0001140361-19-021144.txt : 20191121 0001140361-19-021144.hdr.sgml : 20191121 20191121194548 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-19-021144 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191119 FILED AS OF DATE: 20191121 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20191121 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Louis John Jeffry CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001379454 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36097 FILM NUMBER: 191238439 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GANNETT CO., INC. STREET 2: 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE CITY: MCLEAN STATE: VA ZIP: 22107 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Gannett Co., Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001579684 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 479-3160 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: New Media Investment Group Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20191118 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Gannett Co., Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20191118 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: New Media Investment Group Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20130619 3 1 form3.xml FORM 3 X0206 3 2019-11-19 1 0001579684 Gannett Co., Inc. GCI 0001379454 Louis John Jeