		73,692
Seattle Times Company (C-Corporation)	49.5	—		—
Ponderay (general partnership)	27.0	8,059		8,443
Other	Various	2,210		3,855
		$	322,129	$	300,569

On April 1, 2014, Classified Ventures, LLC consummated the sale of its Apartments.com business for $585 million. Accordingly, during the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we recorded our share of the net gain of $144.2 million, before taxes, as gains related to equity investments in condensed consolidated statements of operations. On April 1, 2014, we received a cash distribution of approximately $146.9 million from Classified Ventures, LLC, which is equal to our share of the net proceeds from the sale.

On October 1, 2014, we, along with the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC, sold all of the ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that values Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transactions costs, was $631.8 million. See Note 8, Subsequent Event for further discussion.

On May 7, 2014, we transferred our partnership interest in MCT to TCA News Service, LLC (“TCA”) for cash and future newswire content. Concurrently, we entered into a contributor agreement with MCT pursuant to which we both continue to be a contributor of newswire content to MCT for an agreed upon rate and we will receive newswire content from MCT or its successor at no cost for approximately 10 years. We recognized a $3.1 million intangible asset in the condensed consolidated balance sheets with respect to the value of the content we will receive from MCT at no cost under these agreements, and a $1.7 million gain on sale of the equity investment in gains related to equity investments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, we wrote-down $0.8 million of certain unconsolidated investments.

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During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, our proportionate share of net income from continuing operations of certain investments listed in the table above was greater than 20% of our condensed consolidated net income (loss) before taxes.  Summarized condensed financial information, as provided to us by these certain investees, is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Net revenues	$	965,957	$	914,559
Gross profit	793,176		733,492
Operating income	142,431		155,769
Net income	140,685		153,948

4.  LONG-TERM DEBT

Our long-term debt consisted of the following:

	Face Value		Carrying Value
	September 28,		September 28,		December 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2014		2013
Notes:
9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	$	900,000	$	900,000	$	900,000
4.625% notes due in 2014	28,965		28,926		28,548
5.750% notes due in 2017	261,298		254,095		252,259
7.150% debentures due in 2027	89,188		83,978		83,684
6.875% debentures due in 2029	276,230		258,300		257,380
Long-term debt	$	1,555,681	$	1,525,299	$	1,521,871
Less current portion			28,926		28,548
Total long-term debt, net of current			$	1,496,373	$	1,493,323

Our outstanding notes are stated net of unamortized discounts, if applicable, totaling $30.4 million and $33.8 million as of September 28, 2014, and December 29, 2013, respectively.

Debt Repurchases

We had no debt repurchases during the nine months ended September 28, 2014. During the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we redeemed or repurchased a total of $155.9 million of notes through the completion of our debt refinancing described below and through privately negotiated transactions. We redeemed or repurchased all of these notes at a price greater than par value and wrote off historical discounts related to the notes we purchased, which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million and $13.6 million in the quarter and nine month ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

Offer for 9.00% Notes at Par

On October 14, 2014, we initiated an offer to purchase for cash up to $406 million of the outstanding 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“9.00% Notes”) at par in compliance with the indenture for our 9.00% Notes. We noted when we announced the sale of our interest in Classified Ventures, LLC that under the indenture for our 9.00% Notes we would offer the after-tax proceeds from the sale, to the extent that the proceeds are not reinvested within 365 days of the closing of the transaction, in an offering to repurchase the 9.00% Notes at par. We elected to make this offer in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. The offer will close at 5 p.m. Eastern time on November 12, 2014.

Credit Agreement

Our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”), dated as of December 18, 2012, is secured by a first-priority security interest in certain of our assets as described below. As of September 28, 2014, there were $33.2 million face amounts of standby letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of September 28, 2014.

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On October 21, 2014, we amended our Credit Agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, reduce the lending banks’ commitments from $75 million to $65 million, amend or eliminate certain covenant requirements and extend the maturity date by two years to December 18, 2019. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the revised maintenance covenants are applicable to our quarter ended September 28, 2014, and are discussed under “Covenants under the Senior Debt Agreements” below. In addition, on October 21, 2014, we entered into a Collateralized Issuance and Reimbursement Agreement (“LC Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the LC Agreement, we may request letters of credit be issued on our behalf in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $35.0 million. We are required to provide cash collateral equal to 101% of the aggregate undrawn stated amount of each outstanding letter of credit.

Under the Amended Credit Agreement, we may borrow at either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus a spread ranging from 275 basis points to 425 basis points, or at a base rate plus a spread ranging from 175 basis points to 325 basis points, in each case based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a commitment fee payable on the unused revolving credit ranging from 50 basis points to 62.5 basis points, based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio.

Senior Secured Notes and Indenture

In December 2012, we issued $910 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“9.00% Notes”). We received approximately $889 million net of financing costs in the offering and used the net proceeds, as well as cash on hand, to repurchase all of our outstanding $846 million in aggregate principal amount of the 11.50% Senior Secured Notes due in 2017 (“11.50% Notes”) in two separate transactions. In December 2012, we repurchased $762.4 million of the 11.50% Notes pursuant to a cash tender offer done in connection with the issuance of the 9.00% Notes. In the nine months ended September 23, 2013, we redeemed the remaining $83.6 million aggregate principal amount of 11.50% Notes not tendered in the tender offer and we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $9.6 million primarily related to the premiums paid for the notes during the redemption.

Our 9.00% Notes were issued in a private placement.  In July 2013, the original 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) were exchanged, in a registered exchange, for new 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) that have terms substantially identical to the original notes except that the 9.00% Notes issued in the exchange are not subject to transfer restrictions and do not contain registration rights.

Substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement. We own 100% of each of the guarantor subsidiaries and we have no significant independent assets or operations separate from the subsidiaries that guarantee our 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement. The guarantees provided by the guarantor subsidiaries are full and unconditional and joint and several, and the subsidiaries other than the subsidiary guarantors are minor.

In addition, we have granted a security interest to the banks that are a party to the Amended Credit Agreement and the trustee under the indenture governing the 9.00% Notes that include, but are not limited to, intangible assets, inventory, receivables and certain minority investments as collateral for the debt. The security interest does not include any PP&E, leasehold interests or improvements with respect to such PP&E which would be reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheets or shares of stock and indebtedness of our subsidiaries.

Covenants under the Senior Debt Agreements

The financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement require us to comply with a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio measured quarterly. The Amended Credit Agreement eliminated a previously required minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio beginning with the September 28, 2014 reporting period. As of September 28, 2014, and for the remainder of the term of the Amended Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain a consolidated total leverage ratio of not more than 6.00 to 1.00. For purposes of the consolidated total leverage ratio, debt is largely defined as debt, net of cash on hand in excess of $20 million. As of September 28, 2014, we were in compliance with all financial debt covenants.

The Amended Credit Agreement also prohibits the payment of a dividend if a payment would not be permitted under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes (discussed below). Dividends under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes are allowed if the consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the indenture) is less than 5.25 to 1.00 and we have sufficient amounts under our restricted payments basket (as defined in the indenture).

The indenture for the 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement include a number of restrictive covenants that are applicable to us and our restricted subsidiaries. The covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in those agreements. These covenants include, among other things, restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt; make investments and other restricted payments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock or certain of our outstanding notes or debentures prior to stated maturity; sell assets or enter into sale/leaseback transactions; create specified liens; create or permit restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s and our subsidiaries’ assets, taken as a whole.

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5.  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

We maintain a frozen noncontributory qualified defined benefit pension plan (“Pension Plan”) which covers certain eligible current and former employees.  No new participants may enter the Pension Plan and no further benefits will accrue.  However, years of service continue to count toward early retirement calculations and vesting of benefits previously earned.

We also have a limited number of supplemental retirement plans to provide certain key current and former employees with additional retirement benefits.  These plans are funded on a pay-as-you-go basis and the accrued pension obligation is largely included in other long-term obligations.

The elements of retirement expense are as follows:

	Quarters Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 28,			September 29,			September 28,			September 29,
(in thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Pension plans:
Service cost	$	2,008		$	1,386		$	6,023		$	4,159
Interest cost	22,751			21,149			68,253			63,447
Expected return on plan assets	(26,865		)	(25,263		)	(80,595		)	(75,790		)
Prior service cost amortization	3			4			9			11
Actuarial loss	4,003			6,389			12,007			19,168
Net pension expense	1,900			3,665			5,697			10,995
Net post-retirement credit	(741		)	(624		)	(2,223		)	(1,873		)
Net retirement expense	$	1,159		$	3,041		$	3,474		$	9,122

In January 2014 and January 2013, we contributed $25.0 million and $7.5 million, respectively, of cash to the Pension Plan.  We do not intend to make any additional material contributions to the Pension Plan during the remainder of fiscal year 2014.

We have a deferred compensation plan (“401(k) plan”), which enables qualified employees to voluntarily defer compensation.  The 401(k) plan includes a matching company contribution and a supplemental contribution that is tied to our performance.  We suspended our matching contribution to the 401(k) plan in 2009 and as of September 28, 2014, we have not reinstated that benefit.

6.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In December 2008, carriers of The Fresno Bee filed a purported class action lawsuit against us and The Fresno Bee in the Superior Court of the State of California in Fresno County captioned Becerra v. The McClatchy Company (“Fresno case”) alleging that the carriers were misclassified as independent contractors and seeking mileage reimbursement.   In February 2009, a substantially similar lawsuit, Sawin v. The McClatchy Company, involving similar allegations was filed by carriers of The Sacramento Bee (“Sacramento case”) in the Superior Court of the State of California in Sacramento County. Both courts have certified the class in these cases.  The class consists of roughly 5,000 carriers in the Sacramento case and 3,500 carriers in the Fresno case.  The plaintiffs in both cases are seeking unspecified damages for mileage reimbursement.   With respect to the Sacramento case, in September 2013, all wage and hour claims were dismissed and the only remaining claim is an equitable claim under the California Civil Code for mileage.  In the Fresno case, in March 2014, all wage and hour claims were dismissed and the only remaining claim is an equitable claim for mileage reimbursement under the California Civil Code.

The court in the Sacramento case has trifurcated the trial into three separate phases:  the first phase addressed independent contractor status, the second phase will address liability, if any, and the third phase will address damages, if any.   On September 22, 2014, the court in the Sacramento case issued a tentative decision following the first phase, finding that the carriers that contracted directly with The Sacramento Bee during the period from February 2005 to July 2009 were misclassified as independent contractors.  We have asked for clarification of the tentative decision and the decision is under review.   When a final decision is issued, we will have an opportunity to object.  The court has not yet established a date for the second and third phases of trial concerning whether The Sacramento Bee is liable to the carriers in the class for mileage reimbursement or owes any damages.

The court in the Fresno case has bifurcated the trial into two separate phases: the first phase will address independent contractor status and liability for mileage reimbursement and the second phase will address damages, if any.  The first phase of the Fresno case is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014.

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We are defending these actions vigorously and expect that we will ultimately prevail.  As a result, we have not established a reserve in connection with the cases.  While we believe that a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows from these claims is unlikely, given the inherent uncertainty of litigation, a remote possibility exists that future adverse rulings or unfavorable developments could result in future charges that could have a material impact.  We have and will continue to periodically reexamine our estimates of probable liabilities and any associated expenses and make appropriate adjustments to such estimates based on experience and developments in litigation.

Other than the cases described above, we are subject to a variety of legal proceedings (including libel, employment, wage and hour, independent contractor and other legal actions) and governmental proceedings (including environmental matters) that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business.  We are unable to estimate the amount or range of reasonably possible losses for these matters.  However, we currently believe, after reviewing such actions with counsel, that the expected outcome of pending actions will not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.  No material amounts for any losses from litigation that may ultimately occur have been recorded in the condensed consolidated financial statements as we believe that any such losses are not probable.

We have certain indemnification obligations related to the sale of assets including but not limited to insurance claims and multi-employer pension plans of disposed newspaper operations.  We believe the remaining obligations related to disposed assets will not be material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

As of September 28, 2014, we had $33.2 million of standby letters of credit secured under the Amended Credit Agreement (see Note 4, Long-Term Debt, for further discussion).

7.  STOCK PLANS

Stock Plans Activity

During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, we granted 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to each non-employee director, resulting in the issuance of 150,000 shares from The McClatchy Company 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

The following table summarizes the restricted stock units (“RSUs”) activity during the nine months ended September 28, 2014:

		Weighted Average
	RSUs	Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested - December 29, 2013	1,231,650	$2.50
Granted	706,950	$4.82
Vested	(490,450)	$2.66
Forfeited	(40,800)	$2.94
Nonvested - September 28, 2014	1,407,350	$3.60

The total fair value of the RSUs that vested during the nine months ended September 28, 2014, was $2.6 million.

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The following table summarizes the stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) activity during the nine months ended September 28, 2014:

			Weighted	Aggregate
			Average	Intrinsic
	Options/		Exercise	Value
	SARs		Price	(in thousands)
Outstanding December 29, 2013	6,110,500		$9.69	$2,384
Exercised	(1,678,250	)	$2.86	$3,138
Forfeited	(67,250	)	$3.38
Expired	(376,500	)	$29.26
Outstanding September 28, 2014	3,988,500		$10.82	$1,722

Stock-Based Compensation

All stock-based payments, including grants of stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and common stock under equity incentive plans, are recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values.  At September 28, 2014, we had three stock-based compensation plans.  Stock-based compensation expenses are reported in the compensation line item in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Total stock-based compensation expense, for the periods presented in this report, are as follows:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Stock-based compensation expense	$	1,108	$	1,064	$	2,682	$	2,802

8.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Sale of Investment in Unconsolidated Company

On October 1, 2014, we, along with Tribune Media Company, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Selling Partners”) sold all of the Selling Partners’ ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that valued Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. We will record a gain on sale of our interest in Classified Ventures, LLC during fourth quarter of 2014. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transaction costs, was approximately $631.8 million, or approximately $406 million net of taxes. Pursuant to the sale agreement, $25.6 million of net proceeds to be received by us will be held in escrow until October 1, 2015. Prior to the transaction closing Classified Ventures, LLC distributed approximately $6.0 million, representing our portion of the related cash accumulated from earnings of Classified Ventures, LLC. On October 1, 2014, we received our portion of the net cash proceeds, less the escrow amount, of $606.2 million. Upon the closing of the transaction, we entered into a new, five-year affiliate agreement with Cars.com that will allow us to continue to sell Cars.com products and services exclusively in our local markets. In accordance with our bond indenture for our 9.00% Notes, we are required to offer the after-tax proceeds from this transaction, to the extent that they are not reinvested within 365 days of the closing of the transaction, in an offering to repurchase those notes at par. The 9.00% Notes are currently trading at a premium.

Offer for 9.00% Notes at Par

On October 14, 2014, we announced that in compliance with the indenture for our 9.00% Notes, we have commenced an offer to purchase for cash up to $406 million of the outstanding 9.00% Notes at par. See further discussion in Note 4.

Amended Credit Agreement and LC Agreement

On October 21, 2014, we entered into an Amended Credit Agreement to, among other things, reduce the lending banks’ commitments from $75 million to $65 million, amend or eliminate certain covenant requirements and extend the maturity date by two years to December 18, 2019. In addition, on October 21, 2014, we entered into a LC Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the LC Agreement, we may request letters of credit be issued on our behalf in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $35.0 million. We are required to provide cash collateral equal to 101% of the aggregate undrawn stated amount of each outstanding letter of credit. See further discussion regarding these transactions in Note 4.

Debt Repurchases

On November 5, 2014, in privately-negotiated transactions, we agreed to repurchase approximately $259.4 million in aggregate principal amount of our 9.00% Notes and approximately $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.75% Notes due in 2017, for a total expected amount of $459.5 million in cash plus accrued and unpaid interest. We anticipate that the closing of these repurchases will occur on November 13, 2014, subject to a condition that no more than $95.5 million of the 9.00% Notes are submitted in our current asset purchase offer, as discussed above and in Note 4.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Forward-Looking Information

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements relating to future financial performance and operations, our offer for our 9.00% Notes and the use of our portion of the proceeds from the sale of Classified Ventures, LLC, trends in advertising, uses of cash, the refinancing of our debt and our pension plan obligations. These statements are based upon our current expectations and knowledge of factors impacting our business and are generally preceded by, followed by or are a part of sentences that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates” or similar expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. For all of those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks, trends and uncertainties. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements except as required under applicable law. In addition to those “Risk Factors” described above, we may not be successful in reducing debt whether through tenders offers, open market repurchase programs or other negotiated transactions; transactions may not close as anticipated or result in cash distributions in the amount or timing anticipated.

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of The McClatchy Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”). This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the financial statements (“Notes”) as of and for the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the financial statements and MD&A contained in our 2013 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2014.

Overview

We are a leading news, advertising and information provider, offering a wide array of print and digital products in each of the markets we serve. As one of largest newspaper companies in the country, based on daily circulation, our continuing operations include 29 daily newspapers, community newspapers, websites, mobile news and advertising, niche publications, direct marketing and direct mail services. Our largest newspapers include the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram, The Sacramento Bee, The Kansas City Star, the Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer.  See Recent Developments regarding the sale of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Anchorage Daily News, Inc.  For purposes of presentation only, we updated the term “circulation” to “audience” as it relates to our discussion of revenues. The term “circulation” was used in prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and no other changes were made in conjunction with this language change.

We also own 15.0% of CareerBuilder, LLC, which operates the nation’s largest online jobs website, CareerBuilder.com; and 33.3% of HomeFinder.com, LLC, which operates the online real estate website HomeFinder.com. See Recent Developments below for discussion of Classified Ventures, LLC.

The following table reflects our sources of revenues as a percentage of total revenues for the periods presented:

	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 28,	September 29,	September 28,	September 29,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Revenues:
Advertising	62.9%	66.6%	64.0%	67.0%
Audience	32.9%	29.6%	31.9%	29.1%
Other	4.2%	3.8%	4.1%	3.9%
Total revenues	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Our primary sources of revenues are print and digital advertising. All categories (retail, national and classified) of advertising discussed below include both print and digital advertising. Retail advertising revenues include advertising carried as a part of newspapers (run of press (“ROP”) advertising), advertising inserts placed in newspapers (“preprint advertising”) and/or advertising delivered digitally. Audience revenues include both print and digital subscriptions, or a combination of both. Our print newspapers are delivered by independent contractors and large distributors. Other revenues include, among others, commercial printing and distribution revenues.

See “Results of Operations” below for a discussion of our revenue performance and contribution by category for the quarters and nine months ended September 28, 2014, and September 29, 2013.

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Recent Developments

Investments in Unconsolidated Companies Activity

On October 1, 2014, we, along with Tribune Media Company, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Selling Partners”) completed the sale of all of the Selling Partners’ ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that valued Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. We will record a gain on sale of our interest in Classified Ventures, LLC during fourth quarter of 2014. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transaction costs, was approximately $631.8 million, or approximately $406 million net of taxes. Pursuant to the sale agreement, $25.6 million of net proceeds to be received by us will be held in escrow until October 1, 2015. Prior to the transaction closing Classified Ventures, LLC distributed approximately $6.0 million, representing our portion of the related cash accumulated from earnings of Classified Ventures, LLC. On October 1, 2014, we received our portion of the net cash proceeds, less the escrow amount, of $606.2 million. Upon the closing of the transaction, we entered into a new, five-year affiliate agreement with Cars.com that will allow us to continue to sell Cars.com products and services exclusively in our local markets.

On April 1, 2014, Classified Ventures, LLC consummated the sale of its Apartments.com business for $585 million. Accordingly, during the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we recorded our share of the gain on the sale of approximately $144.2 million, before taxes. On April 1, 2014, we received a cash distribution of approximately $146.9 million from Classified Ventures, LLC, which is equal to our share of the net proceeds from the sale.

On May 7, 2014, we transferred our partnership interest in McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (“MCT”) to TCA News Service LLC (“TCA”) for cash and future newswire content. Concurrently, we entered into a contributor agreement with MCT pursuant to which we will continue to be a contributor of newswire content to MCT for an agreed upon rate, and we will receive newswire content from MCT or its successor at no cost for approximately 10 years.  During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we recognized a $3.1 million intangible asset with respect to the content we will receive from MCT at no cost under these agreements and a $1.7 million gain on sale of the equity investment.

Offer for 9.00% Notes at Par

On October 14, 2014, we initiated an offer to purchase for cash up to $406 million of the outstanding 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“9.00% Notes”) at par in compliance with the indenture for our 9.00% Notes. We noted when we announced the sale of our interest in Classified Ventures, LLC that under the indenture for our 9.00% Notes we would offer the after-tax proceeds from the sale, to the extent that the proceeds are not reinvested within 365 days of the closing of the transaction, in an offering to repurchase the 9.00% Notes at par. We elected to make this offer in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. The offer will close at 5 p.m. Eastern time on November 12, 2014.

To the extent the notes are not repurchased under this offer, we may use the proceeds to invest in initiatives and/or investments to continue our digital transformation, to selectively repurchase outstanding notes or for other corporate purposes as determined by us and our Board of Directors.

Amended Credit Agreement and LC Agreement

On October 21, 2014, we amended our Credit Agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, reduce the lending banks’ commitments from $75 million to $65 million, amend or eliminate certain covenant requirements and extend the maturity date by two years to December 18, 2019. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the revised maintenance covenants are applicable to our quarter ended September 28, 2014. In addition, on October 21, 2014, we entered into a Collateralized Issuance and Reimbursement Agreement (“LC Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the LC Agreement, we may request letters of credit be issued on our behalf in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $35.0 million. We are required to provide cash collateral equal to 101% of the aggregate undrawn stated amount of each outstanding letter of credit.

Sale of Anchorage Daily News, Inc.

On May 5, 2014, we completed the sale of the outstanding capital stock of the Anchorage Daily News, Inc. (“Anchorage”) for $34 million in cash. In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 205-20, “Discontinued Operations”, the financial results of Anchorage have been reported as a discontinued operation in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. For a more complete discussion of the transaction, refer to Note 2, Divestiture.

Debt Repurchases

On November 5, 2014, in privately-negotiated transactions, we agreed to repurchase approximately $259.4 million in aggregate principal amount of our 9.00% Notes and approximately $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.75% Notes due in 2017, for a total expected amount of $459.5 million in cash plus accrued and unpaid interest. We anticipate that the closing of these repurchases will occur on November 13, 2014, subject to a condition that no more than $95.5 million of the 9.00% Notes are submitted in our current asset purchase offer, as discussed above and in Note 4.

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Results of Operations

The following table reflects our financial results on a consolidated basis for the quarters and nine months ended September 28, 2014 and September 29, 2013:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(2,619)	$	6,736	$	72,967	$	4,500
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(141)		529		(1,620)		1,776
Net income (loss)	$	(2,760)	$	7,265	$	71,347	$	6,276
Net income (loss) per diluted common share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.03)	$	0.07	$	0.83	$	0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—		0.01		(0.02)		0.02
Net income (loss) per share	$	(0.03)	$	0.08	$	0.81	$	0.07

The decrease in income from continuing operations in the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013 is primarily related to a decrease of 8.6% of total advertising revenues and a 47.1% decrease in equity income largely from Classified Ventures, LLC. The increase in income from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013 is primarily related to our portion of the gain on Classified Ventures, LLC’s sale of its Apartments.com business. We recorded an after-tax gain of approximately $89.0 million as our share of the gain during the nine months ended September 28, 2014. See discussion in Investments in Unconsolidated Companies Activity above.

Revenues

The following table summarizes our revenues by category:

	Quarters Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		$		%	September 28,		September 29,		$		%
(in thousands)	2014		2013		Change		Change	2014		2013		Change		Change
Advertising:
Retail	$	83,881	$	93,009	$	(9,128)	(9.8)	$	264,457	$	290,209	$	(25,752)	(8.9)
National	10,972		14,291		(3,319)		(23.2)	36,943		45,372		(8,429)		(18.6)
Classified:
Automotive	18,531		18,902		(371)		(2.0)	55,339		56,556		(1,217)		(2.2)
Real estate	7,543		8,485		(942)		(11.1)	23,199		25,683		(2,484)		(9.7)
Employment	8,887		9,859		(972)		(9.9)	27,706		30,654		(2,948)		(9.6)
Other	15,428		16,030		(602)		(3.8)	46,259		49,536		(3,277)		(6.6)
Total classified	50,389		53,276		(2,887)		(5.4)	152,503		162,429		(9,926)		(6.1)
Direct marketing and other	29,341		30,456		(1,115)		(3.7)	89,991		89,679		312		0.3
Total advertising	174,583		191,032		(16,449)		(8.6)	543,894		587,689		(43,795)		(7.5)
Audience	91,344		85,015		6,329		7.4	271,114		255,554		15,560		6.1
Other	11,712		10,999		713		6.5	35,253		34,048		1,205		3.5
Total revenues	$	277,639	$	287,046	$	(9,407)	(3.3)	$	850,261	$	877,291	$	(27,030)	(3.1)

During the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, total revenues decreased 3.3% and 3.1%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013 primarily due to the continued decline in demand for advertising in our industry. The continued volatility in consumer spending and a secular shift in advertising demand from print to digital products, which are generally sold at lower rates than print products, are the principal causes of the decline in total advertising revenues.  The decline in total advertising revenues was partially offset by increases in our audience revenues due primarily to the shift of some of our newspapers to fee-for-service contracts and sales of our subscription products as well as to a lesser extent, growth in other revenues.

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Advertising Revenues

Total advertising revenues decreased 8.6% and 7.5% during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  While we experienced declines in almost all of our advertising revenue categories, the decrease in total advertising revenues related primarily to declines in retail and national advertising. These decreases in advertising revenues were partially offset by increases in our digital retail and digital automotive classified advertising revenues. In addition, our affiliate agreement to sell products from Apartments.com terminated in connection with Classified Ventures, LLC’s sale of that business on April 1, 2014. Accordingly, we had no revenues from Apartments.com in the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to $1.0 million in revenues from sales of Apartments.com products in the same period of 2013, and $0.4 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to $2.9 million in the same period of 2013.

The following table reflects the category of advertising revenue as a percentage of total advertising revenue for the periods presented:

	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 28,	September 29,	September 28,	September 29,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Advertising:
Retail	48.0%	48.7%	48.6%	49.4%
National	6.3%	7.5%	6.8%	7.7%
Classified	28.9%	27.9%	28.1%	27.6%
Direct marketing and other	16.8%	15.9%	16.5%	15.3%
Total advertising	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Retail:

During the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, retail advertising revenues decreased 9.8% and 8.9%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  In the quarter ended September 28, 2014, the decrease in retail advertising revenues was primarily due to a decrease of 14.1% in print ROP advertising revenues and 12.7% in preprint advertising revenues, compared to the same period in 2013. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in digital retail advertising of 4.3% in the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. In the nine months ended September 28, 2014, the decrease in retail advertising revenues was primarily due to a decrease of 13.0% in print ROP advertising revenues and 11.4% in preprint advertising revenues compared to the same period in 2013. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in digital retail advertising of 4.8% during the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. The overall decreases in retail advertising revenues were widespread among the ROP and preprint categories, reflecting a sluggish retail advertising environment.

National:

National advertising revenues decreased 23.2% and 18.6% during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  We experienced a 26.9% and 21.6% decrease in print national advertising and a 15.5% and 11.6% decrease in digital national advertising during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  Decreases in total national advertising revenues during these periods were led by decreases in the banking and telecommunications categories, which showed unusually strong performances in the same periods of 2013. Also contributing to the decline in total national advertising revenues for the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, was a decrease in the entertainment category.

Classified:

During the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, classified advertising revenues decreased 5.4% and 6.1%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013. The print automotive, print and digital employment, print and digital real estate, and print other (primarily reflecting legal, remembrance and celebration notices and miscellaneous advertising) categories represented our largest declines in classified advertising during these periods, and were partially offset by an increase in the digital automotive category. The decreases are partially a result of advertisers that are increasingly using digital advertising, which is widely available from many of our competitors, instead of print advertising. During the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013, we experienced a decrease in print classified advertising of 8.5% and 10.4%, respectively, while digital classified advertising only decreased 1.9% and 0.9%, respectively, in these periods. The decreases in digital classified advertising were impacted by the lack of Apartments.com revenue in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013.

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The following is a discussion of the major classified advertising categories for the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, as compared to the same periods in 2013:

·Automotive advertising revenues decreased 2.0% and 2.2% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively.  Print automotive advertising revenues declined 19.9% and 21.4% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014. However, digital automotive advertising revenues were up 8.4% and 9.9% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively.  These results reflect the continued migration of automotive advertising to digital platforms as well as the popularity of Cars.com products with local auto dealerships.

·Real estate advertising revenues decreased 11.1% and 9.7% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively. Print real estate advertising revenues declined 9.4% and 6.2% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively. Digital real estate advertising revenues decreased 13.8% and 15.3% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively. Real estate revenues have decreased in the periods presented, partially due to having no revenues from Apartments.com after the first quarter of 2014 and also due to the continued decrease of the real estate market as it shifts from traditional media to digital media, which is widely available from many media competitors. We had no real estate revenues from Apartments.com in the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to $1.0 million in revenues from sales of Apartments.com products in the same period of 2013, and $0.4 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to $2.9 million in the same period of 2013.

·Employment advertising revenues decreased 9.9% and 9.6% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, reflecting an employment market that continues to shift from traditional media to digital media, which includes a wider array of options. Print employment advertising revenues declined 3.9% and 8.0% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively. Digital employment advertising revenues were down 14.4% and 10.9% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively.

·Other classified advertising revenues, which include legal, remembrance and celebration notices and miscellaneous advertising, decreased 3.8% and 6.6% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively. Print other classified advertising revenues declined 3.3% and 6.6% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively. Digital other classified advertising revenues were down 5.4% and 6.5% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively.

Digital:

Digital advertising revenues, which are included in each of the advertising categories discussed above, constituted 27.2% and 26.4% of total advertising revenues in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively.  Total digital advertising includes digital advertising both bundled with print and sold on a stand-alone basis.  In the quarter ended September 28, 2014, total digital advertising revenues decreased 0.8% to $47.5 million compared to the same period in 2013.  Digital-only advertising revenues increased 5.4% to $30.6 million in the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. In the nine months ended September 28, 2014, total digital advertising revenues increased 0.3% to $143.4 million compared to the same period in 2013.  Digital-only advertising revenues totaled $90.5 million, an increase of 8.8% in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. The increase in digital-only advertising reflects the secular shift in advertising demand from print to digital products. We expect this trend to continue as advertisers look for multiple advertising channels to reach their customers.  We had no revenues from Apartments.com in the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to $1.0 million in revenues from sales of Apartments.com products in the same period of 2013, and $0.4 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to $2.9 million in the same period of 2013. Digital advertising revenues sold in conjunction with print products declined 10.3% and 11.6% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013 as a result of fewer print advertising sales.

Direct Marketing and Other:

Direct marketing and other advertising revenues decreased 3.7% and increased 0.3% during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  The decrease in direct marketing and other advertising revenues during the quarter ended September 28, 2014, was due to decreases in niche direct marketing and in part difficult comparisons to same period in 2013 when direct marketing revenues were up nearly 5.0%, which was unusual given longer term trends. During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, niche direct marketing was down 16.5% due to changes in timing of certain products and the elimination of niche products that did not meet profit expectations. We continue to experience growth in revenues from our “Sunday Select” product, a package of preprinted advertisements delivered to nonsubscribers upon request, which grew 1.1% and 6.3% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013.

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Audience Revenues

Audience revenues increased 7.4% and 6.1% during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  Contributing to the growth in total audience revenues in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013, was an increase of $5.6 million and $17.1 million, respectively, in revenues related to newspapers that changed to fee-for-service circulation delivery contracts. The revenues related to changing to fee-for-service contracts also have a corresponding increase in other operating expenses as discussed below. During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, we had five newspapers in various stages of transition to fee-for-service contracts for home-delivery subscribers and six were in similar transition during the nine months ended September 28, 2014. In total, 27 of our 29 daily newspapers have transitioned or are in the process of transitioning to fee-for-service contracts for home-delivery subscribers as of September 28, 2014 and the two remaining newspapers are expected to begin transitioning in fiscal year 2015.

As expected, print circulation volumes continue to decline as a result of fragmentation of audiences faced by all media as available media outlets proliferate and readership trends change.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses decreased 0.5% and increased 1.1% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  Our total operating expenses reflect our continued effort to reduce costs through streamlining processes to gain efficiencies as well as headcount reductions. However, operating expenses in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, reflect increases in non-cash operating expenses, including non-cash impairment charges and accelerated depreciation, as well as increases for newspapers that changed to fee-for-service circulation delivery contracts as discussed in the Audience Revenues section above. Operating expenses in all periods presented include employee severance related to headcount reductions. The nine months ended September 29, 2013, also includes moving expenses primarily related to the relocation of our Miami newspaper operations and other production facility moves and outsourcing.

The following table summarizes operating expenses:

	Quarters Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		$			%	September 28,		September 29,		$			%
(in thousands)	2014		2013		Change			Change	2014		2013		Change			Change
Compensation expenses	$	100,595	$	103,037	$	(2,442)		(2.4)	$	312,628	$	319,160	$		(6,532)	(2.0)
Newsprint, supplements and printing expenses	27,695		28,285		(590)			(2.1)	84,142		88,517		(4,375)			(4.9)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	23,804		27,285		(3,481)			(12.8)	90,025		87,214		2,811			3.2
Other operating expenses	106,995		101,744		5,251			5.2	322,307		305,731		16,576			5.4
	$	259,089	$	260,351	$		(1,262)	(0.5)	$	809,102	$	800,622	$	8,480		1.1

Compensation expenses, which include the severance costs discussed above, decreased 2.4% and 2.0% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  Payroll expenses in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, decreased 0.8% and 1.0%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013, reflecting a 7.3% and 6.0% decline in average full-time equivalent employees partially offset by higher severance costs in these same periods.  Fringe benefits costs in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, decreased 9.6% and 6.8%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013, primarily as a result of lower pension and post retirement expenses.

Newsprint, supplements and printing expenses decreased 2.1% and 4.9% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013.  During the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013, newsprint expense declined 12.4% and 11.6%, respectively. The newsprint declines reflect an 11.8% and 10.1% decrease in newsprint usage and a 0.6% and 1.7% decrease in newsprint prices, during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013. These decreases in newsprint were partially offset by increases in outsourced printing costs of $2.2 million and $5.0 million in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, primarily related to the outsourcing of our printing process at one newspaper.

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Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased 12.8% and increased 3.2% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013. The decrease in depreciation expense during the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013 was primarily due to less recurring depreciation expense of approximately $1.1 million for assets that have fully depreciated. The increase in depreciation expense in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, is primarily due to the impact of accelerated depreciation. During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we incurred $13.5 million in accelerated depreciation (i) related to the production equipment associated with outsourcing our printing process at one newspaper and (ii) resulting from moving the printing operations for another newspaper to the newly purchased production facility. During the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we incurred $4.1 million in accelerated depreciation related to our Miami operations move.  Amortization expense decreased $2.2 million and $2.1 million in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013 primarily due to certain circulation subscriber listing amortization schedules which became fully amortized at the beginning of the quartered ended September 28, 2014.

Other operating costs increased 5.2% and 5.4% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013. During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, the increase included $5.6 million in expenses related to newspapers that changed to fee-for-service circulation delivery contracts and approximately $1.1 million net in other sales costs for digital advertising and customer sales costs.  During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013, the increase included $17.1 million in expenses related to newspapers that changed to fee-for-service circulation delivery contracts, $3.4 million in additional professional fees and $5.3 million net in other sales costs for digital advertising and customer sales costs.  The expenses related to changing to fee—for-service contracts also have a corresponding increase in audience revenues as discussed above.

Non-Operating Expenses

Interest Expense:

Total interest expense decreased 1.2% and 2.8% in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013. Interest expense related to debt decreased 1.4% and 1.5% during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2013, reflecting lower overall interest rates and debt balances. Other fluctuations in total interest expense were primarily due to reductions in interest expense on our financial obligations resulting from our elimination of our Miami financial obligation in the quarter ended June 30, 2013, when we completed our move of the Miami operation to a new facility.

Equity Income:

Total income from unconsolidated investments decreased 47.1% and 30.6% during the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013 due to lower results from our internet-related investments and from our newsprint mill partnership. As discussed more fully in Recent Developments above, Classified Ventures, LLC sold its Apartments.com business on April 1, 2014, and as a result, incurred additional legal, accounting and other transaction-related costs in the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014 associated with the sale of Apartments.com.  We also reported our share of Classified Ventures, LLC’s income from its Apartments.com business in the quarter ended March 30, 2014, the nine months ended September 28, 2014, and the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013. However, there was no income from Apartments.com for the quarters ended June 30, 2014, or September 28, 2014.

As discussed previously in Recent Developments above, we recognized a gain of approximately $144.2 million during the quarter ended September 28, 2014, when Classified Ventures, LLC sold its Apartments.com business. In addition, during the quarter ended September 28, 2014, we transferred our partnership interest in MCT and entered into a contributor agreement with MCT. As a result, we recognized a gain on the sale of approximately $1.7 million during the quarter ended September 28, 2014. However, we will no longer receive equity income from these former investments.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt:

No notes were repurchased during the quarter or nine months ended September 28, 2014. During the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we redeemed or repurchased $155.9 million aggregate principal amount of various series of our outstanding notes.  We redeemed or repurchased these notes at a price higher than par value and wrote off historical discounts related to these notes, which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million and $13.6 million in the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

Income Taxes:

We recorded an income tax benefit on continuing operations of $4.2 million and an income tax provision on continuing operations of $39.0 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively.  For the quarter and nine months ended September 28, 2014, the income tax (benefit) provision differs than the expected federal amounts primarily due to state taxes, including benefits from certain favorable state tax adjustments and certain state taxes that do not vary with net income.  For the quarter ended September 28, 2014, the income tax benefit includes the tax impact of certain discrete tax items, such as (i) certain impairments, and (ii) severance.  For the nine months ended September 28, 2014, the income tax provision includes the tax impact of certain discrete tax items, such as (i) gains related to equity investments (ii) certain asset disposals, impairments and accelerated depreciation, and (iii) severance.

In the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013, we recorded an income tax provision on continuing operations of $2.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively.  The income tax provision was lower than expected federal amounts primarily due to the tax impact of certain discrete tax items, such as (i) loss on the refinancing of debt, (ii) certain asset disposals, and (iii) severance for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Our cash and cash equivalents were $225.1 million as of September 28, 2014, compared to $45.4 million of cash at September 29, 2013, and $80.8 million as of December 29, 2013.  The increase in cash and cash equivalents in the quarter ended September 28, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013 and December 29, 2013 is primarily due to $146.9 million cash distribution from Classified Ventures, LLC, which is equal to our share of the proceeds from their sale of Apartments.com business and the $34 million in cash proceeds received from the sale of Anchorage (see Recent Developments above).

We expect that most of our cash on hand and our cash generated from operations in the foreseeable future will be used to repay debt, pay income taxes, fund our capital expenditures, invest in new revenue initiatives, digital investments and enterprise-wide operating systems, make required contributions to our qualified defined benefit pension plan (“Pension Plan”) and other corporate uses as determined by management and our Board of Directors.  In January 2014, we contributed $25 million to our Pension Plan, which we expect will satisfy all of our required contributions in fiscal year 2014. Our future contributions are discussed in Pension Plan Matters below. As of September 28, 2014, we had approximately $1.6 billion in total debt outstanding, consisting of $900 million aggregate principal amount of publicly-traded senior secured notes due 2022, $29.0 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured publicly-traded notes maturing in the fourth quarter of 2014 and $626.7 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured publicly-traded notes maturing in 2017, 2027, and 2029.  We expect that we will need to refinance a significant portion of this debt prior to the scheduled maturity of such debt. However, we may not be able to do so on terms favorable to us or at all. Therefore, we may be required to use cash on hand or cash from operations to meet these obligations. We expect to complete the required payments of approximately $16 million in income taxes, as a result of the gain on sale of Apartments.com by Classified Ventures, LLC and our sale of Anchorage, during the fourth quarter of 2014. We believe that our cash from operations is sufficient to satisfy our liquidity needs over the next 12 months, while maintaining adequate cash and cash equivalents.

As discussed in Recent Developments above, on October 1, 2014, we sold our ownership in Classified Ventures, LLC. We will record a gain on sale of our interest in Classified Ventures, LLC during the fourth quarter of 2014.  Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transaction costs, was approximately $631.8 million.  Pursuant to the sale agreement, $25.6 million of net proceeds to be received by us will be held in escrow until October 1, 2015. On October 1, 2014, we received our portion of the net cash proceeds of $606.2 million. In accordance with our bond indenture for our 9.00% Notes, we are required to offer the after-tax proceeds from this transaction, to the extent that they are not reinvested within 365 days of the closing of the transaction, in an offering to repurchase those notes at par. The 9.00% Notes are currently trading at a premium. See discussion of a tender offer commenced on October 14, 2014, in Recent Developments above.

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The following table summarizes our cash flows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Cash flows provided by (used in)
Operating activities:
Continuing operations	$	140,007	$	112,583
Discontinued operations	(37)		2,036
Investing activities:
Continuing operations	(25,469)		(15,276)
Discontinued operations	32,953		(17)
Financing activities:
Continuing operations	(3,181)		(166,983)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	144,273	$	(67,657)

Operating Activities:

We generated $140.0 million of cash from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, compared to generating $112.6 million of cash from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 29, 2013.  The increase in cash generated from operations is primarily due to (i) the increase in distributions of cash we received from our equity investments, including from the sale of Apartments.com by Classified Ventures, LLC for $146.9 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, (ii) offset by the difference in contributions we made to our Pension Plan (as discussed below), and (iii) the timing of net income tax payments and receipts.  In the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we had net payments of $67.2 million in income taxes compared to $13.2 million in the nine months ended September 29, 2013.

Pension Plan Matters

In the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we made a $25.0 million cash contribution to our Pension Plan to meet our required payment contributions for 2014, while in the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we made a $7.5 million cash contribution.

As of December 29, 2013, the projected benefit obligations of our Pension Plan exceeded plan assets by $303.2 million in our financial statements.  Legislation enacted in the second quarter of 2012 mandated a change in the discount rates used to calculate the projected benefit obligations for purposes of funding pension plans under Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regulations.  The new legislation and calculation use historical averages of long-term, highly-rated corporate bonds (within ranges as defined in the legislation), which has resulted in the application of a higher discount rate to determine the projected benefit obligations for funding and current long-term interest rates.

In addition, the Pension Relief Act of 2010 (“PRA”) provided relief with respect to the funding requirements of the Pension Plan.  Under the PRA, we elected an option that allows the required contributions related to our 2009 and 2011 plan years to be paid over 15 years.  As a result of these two legislative actions, we estimate that under IRS funding rules, the projected benefit obligation of our Pension Plan exceeded plan assets by approximately $203 million as of the end of calendar year 2013. Accordingly, even with the relief provided by the two legislative rules discussed above, based on the current funding position of the Pension Plan, we expect future contributions will be required.

In August 2014, federal legislation enacted the Highway and Transportation Funding Act, which, in addition to funding the highway trust fund, also provides pension funding stabilization that will reduce our minimum contribution requirements for the 2013-2017 plan years. We are currently in the process of evaluating the final impact of this legislation to our fiscal year 2015 plan year.

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Investing Activities:

We used $25.5 million of cash in investing activities in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, which was primarily due to the purchase of property plant and equipment for $20.0 million, including the purchase of a production facility for $5.2 million, and for $6.8 million in insurance-related deposits. We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $26 million in fiscal year 2014, including the purchase of the production facility mentioned above.

Financing Activities:

We used $3.2 million of cash in financing activities in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, primarily related to exercises of stock awards.

Debt and Related Matters

Debt Repurchases

We had no debt repurchases during the nine months ended September 28, 2014. During the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we redeemed or repurchased a total of $155.9 million of notes through the completion of our debt refinancing described below and through privately negotiated transactions. We redeemed or repurchased all of these notes at a price greater than par value and wrote off historical discounts related to the notes we purchased, which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $13.6 million in the nine month ended September 29, 2013.

See discussion of a tender offer commenced on October 14, 2014, in Recent Developments above.

Credit Agreement

Our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”), dated as of December 18, 2012, is secured by a first-priority security interest in certain of our assets as described below. As of September 28, 2014, there were $33.2 million face amounts of standby letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of September 28, 2014.

On October 21, 2014, we entered into an Amended Credit Agreement to, among other things, reduce the lending banks’ commitments from $75 million to $65 million, amend or eliminate certain covenant requirements and extend the maturity date by two years to December 18, 2019. Under the Amended Credit Agreement the revised maintenance covenants are applicable to our quarter ended September 28, 2014. In addition, on October 21, 2014, we entered into a LC Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the LC Agreement, we may request letters of credit be issued on our behalf in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $35.0 million. We are required to provide cash collateral equal to 101% of the aggregate undrawn stated amount of each outstanding letter of credit.

Under the Amended Credit Agreement, we may borrow at either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus a spread ranging from 275 basis points to 425 basis points, or at a base rate plus a spread ranging from 175 basis points to 325 basis points, in each case based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a commitment fee payable on the unused revolving credit ranging from 50 basis points to 62.5 basis points, based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio.

Senior Secured Notes and Indenture

In December 2012, we issued $910 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“9.00% Notes”). We received approximately $889 million net of financing costs in the offering and used the net proceeds, as well as cash on hand, to repurchase all of our outstanding $846 million in aggregate principal amount of the 11.50% Senior Secured Notes due in 2017 (“11.50% Notes”) in two separate transactions. In December 2012, we repurchased $762.4 million of the 11.50% Notes pursuant to a cash tender offer done in connection with the issuance of the 9.00% Notes. In the quarter ended March 31, 2013, we redeemed the remaining $83.6 million aggregate principal amount of 11.50% Notes not tendered in the tender offer and we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $9.6 million primarily related to the premiums paid for the notes during the redemption.

Our 9.00% Notes were issued in a private placement.  In July 2013, the original 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) were exchanged, in a registered exchange, for new 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) that have terms substantially identical to the original notes except that the 9.00% Notes issued in the exchange are not subject to transfer restrictions and do not have registration rights.

Substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement. We own 100% of each of the guarantor subsidiaries and we have no significant independent assets or operations separate from the subsidiaries that guarantee our 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement. The guarantees provided by the guarantor subsidiaries are full and unconditional and joint and several, and the subsidiaries, other than the subsidiary guarantors, are minor.

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In addition, we have granted a security interest to the banks that are a party to the Amended Credit Agreement and the trustee under the indenture governing the 9.00% Notes that include, but are not limited to, intangible assets, inventory, receivables and certain minority investments as collateral for the debt. The security interest does not include any property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”), leasehold interests and improvements with respect to such PP&E which would be reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheets or shares of stock and indebtedness of our subsidiaries.

On October 14, 2014, we announced that in compliance with the indenture for our 9.00% Notes, we have commenced an offer to purchase for cash up to $406 million of the outstanding 9.00% Notes at par. The offer will expire on November 12, 2014. Upon expiration of the tender offer, we may use any remaining proceeds from the sale of Classified Ventures, LLC for operating activities.

Covenants under the Senior Debt Agreements

The financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement require us to comply with a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio measured quarterly. The Amended Credit Agreement eliminated a previously required minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio beginning with the September 28, 2014 reporting period. As of September 28, 2014, and for the remainder of the term of the Amended Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain a consolidated total leverage ratio of not more than 6.00 to 1.00. For purposes of the consolidated total leverage ratio, debt is largely defined as debt, net of cash on hand in excess of $20 million.

At September 28, 2014, our consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) was 4.84 to 1.00 and we were in compliance with all of our financial covenants. Due to the significance of our outstanding debt, remaining in compliance with debt covenants is critical to our operations. We will continue to optimize operations and/or reduce debt to maintain compliance with our covenants.

The Amended Credit Agreement also prohibits the payment of a dividend if a payment would not be permitted under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes (discussed below). Dividends under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes are allowed if the consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the indenture) is less than 5.25 to 1.00 and we have sufficient amounts under our restricted payments basket (as defined in the indenture).  As of September 28, 2014, we estimated that we had approximately $598.7 million available under our restricted payments basket that could be used for a variety of payments, including dividends. However, the payment and amount of future dividends remain within the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our future earnings, financial condition, and other factors considered relevant by our Board of Directors.

The indenture for the 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement include a number of restrictive covenants that are applicable to us and our restricted subsidiaries. The covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in those agreements. These covenants include, among other things, restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt; make investments and other restricted payments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock or certain of our outstanding notes or debentures prior to stated maturity; sell assets or enter into sale/leaseback transactions; create specified liens; create or permit restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s and our subsidiaries’ assets, taken as a whole.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 28, 2014, there have been no significant changes to our “Contractual Obligations” table in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

As of September 28, 2014, we did not have any off-balance-sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that we believe are important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results and require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K includes a description of certain critical accounting policies, including those with respect to goodwill and intangible impairment, pension and post-retirement benefits, income taxes, and insurance. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies described in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk’, included in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K contain certain disclosures about our exposure to market risk for changes in discount rates on our qualified defined benefit pension plan obligations. There have been no material changes to the information provided which would require additional disclosures as of the date of this filing.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a - 15(e) or 15d - 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Based on this evaluation, our management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at that time to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 28, 2014, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

See Note 6, Commitments and Contingencies to the condensed consolidated financial statements included as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits, filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are listed in the Index of Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

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

	The McClatchy Company
	(Registrant)
November 6, 2014	/s/Patrick J. Talamantes
Date	Patrick J. Talamantes Chief Executive Officer
November 6, 2014	/s/R. Elaine Lintecum
Date	R. Elaine Lintecum Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit			Incorporated by reference herein
Number		Description	Form	Exhibit	File Date
10.1		Unit Purchase Agreement by and among Classified Ventures, LLC, Gannet Co., Tribune Media Company, The McClatchy Company, Graham Holdings Company, and A.H. Belo, and certain of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries, dated August 5, 2014	8-K	10.1	August 5, 2014
10.2		Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to the Security Agreement, dated October 21, 2014, between The McClatchy Company and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent	8-K	10.1	October 23, 2014
10.3		Collateralized Issuance and Reimbursement Agreement, dated October 21, 2014, between The McClatchy Company and Bank of America, N.A.	8-K	10.2	October 23, 2014
31.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of The McClatchy Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
31.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of The McClatchy Company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
32.1	**	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of The McClatchy Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2	**	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of The McClatchy Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF		XBRL Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
	**	Furnished, not filed

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Patrick J. Talamantes, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The McClatchy Company;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 6, 2014	/s/ Patrick J. Talamantes
	Patrick J. Talamantes
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, R. Elaine Lintecum, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The McClatchy Company;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 6, 2014	/s/ R. Elaine Lintecum
	R. Elaine Lintecum
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of The McClatchy Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended September 28, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Patrick J. Talamantes, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 6, 2014	/s/ Patrick J. Talamantes
	Patrick J. Talamantes
	Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to The McClatchy Company and will be retained by The McClatchy Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certificate is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q and shall not be considered filed as part of the Form 10-Q.

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of The McClatchy Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended September 28, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, R. Elaine Lintecum, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 6, 2014	/s/ R. Elaine Lintecum
	R. Elaine Lintecum
	Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to The McClatchy Company and will be retained by The McClatchy Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certificate is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q and shall not be considered filed as part of the Form 10-Q.

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STOCK PLANS (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 item	Sep. 29, 2013
STOCK PLANS
Number of stock-based compensation plans			3
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 1,108	$ 1,064	$ 2,682	$ 2,802

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended									0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility	Oct. 21, 2014 Revolving credit facility Subsequent events	Oct. 21, 2014 Revolving credit facility Subsequent events	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility Remainder of term of Credit Agreement	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility Minimum	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility Maximum	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility LIBOR	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility LIBOR Minimum	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility LIBOR Maximum	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility Base rate	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility Base rate Minimum	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility Base rate Maximum	Oct. 21, 2014 Letter of credit Subsequent events	Oct. 21, 2014 Letter of credit Subsequent events	Sep. 29, 2013 11.50% senior secured notes due in 2017	Dec. 29, 2013 11.50% senior secured notes due in 2017 item	Dec. 18, 2012 11.50% senior secured notes due in 2017	Dec. 18, 2012 9.00% Notes	Sep. 28, 2014 9.00% Notes	Jul. 31, 2013 9.00% Notes Original notes
LONG-TERM DEBT
Outstanding letters of credit			$ 33,200,000
Outstanding line of credit			0
Variable rate basis									LIBOR			base rate
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)										2.75%	4.25%		1.75%	3.25%
Commitment fees for the unused revolving credit (as a percent)							0.50%	0.625%
Maximum borrowing capacity, before amendment					75,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity					65,000,000											35,000,000
Extension period				2 years
Percentage of aggregate undrawn amount of letter of credit required to provide cash collateral															101.00%
New borrowings																				910,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																			11.50%	9.00%	9.00%	9.00%
Net proceeds from offering																				889,000,000
Amount of debt repurchased																	83,600,000	846,000,000	762,400,000
Number of transactions to repurchase debt																		2
Loss on extinguishment of debt	873,000	13,643,000															9,600,000
Ownership percentage in each of the guarantor subsidiaries																					100.00%
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio						6.00
Minimum threshold amount of debt used to calculate consolidated total leverage ratio						$ 20,000,000
Dividends restricted if consolidated leverage ratio is exceeded			5.25

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
Reclassifications from AOCL
Compensation	$ 100,595	$ 103,037	$ 312,628	$ 319,160
Provision for income taxes	(4,160)	2,564	39,031	3,881
Net of tax	2,760	(7,265)	(71,347)	(6,276)
Minimum Pension and Post-Retirement Liability | Amount Reclassified from AOCI
Reclassifications from AOCL
Compensation	3,137	5,645	9,408	16,933
Provision for income taxes	(1,255)	(2,258)	(3,763)	(6,773)
Net of tax	$ 1,882	$ 3,387	$ 5,645	$ 10,160

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STOCK PLANS (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014
Omnibus Incentive Plan 2012
Stock Plans Activity
Shares issued	150,000
Common Class A
Stock Plans Activity
Granted (in shares)	15,000

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DIVESTITURE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

DIVESTITURE

DIVESTITURE

2.  DIVESTITURE

On May 5, 2014, we completed the sale of the outstanding capital stock of Anchorage to Alaska Dispatch Publishing, LLC for $34 million in cash. The financial results of Anchorage have been reported as discontinued operations on our condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented herein.

As of December 29, 2013, the major classes of Anchorage’s assets and liabilities included in discontinued operations were as follows:

	December 29,
(in thousands)	2013
Current assets	$	5,390
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,362
Intangible and other assets	17,275
Total assets	$	31,027
Current liabilities	$	2,456
Non current liabilities	54
Total liabilities	$	2,510

The following table summarizes the financial information for the Anchorage’s operations for the quarters and nine months ended September 28, 2014, and September 29, 2013:

	Quarters Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,			September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013			2014		2013
Revenues	$	—	$		6,564	$	9,186	$	20,217
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before taxes	$	(163)	$		876	$	(211)	$	2,961
Income tax provision (benefit)	(105)		347			(125)		1,185
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, before loss on sale	$	(58)	$		529	$	(86)	$	1,776
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	$	(83)	$	—		$	5,391	$	—
Income tax provision (benefit)	—		—			6,925		—
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	(83)		—			(1,534)		—
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(141)	$		529	$	(1,620)	$	1,776

Revenues from Anchorage for the quarter ended December 29, 2013 and for the full year ended December 29, 2013 were $7.2 million and $27.4 million, respectively.

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended						0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 Career Builder LLC	Dec. 29, 2013 Career Builder LLC	Oct. 01, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC	Apr. 01, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC	Sep. 28, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC	Dec. 29, 2013 Classified Ventures LLC	Oct. 01, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC Subsequent events	Sep. 28, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC Apartments.Com Business Member	Sep. 28, 2014 Seattle Times Company (C-Corporation)	Sep. 28, 2014 Ponderay (general partnership)	Dec. 29, 2013 Ponderay (general partnership)	Sep. 28, 2014 Other	Dec. 29, 2013 Other	May 07, 2014 McClatchy Tribune Information Services Member	Sep. 28, 2014 McClatchy Tribune Information Services Member	Apr. 01, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC Apartments.Com Business Member
Investments in unconsolidated companies and joint ventures
Ownership Interest (as a percent)						15.00%				25.60%				49.50%	27.00%
Investments in unconsolidated companies	$ 322,129,000		$ 322,129,000		$ 300,569,000	$ 229,546,000	$ 214,579,000			$ 82,314,000	$ 73,692,000				$ 8,059,000	$ 8,443,000	$ 2,210,000	$ 3,855,000
Sale value of business																					585,000,000
Share of the gain on sale													144,200,000
Distribution received from equity investee	7,398,000	13,979,000	24,366,000	35,108,000
Distributions from equity investments			1,444,000	3,780,000					146,900,000			6,000,000
Proceeds on sale of business								631,800,000				606,200,000
Cash proceeds, net of transaction costs												631,800,000
Cost of content pursuant to contributor agreement																			0	0
Term of contributor agreement																			10 years	10 years
Increase in intangible assets			3,100,000																3,100,000
Gains related to equity investments	11,000		145,904,000																1,700,000
Total consideration								2,500,000,000				2,500,000,000
Write down of unconsolidated investments			$ 800,000

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DIVESTITURE (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 05, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013
Major classes of assets and liabilities included in discontinued operations
Current assets		$ 8,609,000	$ 3,504,000		$ 8,609,000		$ 3,504,000
Financial information for operations
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES		(141,000)		529,000	(1,620,000)	1,776,000
Anchorage Daily News
DIVESTITURE
Cash received	34,000,000
Major classes of assets and liabilities included in discontinued operations
Current assets			5,390,000				5,390,000
Property, plant and equipment, net			8,362,000				8,362,000
Intangible and other assets			17,275,000				17,275,000
Total assets			31,027,000				31,027,000
Current liabilities			2,456,000				2,456,000
Non current liabilities			54,000				54,000
Total liabilities			2,510,000				2,510,000
Financial information for operations
Revenues			7,200,000	6,564,000	9,186,000	20,217,000	27,400,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before taxes		(163,000)		876,000	(211,000)	2,961,000
Income tax provision (benefit)		(105,000)		347,000	(125,000)	1,185,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, before loss on sale		(58,000)		529,000	(86,000)	1,776,000
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		(83,000)			5,391,000
Income tax provision (benefit)					6,925,000
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		(83,000)			(1,534,000)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES		$ (141,000)		$ 529,000	$ (1,620,000)	$ 1,776,000

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES
Proportionate share of net income before taxes (as a percent)	20.00%
Condensed financial information
Net revenues		$ 965,957	$ 914,559
Gross profit		793,176	733,492
Operating income		142,431	155,769
Net income		$ 140,685	$ 153,948

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $)					0 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	Dec. 29, 2013 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	Oct. 14, 2014 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022 Subsequent events	Oct. 14, 2014 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022 Subsequent events	Oct. 01, 2014 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022 Subsequent events	Sep. 28, 2014 4.625% notes due in 2014	Dec. 29, 2013 4.625% notes due in 2014	Sep. 28, 2014 5.750% notes due in 2017	Dec. 29, 2013 5.750% notes due in 2017	Sep. 28, 2014 7.150% debentures due in 2027	Dec. 29, 2013 7.150% debentures due in 2027	Sep. 28, 2014 6.875% debentures due in 2029	Dec. 29, 2013 6.875% debentures due in 2029
Long-term debt disclosures
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.00%			9.00%	9.00%	4.625%		5.75%		7.15%		6.875%
Face Value	$ 1,555,681,000		$ 900,000,000					$ 28,965,000		$ 261,298,000		$ 89,188,000		$ 276,230,000
Long-term debt	1,525,299,000	1,521,871,000	900,000,000	900,000,000				28,926,000	28,548,000	254,095,000	252,259,000	83,978,000	83,684,000	258,300,000	257,380,000
Less current portion	28,926,000	28,548,000
Total long-term debt, net of current	1,496,373,000	1,493,323,000
Unamortized discounts	30,400,000	33,800,000
Offer to purchase outstanding debt						$ 406,000,000
Length of time to determine use of proceeds from sale of equity investment					365 days

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business and Basis of Accounting

The McClatchy Company (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a leading news, advertising and information provider, offering a wide array of print and digital products in each of the markets we serve.  As one of the largest newspaper companies in the country, based on daily circulation, our continuing operations include 29 daily newspapers, community newspapers, websites, mobile news and advertising, niche publications, direct marketing and direct mail services.  Our largest newspapers include the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram, The Sacramento Bee, The Kansas City Star, the Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer.  Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI.

We also own 15.0% of CareerBuilder LLC, which operates the nation’s largest online jobs website, CareerBuilder.com; and 33.3% of HomeFinder.com, LLC, which operates the online real estate website HomeFinder.com. See Note 3, Investments in Unconsolidated Companies for further discussion.

Preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company and our subsidiaries. Intercompany items and transactions are eliminated.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, that are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The financial statements contained in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013 ( “Form 10-K”). The fiscal periods included herein comprise 13 weeks for the third-quarter periods and 26 weeks for the nine month periods. For purposes of presentation only, we updated the term “circulation” to “audience” as it relates to our discussion of revenues. The term “circulation” was used in prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and no other changes were made in conjunction with this language change.

Sale of Anchorage Daily News, Inc.

On May 5, 2014, we completed the sale of the outstanding capital stock of the Anchorage Daily News, Inc. (“Anchorage”) for $34 million in cash. In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-20, “Discontinued Operations”, the financial results of Anchorage have been reported as a discontinued operation in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. For a more complete discussion of the transaction, refer to Note 2, Divestiture.

Investments in Unconsolidated Companies Activity

On October 1, 2014, we, along with Tribune Media Company, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Selling Partners”) completed the sale of all of the Selling Partners’ ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that valued Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transactions costs, was $631.8 million. Upon the closing of the transaction, we entered into a new, five-year affiliate agreement with Cars.com that will allow us to continue to sell Cars.com products and services exclusively in our local markets. See Note 8, Subsequent Event for further discussion.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in our condensed consolidated financial statements, which consists of the effects of reclassifications from the presentation of Anchorage as a discontinued operation.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We account for certain assets and liabilities at fair value.  The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. We categorize each of our fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  These levels are:

Level 1 –Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date.

Level 2 –Observable inputs to the valuation methodology are other than Level 1 inputs and are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date and fair value can be determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.

Level 3 –Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability, and the reporting entity makes estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability including assumptions regarding risk.

Our policy is to recognize significant transfers between levels at the actual date of the event or circumstance that caused the transfer.  The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.  The carrying amount of these items approximates fair value.

Long-term debt.  The fair value of our long-term debt is determined using quoted market prices and other inputs that were derived from available market information, including the current market activity of our publicly-traded notes and bank debt, trends in investor demand and market values of comparable publicly-traded debt. These are considered to be Level 2 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure guidance, and may not be representative of actual value. At September 28, 2014, the estimated fair value and carrying value of our long-term debt was $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively.

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, they are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). Our non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2014, were assets held for sale, goodwill, intangible assets not subject to amortization and equity method investments. All of these were measured using Level 3 inputs. We utilize valuation techniques that seek to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Property, plant and equipment

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we sold Anchorage, including the respective property, plant and equipment, which is presented as a discontinued operation. See Note 2, Divestiture, below for further discussion of the transaction. During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we also completed the acquisition of a new production facility, which was valued at $6.5 million and we incurred $13.6 million in accelerated depreciation (i) related to the production equipment associated with outsourcing our printing process at one newspaper and (ii) resulting from moving the printing operations for another newspaper to the new production facility. No similar transactions were recorded during the quarter ended September 28, 2014. During the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013, we incurred $0.1 million and $4.1 million in accelerated depreciation primarily related to our Miami operations move.

Depreciation expense with respect to property, plant and equipment is summarized below:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Depreciation expense	$	11,667	$	12,910	$	49,216	$	44,337

Assets held for sale

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we identified and began to actively market for sale one of our production facilities for a newspaper at which we outsourced our printing to a third-party. These assets consist primarily of undeveloped land and buildings. In connection with classifying these assets as assets held for sale, the carrying values of the land and office buildings were reduced to their estimated fair value less selling costs, as determined based on the current market conditions and the selling prices. As a result, an impairment charge of $1.0 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, and is included in other operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 28, 2014.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets (primarily advertiser lists, subscriber lists and developed technology), mastheads and goodwill consisted of the following:

	December 29,		Disposition		Acquisition		Amortization		September 28,
(in thousands)	2013		Adjustments		Adjustments		Expense		2014
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	835,461	$	(5,307)	$	3,100	$	—	$	833,254
Accumulated amortization	(567,737)		5,307		—		(40,809)		(603,239)
	267,724		—		3,100		(40,809)		230,015
Mastheads	198,242		—		—		—		198,242
Goodwill	1,013,002		(16,887)		—		—		996,115
Total	$	1,478,968	$	(16,887)	$	3,100	$	(40,809)	$	1,424,372

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we sold Anchorage, resulting in the removal of the applicable intangible assets subject to amortization, accumulated amortization and goodwill from our condensed consolidated balance sheet. In addition, in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we acquired an intangible asset related to an agreement we entered into with McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (“MCT”) in under which we will receive MCT newswire content, at no cost, over approximately 10 years.

Amortization expense with respect to intangible assets is summarized below:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Amortization expense	$	12,137	$	14,375	$	40,809	$	42,877

The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal year 2014 and the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

	Amortization Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2014 (remainder)	$	12,140
2015	48,357
2016	47,986
2017	48,907
2018	47,275
2019	23,769

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Our accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) and reclassifications from AOCL, net of tax, consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	Minimum Pension and Post- Retirement Liability		Other Comprehensive Loss Related to Equity Investments		Total
Beginning balance - December 29, 2013	$	(296,669)	$	(8,232)	$	(304,901)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—		607		607
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	5,645		—		5,645
Other comprehensive income	5,645		607		6,252
Ending balance - September 28, 2014	$	(291,024)	$	(7,625)	$	(298,649)

	Amount Reclassified from AOCL (in thousands)
	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2014		2013		2014		2013		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	3,137	$	5,645	$	9,408	$	16,933	Compensation
	(1,255)		(2,258)		(3,763)		(6,773)		Income tax provision
	$	1,882	$	3,387	$	5,645	$	10,160	Net of tax

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the liability method.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

We recognize accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense.  Accrued penalties are recognized as a component of income tax expense.

We have an estimated tax payment due of $16 million for the gain on sale of Apartments.com by Classified Ventures, LLC and our sale of Anchorage, during the fourth quarter of 2014. See Notes 2 and 3, below, for further discussion of these transactions.

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic EPS excludes dilution from common stock equivalents and reflects income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS is based upon the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents in the period.  Common stock equivalents arise from dilutive stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock and are computed using the treasury stock method.  Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents are excluded from diluted EPS.  The weighted average anti-dilutive stock options that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future, but were not included in the weighted average share calculation, consisted of the following:

	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 28,	September 29,	September 28,	September 29,
(shares in thousands)	2014	2013	2014	2013
Anti-dilutive stock options	2,874	4,990	1,581	4,936

Cash Flow Information

Cash paid for interest and income taxes consisted of the following:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	77,995	$	82,990
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	67,233		13,202

Other non-cash investing activities from continuing operations, related to the recognition of an intangible asset for the nine months ended September 28, 2014, were $3.1 million. Other non-cash investing activities from continuing operations as of September 28, 2014, and September 29, 2013, related to purchases of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) on credit, were $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 raises the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and requires new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014.

Early adoption is permitted but only for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” ASU 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is not permitted. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” ASU 2014-15 requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnotes disclosures in certain circumstances. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
LONG-TERM DEBT
Face value of notes redeemed or repurchased		$ 0	$ 155,900,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net	$ (873,000)		$ (13,643,000)

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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	Sep. 28, 2014 5.750% notes due in 2017	Oct. 01, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC	Apr. 01, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC	Nov. 05, 2014 Subsequent events Forecast	Oct. 21, 2014 Subsequent events Revolving credit facility	Oct. 21, 2014 Subsequent events Revolving credit facility	Oct. 21, 2014 Subsequent events Letter of credit	Oct. 21, 2014 Subsequent events Letter of credit	Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent events 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	Oct. 14, 2014 Subsequent events 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent events 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	Nov. 05, 2014 Subsequent events 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022 Forecast	Nov. 05, 2014 Subsequent events 9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022 Forecast	Nov. 05, 2014 Subsequent events 5.750% notes due in 2017 Forecast	Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent events Affiliate Agreement Cars com Products and Services	Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent events Classified Ventures LLC
Subsequent Event
Total consideration					$ 2,500,000,000														$ 2,500,000,000
Cash proceeds, net of transaction costs																			631,800,000
Cash proceeds, net of transactions costs and taxes																			406,000,000
Net proceeds to be held in escrow																			25,600,000
Distributions from equity investments	1,444,000	3,780,000				146,900,000													6,000,000
Proceeds on sale of business					631,800,000														606,200,000
Agreement term																		5 years
Amount of debt to be repurchased																259,400,000	150,000,000
Aggregate principal amount of debt to be repurchased, including accrued and unpaid interest							459,500,000
Maximum threshold of debt included in current asset purchase offer															95,500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.00%	5.75%									9.00%	9.00%		9.00%	5.75%
Period within which reinvestment of after-tax proceeds not made from closing of the transactions												365 days
Offer to purchase outstanding debt													406,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity, before amendment									75,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 65,000,000		$ 35,000,000
Extension period								2 years
Percentage of aggregate undrawn amount of letter of credit required to provide cash collateral										101.00%

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
REVENUES - NET:
Advertising	$ 174,583	$ 191,032	$ 543,894	$ 587,689
Audience	91,344	85,015	271,114	255,554
Other	11,712	10,999	35,253	34,048
Revenues, total	277,639	287,046	850,261	877,291
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Compensation	100,595	103,037	312,628	319,160
Newsprint, supplements and printing expenses	27,695	28,285	84,142	88,517
Depreciation and amortization	23,804	27,285	90,025	87,214
Other operating expenses	106,995	101,744	322,307	305,731
Operating expenses, total	259,089	260,351	809,102	800,622
OPERATING INCOME	18,550	26,695	41,159	76,669
NON-OPERATING (EXPENSE) INCOME:
Interest expense	(33,126)	(33,531)	(100,013)	(102,920)
Interest income	14	17	64	48
Equity income in unconsolidated companies, net	7,398	13,979	24,366	35,108
Gains related to equity investments	11		145,904
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net		(873)		(13,643)
Gain on sale of Miami property		2,925		12,938
Other - net	374	88	518	181
Non-operating (expense) income, total	(25,329)	(17,395)	70,839	(68,288)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(6,779)	9,300	111,998	8,381
Income tax provision (benefit)	(4,160)	2,564	39,031	3,881
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	(2,619)	6,736	72,967	4,500
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES	(141)	529	(1,620)	1,776
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ (2,760)	$ 7,265	$ 71,347	$ 6,276
Basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.07	$ 0.84	$ 0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ (0.02)	$ 0.02
Net income (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.08	$ 0.82	$ 0.07
Diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.07	$ 0.83	$ 0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ (0.02)	$ 0.02
Net income (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.08	$ 0.81	$ 0.07
Weighted average number of common shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	86,868,000	86,291,000	86,692,000	86,154,000
Diluted (in shares)	86,868,000	87,230,000	88,441,000	87,035,000

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013
Trade receivables, allowance	$ 5,155	$ 6,040
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Treasury stock, shares	1,559,623	11,207
Common Class A
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	64,075,324	61,544,524
Common Class B
Common stock, shares authorized	60,000,000	60,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	24,585,962	24,800,962

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Details 2) (Pension plan, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013
Pension plan
Contributions and Cash Flows
Value of contributions to plan	$ 25.0	$ 7.5

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STOCK PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

STOCK PLANS

Summary of the restricted stock units ("RSUs") activity

		Weighted Average
	RSUs	Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested - December 29, 2013	1,231,650	$2.50
Granted	706,950	$4.82
Vested	(490,450)	$2.66
Forfeited	(40,800)	$2.94
Nonvested - September 28, 2014	1,407,350	$3.60

Summary of the stock appreciation rights ("SARs") activity

			Weighted	Aggregate
			Average	Intrinsic
	Options/		Exercise	Value
	SARs		Price	(in thousands)
Outstanding December 29, 2013	6,110,500		$ 9.69	$ 2,384
Exercised	(1,678,250	)	$ 2.86	$ 3,138
Forfeited	(67,250	)	$ 3.38
Expired	(376,500	)	$ 29.26
Outstanding September 28, 2014	3,988,500		$ 10.82	$ 1,722

Summary of stock-based compensation expense

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Stock-based compensation expense	$	1,108	$	1,064	$	2,682	$	2,802

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014 Revolving credit facility	Feb. 28, 2009 "Sacramento Case" item	Sep. 28, 2014 "Sacramento Case" item	Dec. 31, 2008 "Fresno Case" item	Sep. 28, 2014 "Fresno Case" item
Contingencies
Number of carriers		5,000		3,500
Number of phases			3		2
Additional disclosures
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 33.2

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance at the beginning of the period			$ (304,901)
Other Comprehensive Income Related to Investments	(147)	65	607	(666)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL			5,645
Other comprehensive income	1,735	3,452	6,252	9,494
Balance at the end of the period	(298,649)		(298,649)
Minimum Pension and Post-Retirement Liability
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance at the beginning of the period			(296,669)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL			5,645
Other comprehensive income			5,645
Balance at the end of the period	(291,024)		(291,024)
Other Comprehensive Loss Related to Equity Investments
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance at the beginning of the period			(8,232)
Other Comprehensive Income Related to Investments			607
Other comprehensive income			607
Balance at the end of the period	$ (7,625)		$ (7,625)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ 71,347	$ 6,276
Less income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,620)	1,776
Income from continuing operations	72,967	4,500
Reconciliation to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	90,025	87,214
Loss on disposal of equipment (including impairments)	(1,294)	(1,462)
Contributions to qualified defined benefit pension plan	(25,000)	(7,500)
Retirement benefit expense	3,474	9,122
Stock-based compensation expense	2,682	2,802
Equity income in unconsolidated companies	(24,366)	(35,108)
Gains related to equity investments	(145,904)
Distribution of income from equity investments	148,176
Loss on extinguishment of debt		13,643
Gain on disposal of Miami property		(12,938)
Other	(3,251)	(3,212)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	44,303	45,293
Inventories	2,369	4,747
Other assets	826	4,275
Accounts payable	(7,927)	(6,368)
Accrued compensation	(5,828)	3,836
Income taxes	(27,989)	(17,225)
Accrued interest	13,654	10,046
Other liabilities	502	7,994
Net cash provided by continuing operations	140,007	112,583
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	(37)	2,036
Net cash provided by operating activities	139,970	114,619
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(20,005)	(26,503)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other	676	1,656
Proceeds from redemption of certificates of deposit		2,210
Proceeds from return of insurance related deposit		6,400
Purchase of insurance-related deposits	(6,770)
Distributions from equity investments	1,444	3,780
Contributions to equity investments	(2,500)	(1,319)
Equity investments and other-net	1,686	(1,500)
Net cash used in continuing operations	(25,469)	(15,276)
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	32,953	(17)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	7,484	(15,293)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repurchase of public notes and related expenses		(165,549)
Other	(3,181)	(1,434)
Net cash used in continuing operations	(3,181)	(166,983)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	144,273	(67,657)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	80,811	113,088
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$ 225,084	$ 45,431

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ (2,760)	$ 7,265	$ 71,347	$ 6,276
Pension and post retirement plans:
Unrealized net gain and other components of benefit plans, net of taxes of $(1,255), $(2,258), $(3,763) and $(6,773)	1,882	3,387	5,645	10,160
Investment in unconsolidated companies:
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes of $98, $(43), $(405) and $444	(147)	65	607	(666)
Other comprehensive income	1,735	3,452	6,252	9,494
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (1,025)	$ 10,717	$ 77,599	$ 15,770

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Summary of depreciation expense with respect to property, plant and equipment

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Depreciation expense	$	11,667	$	12,910	$	49,216	$	44,337

Schedule of intangible assets (primarily advertiser lists, subscriber lists and developed technology), mastheads and goodwill

	December 29,		Disposition		Acquisition		Amortization		September 28,
(in thousands)	2013		Adjustments		Adjustments		Expense		2014
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	835,461	$	(5,307)	$	3,100	$	—	$	833,254
Accumulated amortization	(567,737)		5,307		—		(40,809)		(603,239)
	267,724		—		3,100		(40,809)		230,015
Mastheads	198,242		—		—		—		198,242
Goodwill	1,013,002		(16,887)		—		—		996,115
Total	$	1,478,968	$	(16,887)	$	3,100	$	(40,809)	$	1,424,372

Summary of amortization expense with respect to intangible assets

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Amortization expense	$	12,137	$	14,375	$	40,809	$	42,877

Amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years

	Amortization Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2014 (remainder)	$	12,140
2015	48,357
2016	47,986
2017	48,907
2018	47,275
2019	23,769

Schedule of components of accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassifications, net of tax

(in thousands)	Minimum Pension and Post- Retirement Liability		Other Comprehensive Loss Related to Equity Investments		Total
Beginning balance - December 29, 2013	$	(296,669)	$	(8,232)	$	(304,901)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—		607		607
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	5,645		—		5,645
Other comprehensive income	5,645		607		6,252
Ending balance - September 28, 2014	$	(291,024)	$	(7,625)	$	(298,649)

	Amount Reclassified from AOCL (in thousands)
	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2014		2013		2014		2013		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	3,137	$	5,645	$	9,408	$	16,933	Compensation
	(1,255)		(2,258)		(3,763)		(6,773)		Income tax provision
	$	1,882	$	3,387	$	5,645	$	10,160	Net of tax

Summary of anti-dilutive stock options

	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 28,	September 29,	September 28,	September 29,
(shares in thousands)	2014	2013	2014	2013
Anti-dilutive stock options	2,874	4,990	1,581	4,936

Schedule of cash paid for interest and income taxes

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	77,995	$	82,990
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	67,233		13,202

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Oct. 27, 2014 Common Class A	Oct. 27, 2014 Common Class B
Entity Registrant Name	MCCLATCHY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0001056087
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,516,376	24,585,962
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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DIVESTITURE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

DIVESTITURE

Schedule of major classes of assets and liabilities included in discontinued operations

	December 29,
(in thousands)	2013
Current assets	$	5,390
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,362
Intangible and other assets	17,275
Total assets	$	31,027
Current liabilities	$	2,456
Non current liabilities	54
Total liabilities	$	2,510

Summary of financial information for the operations

	Quarters Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,			September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013			2014		2013
Revenues	$	—	$		6,564	$	9,186	$	20,217
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, before taxes	$	(163)	$		876	$	(211)	$	2,961
Income tax provision (benefit)	(105)		347			(125)		1,185
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, before loss on sale	$	(58)	$		529	$	(86)	$	1,776
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	$	(83)	$	—		$	5,391	$	—
Income tax provision (benefit)	—		—			6,925		—
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	(83)		—			(1,534)		—
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(141)	$		529	$	(1,620)	$	1,776

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Unamortized net loss and other components of benefit plans, taxes	$ (1,255)	$ (2,258)	$ (3,763)	$ (6,773)
Other comprehensive loss, taxes	$ 98	$ (43)	$ (405)	$ 444

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

5.  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

We maintain a frozen noncontributory qualified defined benefit pension plan (“Pension Plan”) which covers certain eligible current and former employees.  No new participants may enter the Pension Plan and no further benefits will accrue.  However, years of service continue to count toward early retirement calculations and vesting of benefits previously earned.

We also have a limited number of supplemental retirement plans to provide certain key current and former employees with additional retirement benefits.  These plans are funded on a pay-as-you-go basis and the accrued pension obligation is largely included in other long-term obligations.

The elements of retirement expense are as follows:

	Quarters Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 28,			September 29,			September 28,			September 29,
(in thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Pension plans:
Service cost	$	2,008		$	1,386		$	6,023		$	4,159
Interest cost	22,751			21,149			68,253			63,447
Expected return on plan assets	(26,865		)	(25,263		)	(80,595		)	(75,790		)
Prior service cost amortization	3			4			9			11
Actuarial loss	4,003			6,389			12,007			19,168
Net pension expense	1,900			3,665			5,697			10,995
Net post-retirement credit	(741		)	(624		)	(2,223		)	(1,873		)
Net retirement expense	$	1,159		$	3,041		$	3,474		$	9,122

In January 2014 and January 2013, we contributed $25.0 million and $7.5 million, respectively, of cash to the Pension Plan.  We do not intend to make any additional material contributions to the Pension Plan during the remainder of fiscal year 2014.

We have a deferred compensation plan (“401(k) plan”), which enables qualified employees to voluntarily defer compensation.  The 401(k) plan includes a matching company contribution and a supplemental contribution that is tied to our performance.  We suspended our matching contribution to the 401(k) plan in 2009 and as of September 28, 2014, we have not reinstated that benefit.

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LONG-TERM DEBT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

LONG-TERM DEBT

LONG-TERM DEBT

4.  LONG-TERM DEBT

Our long-term debt consisted of the following:

	Face Value		Carrying Value
	September 28,		September 28,		December 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2014		2013
Notes:
9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	$	900,000	$	900,000	$	900,000
4.625% notes due in 2014	28,965		28,926		28,548
5.750% notes due in 2017	261,298		254,095		252,259
7.150% debentures due in 2027	89,188		83,978		83,684
6.875% debentures due in 2029	276,230		258,300		257,380
Long-term debt	$	1,555,681	$	1,525,299	$	1,521,871
Less current portion			28,926		28,548
Total long-term debt, net of current			$	1,496,373	$	1,493,323

Our outstanding notes are stated net of unamortized discounts, if applicable, totaling $30.4 million and $33.8 million as of September 28, 2014, and December 29, 2013, respectively.

Debt Repurchases

We had no debt repurchases during the nine months ended September 28, 2014. During the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we redeemed or repurchased a total of $155.9 million of notes through the completion of our debt refinancing described below and through privately negotiated transactions. We redeemed or repurchased all of these notes at a price greater than par value and wrote off historical discounts related to the notes we purchased, which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million and $13.6 million in the quarter and nine month ended September 29, 2013, respectively.

Offer for 9.00% Notes at Par

On October 14, 2014, we initiated an offer to purchase for cash up to $406 million of the outstanding 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“9.00% Notes”) at par in compliance with the indenture for our 9.00% Notes. We noted when we announced the sale of our interest in Classified Ventures, LLC that under the indenture for our 9.00% Notes we would offer the after-tax proceeds from the sale, to the extent that the proceeds are not reinvested within 365 days of the closing of the transaction, in an offering to repurchase the 9.00% Notes at par. We elected to make this offer in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. The offer will close at 5 p.m. Eastern time on November 12, 2014.

Credit Agreement

Our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”), dated as of December 18, 2012, is secured by a first-priority security interest in certain of our assets as described below. As of September 28, 2014, there were $33.2 million face amounts of standby letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of September 28, 2014.

On October 21, 2014, we amended our Credit Agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, reduce the lending banks’ commitments from $75 million to $65 million, amend or eliminate certain covenant requirements and extend the maturity date by two years to December 18, 2019. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the revised maintenance covenants are applicable to our quarter ended September 28, 2014, and are discussed under “Covenants under the Senior Debt Agreements” below.  In addition, on October 21, 2014, we entered into a Collateralized Issuance and Reimbursement Agreement (“LC Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the LC Agreement, we may request letters of credit be issued on our behalf in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $35.0 million. We are required to provide cash collateral equal to 101% of the aggregate undrawn stated amount of each outstanding letter of credit.

Under the Amended Credit Agreement, we may borrow at either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus a spread ranging from 275 basis points to 425 basis points, or at a base rate plus a spread ranging from 175 basis points to 325 basis points, in each case based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a commitment fee payable on the unused revolving credit ranging from 50 basis points to 62.5 basis points, based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio.

Senior Secured Notes and Indenture

In December 2012, we issued $910 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“9.00% Notes”). We received approximately $889 million net of financing costs in the offering and used the net proceeds, as well as cash on hand, to repurchase all of our outstanding $846 million in aggregate principal amount of the 11.50% Senior Secured Notes due in 2017 (“11.50% Notes”) in two separate transactions. In December 2012, we repurchased $762.4 million of the 11.50% Notes pursuant to a cash tender offer done in connection with the issuance of the 9.00% Notes. In the nine months ended September 23, 2013, we redeemed the remaining $83.6 million aggregate principal amount of 11.50% Notes not tendered in the tender offer and we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $9.6 million primarily related to the premiums paid for the notes during the redemption.

Our 9.00% Notes were issued in a private placement.  In July 2013, the original 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) were exchanged, in a registered exchange, for new 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) that have terms substantially identical to the original notes except that the 9.00% Notes issued in the exchange are not subject to transfer restrictions and do not contain registration rights.

Substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement. We own 100% of each of the guarantor subsidiaries and we have no significant independent assets or operations separate from the subsidiaries that guarantee our 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement. The guarantees provided by the guarantor subsidiaries are full and unconditional and joint and several, and the subsidiaries other than the subsidiary guarantors are minor.

In addition, we have granted a security interest to the banks that are a party to the Amended Credit Agreement and the trustee under the indenture governing the 9.00% Notes that include, but are not limited to, intangible assets, inventory, receivables and certain minority investments as collateral for the debt. The security interest does not include any PP&E, leasehold interests or improvements with respect to such PP&E which would be reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheets or shares of stock and indebtedness of our subsidiaries.

Covenants under the Senior Debt Agreements

The financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement require us to comply with a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio measured quarterly. The Amended Credit Agreement eliminated a previously required minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio beginning with the September 28, 2014 reporting period. As of September 28, 2014, and for the remainder of the term of the Amended Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain a consolidated total leverage ratio of not more than 6.00 to 1.00. For purposes of the consolidated total leverage ratio, debt is largely defined as debt, net of cash on hand in excess of $20 million. As of September 28, 2014, we were in compliance with all financial debt covenants.

The Amended Credit Agreement also prohibits the payment of a dividend if a payment would not be permitted under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes (discussed below). Dividends under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes are allowed if the consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the indenture) is less than 5.25 to 1.00 and we have sufficient amounts under our restricted payments basket (as defined in the indenture).

The indenture for the 9.00% Notes and the Amended Credit Agreement include a number of restrictive covenants that are applicable to us and our restricted subsidiaries. The covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in those agreements. These covenants include, among other things, restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt; make investments and other restricted payments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock or certain of our outstanding notes or debentures prior to stated maturity; sell assets or enter into sale/leaseback transactions; create specified liens; create or permit restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s and our subsidiaries’ assets, taken as a whole.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014 item	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 item	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 Career Builder LLC	Oct. 01, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC	Sep. 28, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC	Sep. 28, 2014 Home Finder LLC	May 07, 2014 McClatchy Tribune Information Services Member	Sep. 28, 2014 McClatchy Tribune Information Services Member	May 05, 2014 Anchorage Daily News
Investments in Unconsolidated Companies Activity
Number of daily newspapers		29		29
Length of fiscal quarter		91 days		182 days
Length of Affiliate Agreement	5 years
Total consideration								$ 2,500,000,000
Proceeds on sale of business								631,800,000
Cash received													34,000,000
Long-term debt fair value disclosure
Estimated fair value of long-term debt		1,600,000,000		1,600,000,000
Long-term debt		1,525,299,000		1,525,299,000		1,521,871,000
Property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of a new production facility in cash				6,500,000
Accelerated depreciation incurred		0	100,000	13,600,000	4,100,000
Depreciation expense		11,667,000	12,910,000	49,216,000	44,337,000
Assets held for sale
Impairment charge of assets held for sale		0		1,000,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization, gross
Balance at the beginning of the period				835,461,000
Disposition adjustments				(5,307,000)
Acquisition Adjustments				3,100,000							3,100,000
Balance at the end of the period		833,254,000		833,254,000
Accumulated amortization
Balance at the beginning of the period				(567,737,000)
Disposition Adjustments				5,307,000
Amortization Expense		(12,137,000)	(14,375,000)	(40,809,000)	(42,877,000)
Balance at the end of the period		(603,239,000)		(603,239,000)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
Balance at the beginning of the period				267,724,000
Acquisition Adjustments				3,100,000							3,100,000
Amortization Expense		(12,137,000)	(14,375,000)	(40,809,000)	(42,877,000)
Balance at the end of the period		230,015,000		230,015,000
Mastheads
Balance at the beginning of the period				198,242,000
Balance at the end of the period		198,242,000		198,242,000
Goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period				1,013,002,000
Disposition Adjustments				(16,887,000)
Balance at the end of the period		996,115,000		996,115,000
Total
Balance at the beginning of the period				1,478,968,000
Disposition Adjustments				(16,887,000)
Acquisition Adjustments				3,100,000
Amortization Expense		(12,137,000)	(14,375,000)	(40,809,000)	(42,877,000)
Balance at the end of the period		1,424,372,000		1,424,372,000
Estimated amortization expense
2013 (remainder)		12,140,000		12,140,000
2014		48,357,000		48,357,000
2015		47,986,000		47,986,000
2016		48,907,000		48,907,000
2017		47,275,000		47,275,000
2018		23,769,000		23,769,000
Ownership Interest (as a percent)							15.00%		25.60%	33.30%
Cost of content pursuant to contributor agreement											$ 0	$ 0
Term of contributor agreement											10 years	10 years

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

Summary of carrying value of investments in unconsolidated companies

(in thousands)	% Ownership	September 28,		December 29,
Company	Interest	2014		2013
CareerBuilder, LLC	15.0	$	229,546	$	214,579
Classified Ventures, LLC	25.6	82,314		73,692
Seattle Times Company (C-Corporation)	49.5	—		—
Ponderay (general partnership)	27.0	8,059		8,443
Other	Various	2,210		3,855
		$	322,129	$	300,569

Summary of condensed financial information as provided by certain investees

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Net revenues	$	965,957	$	914,559
Gross profit	793,176		733,492
Operating income	142,431		155,769
Net income	140,685		153,948

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

8.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Sale of Investment in Unconsolidated Company

On October 1, 2014, we, along with Tribune Media Company, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Selling Partners”) sold all of the Selling Partners’ ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that valued Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. We will record a gain on sale of our interest in Classified Ventures, LLC during fourth quarter of 2014. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transaction costs, was approximately $631.8 million, or approximately $406 million net of taxes. Pursuant to the sale agreement, $25.6 million of net proceeds to be received by us will be held in escrow until October 1, 2015. Prior to the transaction closing Classified Ventures, LLC distributed approximately $6.0 million, representing our portion of the related cash accumulated from earnings of Classified Ventures, LLC. On October 1, 2014, we received our portion of the net cash proceeds, less the escrow amount, of $606.2 million. Upon the closing of the transaction, we entered into a new, five-year affiliate agreement with Cars.com that will allow us to continue to sell Cars.com products and services exclusively in our local markets. In accordance with our bond indenture for our 9.00% Notes, we are required to offer the after-tax proceeds from this transaction, to the extent that they are not reinvested within 365 days of the closing of the transaction, in an offering to repurchase those notes at par. The 9.00% Notes are currently trading at a premium.

Offer for 9.00% Notes at Par

On October 14, 2014, we announced that in compliance with the indenture for our 9.00% Notes, we have commenced an offer to purchase for cash up to $406 million of the outstanding 9.00% Notes at par. See further discussion in Note 4.

Amended Credit Agreementand LC Agreement

On October 21, 2014, we entered into an Amended Credit Agreement to, among other things, reduce the lending banks’ commitments from $75 million to $65 million, amend or eliminate certain covenant requirements and extend the maturity date by two years to December 18, 2019. In addition, on October 21, 2014, we entered into a LC Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the LC Agreement, we may request letters of credit be issued on our behalf in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $35.0 million. We are required to provide cash collateral equal to 101% of the aggregate undrawn stated amount of each outstanding letter of credit. See further discussion regarding these transactions in Note 4.

Debt Repurchases

On November 5, 2014, in privately-negotiated transactions, we agreed to repurchase approximately $259.4 million in aggregate principal amount of our 9.00% Notes and approximately $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 5.75% Notes due in 2017, for a total expected amount of $459.5 million in cash plus accrued and unpaid interest. We anticipate that the closing of these repurchases will occur on November 13, 2014, subject to a condition that no more than $95.5 million of the 9.00% Notes are submitted in our current asset purchase offer, as discussed above and in Note 4.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In December 2008, carriers of The Fresno Bee filed a purported class action lawsuit against us and The Fresno Bee in the Superior Court of the State of California in Fresno County captioned Becerra v. The McClatchy Company (“Fresno case”) alleging that the carriers were misclassified as independent contractors and seeking mileage reimbursement.   In February 2009, a substantially similar lawsuit, Sawin v. The McClatchy Company, involving similar allegations was filed by carriers of The Sacramento Bee (“Sacramento case”) in the Superior Court of the State of California in Sacramento County. Both courts have certified the class in these cases.  The class consists of roughly 5,000 carriers in the Sacramento case and 3,500 carriers in the Fresno case.  The plaintiffs in both cases are seeking unspecified damages for mileage reimbursement.   With respect to the Sacramento case, in September 2013, all wage and hour claims were dismissed and the only remaining claim is an equitable claim under the California Civil Code for mileage.  In the Fresno case, in March 2014, all wage and hour claims were dismissed and the only remaining claim is an equitable claim for mileage reimbursement under the California Civil Code.

The court in the Sacramento case has trifurcated the trial into three separate phases:  the first phase addressed independent contractor status, the second phase will address liability, if any, and the third phase will address damages, if any.   On September 22, 2014, the court in the Sacramento case issued a tentative decision following the first phase, finding that the carriers that contracted directly with The Sacramento Bee during the period from February 2005 to July 2009 were misclassified as independent contractors.  We have asked for clarification of the tentative decision and the decision is under review.   When a final decision is issued, we will have an opportunity to object.  The court has not yet established a date for the second and third phases of trial concerning whether The Sacramento Bee is liable to the carriers in the class for mileage reimbursement or owes any damages.

The court in the Fresno case has bifurcated the trial into two separate phases: the first phase will address independent contractor status and liability for mileage reimbursement and the second phase will address damages, if any.  The first phase of the Fresno case is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014.

We are defending these actions vigorously and expect that we will ultimately prevail.  As a result, we have not established a reserve in connection with the cases.  While we believe that a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows from these claims is unlikely, given the inherent uncertainty of litigation, a remote possibility exists that future adverse rulings or unfavorable developments could result in future charges that could have a material impact.  We have and will continue to periodically reexamine our estimates of probable liabilities and any associated expenses and make appropriate adjustments to such estimates based on experience and developments in litigation.

Other than the cases described above, we are subject to a variety of legal proceedings (including libel, employment, wage and hour, independent contractor and other legal actions) and governmental proceedings (including environmental matters) that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business.  We are unable to estimate the amount or range of reasonably possible losses for these matters.  However, we currently believe, after reviewing such actions with counsel, that the expected outcome of pending actions will not have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.  No material amounts for any losses from litigation that may ultimately occur have been recorded in the condensed consolidated financial statements as we believe that any such losses are not probable.

We have certain indemnification obligations related to the sale of assets including but not limited to insurance claims and multi-employer pension plans of disposed newspaper operations.  We believe the remaining obligations related to disposed assets will not be material to our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

As of September 28, 2014, we had $33.2 million of standby letters of credit secured under the Amended Credit Agreement (see Note 4, Long-Term Debt, for further discussion).

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STOCK PLANS

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STOCK PLANS

STOCK PLANS

7.  STOCK PLANS

Stock Plans Activity

During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, we granted 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to each non-employee director, resulting in the issuance of 150,000 shares from The McClatchy Company 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

The following table summarizes the restricted stock units (“RSUs”) activity during the nine months ended September 28, 2014:

		Weighted Average
	RSUs	Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested - December 29, 2013	1,231,650	$2.50
Granted	706,950	$4.82
Vested	(490,450)	$2.66
Forfeited	(40,800)	$2.94
Nonvested - September 28, 2014	1,407,350	$3.60

The total fair value of the RSUs that vested during the nine months ended September 28, 2014, was $2.6 million.

The following table summarizes the stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) activity during the nine months ended September 28, 2014:

			Weighted	Aggregate
			Average	Intrinsic
	Options/		Exercise	Value
	SARs		Price	(in thousands)
Outstanding December 29, 2013	6,110,500		$ 9.69	$ 2,384
Exercised	(1,678,250	)	$ 2.86	$ 3,138
Forfeited	(67,250	)	$ 3.38
Expired	(376,500	)	$ 29.26
Outstanding September 28, 2014	3,988,500		$ 10.82	$ 1,722

Stock-Based Compensation

All stock-based payments, including grants of stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and common stock under equity incentive plans, are recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values.  At September 28, 2014, we had three stock-based compensation plans.  Stock-based compensation expenses are reported in the compensation line item in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Total stock-based compensation expense, for the periods presented in this report, are as follows:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Stock-based compensation expense	$	1,108	$	1,064	$	2,682	$	2,802

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business and Basis of Accounting

Business and Basis of Accounting

The McClatchy Company (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a leading news, advertising and information provider, offering a wide array of print and digital products in each of the markets we serve.  As one of the largest newspaper companies in the country, based on daily circulation, our continuing operations include 29 daily newspapers, community newspapers, websites, mobile news and advertising, niche publications, direct marketing and direct mail services.  Our largest newspapers include the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram, The Sacramento Bee, The Kansas City Star, the Miami Herald, The Charlotte Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer.  Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI.

We also own 15.0% of CareerBuilder LLC, which operates the nation’s largest online jobs website, CareerBuilder.com; and 33.3% of HomeFinder.com, LLC, which operates the online real estate website HomeFinder.com. See Note 3, Investments in Unconsolidated Companies for further discussion.

Preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company and our subsidiaries. Intercompany items and transactions are eliminated.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, that are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The financial statements contained in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013 ( “Form 10-K”). The fiscal periods included herein comprise 13 weeks for the third-quarter periods and 26 weeks for the nine month periods. For purposes of presentation only, we updated the term “circulation” to “audience” as it relates to our discussion of revenues. The term “circulation” was used in prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and no other changes were made in conjunction with this language change.

Sale of Anchorage Daily News, Inc.

On May 5, 2014, we completed the sale of the outstanding capital stock of the Anchorage Daily News, Inc. (“Anchorage”) for $34 million in cash. In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-20, “Discontinued Operations”, the financial results of Anchorage have been reported as a discontinued operation in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. For a more complete discussion of the transaction, refer to Note 2, Divestiture.

Investments in Unconsolidated Companies Activity

On October 1, 2014, we, along with Tribune Media Company, Graham Holdings Company and A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Selling Partners”) completed the sale of all of the Selling Partners’ ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that valued Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transactions costs, was $631.8 million. Upon the closing of the transaction, we entered into a new, five-year affiliate agreement with Cars.com that will allow us to continue to sell Cars.com products and services exclusively in our local markets. See Note 8, Subsequent Event for further discussion.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in our condensed consolidated financial statements, which consists of the effects of reclassifications from the presentation of Anchorage as a discontinued operation.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

We account for certain assets and liabilities at fair value.  The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. We categorize each of our fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  These levels are:

Level 1 –Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date.

Level 2 –Observable inputs to the valuation methodology are other than Level 1 inputs and are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date and fair value can be determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.

Level 3 –Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability, and the reporting entity makes estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability including assumptions regarding risk.

Our policy is to recognize significant transfers between levels at the actual date of the event or circumstance that caused the transfer.  The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.  The carrying amount of these items approximates fair value.

Long-term debt.  The fair value of our long-term debt is determined using quoted market prices and other inputs that were derived from available market information, including the current market activity of our publicly-traded notes and bank debt, trends in investor demand and market values of comparable publicly-traded debt. These are considered to be Level 2 inputs under the fair value measurements and disclosure guidance, and may not be representative of actual value. At September 28, 2014, the estimated fair value and carrying value of our long-term debt was $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively.

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, they are subject to fair value adjustments only in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). Our non-financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2014, were assets held for sale, goodwill, intangible assets not subject to amortization and equity method investments. All of these were measured using Level 3 inputs. We utilize valuation techniques that seek to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we sold Anchorage, including the respective property, plant and equipment, which is presented as a discontinued operation. See Note 2, Divestiture, below for further discussion of the transaction. During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we also completed the acquisition of a new production facility, which was valued at $6.5 million and we incurred $13.6 million in accelerated depreciation (i) related to the production equipment associated with outsourcing our printing process at one newspaper and (ii) resulting from moving the printing operations for another newspaper to the new production facility. No similar transactions were recorded during the quarter ended September 28, 2014. During the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013, we incurred $0.1 million and $4.1 million in accelerated depreciation primarily related to our Miami operations move.

Depreciation expense with respect to property, plant and equipment is summarized below:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Depreciation expense	$	11,667	$	12,910	$	49,216	$	44,337

Assets held for sale

Assets held for sale

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we identified and began to actively market for sale one of our production facilities for a newspaper at which we outsourced our printing to a third-party. These assets consist primarily of undeveloped land and buildings. In connection with classifying these assets as assets held for sale, the carrying values of the land and office buildings were reduced to their estimated fair value less selling costs, as determined based on the current market conditions and the selling prices. As a result, an impairment charge of $1.0 million was recorded in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, and is included in other operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. There were no impairment charges recorded during the quarter ended September 28, 2014.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

Intangible assets (primarily advertiser lists, subscriber lists and developed technology), mastheads and goodwill consisted of the following:

	December 29,		Disposition		Acquisition		Amortization		September 28,
(in thousands)	2013		Adjustments		Adjustments		Expense		2014
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	835,461	$	(5,307)	$	3,100	$	—	$	833,254
Accumulated amortization	(567,737)		5,307		—		(40,809)		(603,239)
	267,724		—		3,100		(40,809)		230,015
Mastheads	198,242		—		—		—		198,242
Goodwill	1,013,002		(16,887)		—		—		996,115
Total	$	1,478,968	$	(16,887)	$	3,100	$	(40,809)	$	1,424,372

During the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we sold Anchorage, resulting in the removal of the applicable intangible assets subject to amortization, accumulated amortization and goodwill from our condensed consolidated balance sheet. In addition, in the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we acquired an intangible asset related to an agreement we entered into with McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (“MCT”) in under which we will receive MCT newswire content, at no cost, over approximately 10 years.

Amortization expense with respect to intangible assets is summarized below:

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Amortization expense	$	12,137	$	14,375	$	40,809	$	42,877

The estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal year 2014 and the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

	Amortization Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2014 (remainder)	$	12,140
2015	48,357
2016	47,986
2017	48,907
2018	47,275
2019	23,769

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Our accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) and reclassifications from AOCL, net of tax, consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	Minimum Pension and Post- Retirement Liability		Other Comprehensive Loss Related to Equity Investments		Total
Beginning balance - December 29, 2013	$	(296,669)	$	(8,232)	$	(304,901)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	—		607		607
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	5,645		—		5,645
Other comprehensive income	5,645		607		6,252
Ending balance - September 28, 2014	$	(291,024)	$	(7,625)	$	(298,649)

	Amount Reclassified from AOCL (in thousands)
	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,		September 28,		September 29,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2014		2013		2014		2013		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	3,137	$	5,645	$	9,408	$	16,933	Compensation
	(1,255)		(2,258)		(3,763)		(6,773)		Income tax provision
	$	1,882	$	3,387	$	5,645	$	10,160	Net of tax

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes using the liability method.  Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.

We recognize accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense.  Accrued penalties are recognized as a component of income tax expense.

We have an estimated tax payment due of $16 million for the gain on sale of Apartments.com by Classified Ventures, LLC and our sale of Anchorage, during the fourth quarter of 2014. See Notes 2 and 3, below, for further discussion of these transactions.

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic EPS excludes dilution from common stock equivalents and reflects income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS is based upon the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents in the period.  Common stock equivalents arise from dilutive stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock and are computed using the treasury stock method.  Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents are excluded from diluted EPS.  The weighted average anti-dilutive stock options that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future, but were not included in the weighted average share calculation, consisted of the following:

	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 28,	September 29,	September 28,	September 29,
(shares in thousands)	2014	2013	2014	2013
Anti-dilutive stock options	2,874	4,990	1,581	4,936

Cash Flow Information

Cash Flow Information

Cash paid for interest and income taxes consisted of the following:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	77,995	$	82,990
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	67,233		13,202

Other non-cash investing activities from continuing operations, related to the recognition of an intangible asset for the nine months ended September 28, 2014, were $3.1 million. Other non-cash investing activities from continuing operations as of September 28, 2014, and September 29, 2013, related to purchases of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) on credit, were $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 raises the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation and requires new disclosures of both discontinued operations and certain other disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014.

Early adoption is permitted but only for disposals that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” ASU 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is not permitted. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.” ASU 2014-15 requires management to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnotes disclosures in certain circumstances. It is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have an impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014 item	Sep. 29, 2013
Retirement expense for continuing operations
Total retirement expense-net	$ 1,159	$ 3,041	$ 3,474	$ 9,122
Number of new participants			0
Pension plan
Retirement expense for continuing operations
Service cost	2,008	1,386	6,023	4,159
Interest cost	22,751	21,149	68,253	63,447
Expected return on plan assets	(26,865)	(25,263)	(80,595)	(75,790)
Prior service cost amortization	3	4	9	11
Actuarial loss	4,003	6,389	12,007	19,168
Total retirement expense-net	1,900	3,665	5,697	10,995
Post-retirement plans
Retirement expense for continuing operations
Total retirement expense-net	$ (741)	$ (624)	$ (2,223)	$ (1,873)

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Tables)

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Sep. 28, 2014

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Schedule of elements of retirement expense

	Quarters Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 28,			September 29,			September 28,			September 29,
(in thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Pension plans:
Service cost	$	2,008		$	1,386		$	6,023		$	4,159
Interest cost	22,751			21,149			68,253			63,447
Expected return on plan assets	(26,865		)	(25,263		)	(80,595		)	(75,790		)
Prior service cost amortization	3			4			9			11
Actuarial loss	4,003			6,389			12,007			19,168
Net pension expense	1,900			3,665			5,697			10,995
Net post-retirement credit	(741		)	(624		)	(2,223		)	(1,873		)
Net retirement expense	$	1,159		$	3,041		$	3,474		$	9,122

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 4) (Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
Anti-dilutive stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock
Weighted average anti-dilutive stock options
Anti-dilutive stock options (in shares)	2,874	4,990	1,581	4,936

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 225,084	$ 80,811
Trade receivables (net of allowances of $5,155 and $6,040, respectively)	119,652	167,490
Other receivables	10,696	10,757
Newsprint, ink and other inventories	22,944	26,539
Deferred income taxes	20,033	20,033
Assets held for sale	8,609	3,504
Other current assets	22,935	27,386
Total current assets	429,953	336,520
Property, plant and equipment, net	411,980	458,705
Intangible assets:
Identifiable intangibles - net	428,257	465,966
Goodwill	996,115	1,013,002
Total intangible assets	1,424,372	1,478,968
Investments and other assets:
Investments in unconsolidated companies	322,129	300,569
Other assets	48,567	42,873
Total investments and other assets	370,696	343,442
TOTAL ASSETS	2,637,001	2,617,635
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	28,926	28,548
Accounts payable	40,976	49,565
Accrued pension liabilities	8,418	33,418
Accrued compensation	33,756	38,636
Income taxes payable	7,765	1,362
Unearned revenue	65,302	67,377
Accrued interest	28,698	15,044
Other accrued liabilities	18,502	14,386
Total current liabilities	232,343	248,336
Non-current liabilities :
Long-term debt	1,496,373	1,493,323
Deferred income taxes	127,190	153,339
Pension and postretirement obligations	380,712	394,209
Financing obligations	35,026	40,264
Other long-term obligations	47,282	47,778
Total non-current liabilities	2,086,583	2,128,913
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	2,229,328	2,221,834
Accumulated deficit	(1,606,026)	(1,677,373)
Treasury stock at cost, 1,559,623 shares in 2014 and 11,207 shares in 2013	(7,465)	(37)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(298,649)	(304,901)
Total stockholders' equity	318,075	240,386
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	2,637,001	2,617,635
Common Class A
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	641	615
Common Class B
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock, Value, Outstanding	$ 246	$ 248

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

3.  INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED COMPANIES

The carrying value of investments in unconsolidated companies consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	% Ownership	September 28,		December 29,
Company	Interest	2014		2013
CareerBuilder, LLC	15.0	$	229,546	$	214,579
Classified Ventures, LLC	25.6	82,314		73,692
Seattle Times Company (C-Corporation)	49.5	—		—
Ponderay (general partnership)	27.0	8,059		8,443
Other	Various	2,210		3,855
		$	322,129	$	300,569

On April 1, 2014, Classified Ventures, LLC consummated the sale of its Apartments.com business for $585 million. Accordingly, during the nine months ended September 28, 2014, we recorded our share of the net gain of $144.2 million, before taxes, as gains related to equity investments in condensed consolidated statements of operations. On April 1, 2014, we received a cash distribution of approximately $146.9 million from Classified Ventures, LLC, which is equal to our share of the net proceeds from the sale.

On October 1, 2014, we, along with the remaining partners in Classified Ventures, LLC, sold all of the ownership interests in Classified Ventures, LLC to Gannett Co., Inc. for a price that values Classified Ventures, LLC at $2.5 billion. Our portion of the cash proceeds, net of transactions costs, was $631.8 million. See Note 8, Subsequent Event for further discussion.

On May 7, 2014, we transferred our partnership interest in MCT to TCA News Service, LLC (“TCA”) for cash and future newswire content. Concurrently, we entered into a contributor agreement with MCT pursuant to which we both continue to be a contributor of newswire content to MCT for an agreed upon rate and we will receive newswire content from MCT or its successor at no cost for approximately 10 years. We recognized a $3.1 million intangible asset in the condensed consolidated balance sheets with respect to the value of the content we will receive from MCT at no cost under these agreements, and a $1.7 million gain on sale of the equity investment in gains related to equity investments in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, we wrote-down $0.8 million of certain unconsolidated investments.

During the quarter ended September 28, 2014, our proportionate share of net income from continuing operations of certain investments listed in the table above was greater than 20% of our condensed consolidated net income (loss) before taxes.  Summarized condensed financial information, as provided to us by these certain investees, is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 28,		September 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Net revenues	$	965,957	$	914,559
Gross profit	793,176		733,492
Operating income	142,431		155,769
Net income	140,685		153,948

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 5) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 28, 2014 Forecast
Cash Flow Information
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$ 77,995,000	$ 82,990,000
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	67,233,000	13,202,000	16,000,000
Other non-cash investing activities
Increase in intangible assets	3,100,000
Purchases of PP&E on credit	$ 900,000	$ 400,000

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STOCK PLANS (Details 2) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014
RSUs
RSU's
Nonvested at the beginning of the period (in shares)	1,231,650
Granted (in shares)	706,950
Vested (in shares)	(490,450)
Forfeited (in shares)	(40,800)
Nonvested at the end of the period (in shares)	1,407,350
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 2.50
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 4.82
Vested (in dollars per share)	$ 2.66
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$ 2.94
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 3.60
Additional disclosures
Total fair value	$ 2,600,000
Stock options and SARs
Options/SARs
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	6,110,500
Exercised (in shares)	(1,678,250)
Forfeited (in shares)	(67,250)
Expired (in shares)	(376,500)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	3,988,500
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 9.69
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 2.86
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$ 3.38
Expired (in dollars per share)	$ 29.26
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 10.82
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars)	2,384,000
Exercised (in dollars)	3,138,000
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars)	$ 1,722,000

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

LONG-TERM DEBT

Summary of company's long-term debt

	Face Value		Carrying Value
	September 28,		September 28,		December 29,
(in thousands)	2014		2014		2013
Notes:
9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	$	900,000	$	900,000	$	900,000
4.625% notes due in 2014	28,965		28,926		28,548
5.750% notes due in 2017	261,298		254,095		252,259
7.150% debentures due in 2027	89,188		83,978		83,684
6.875% debentures due in 2029	276,230		258,300		257,380
Long-term debt	$	1,555,681	$	1,525,299	$	1,521,871
Less current portion			28,926		28,548
Total long-term debt, net of current			$	1,496,373	$	1,493,323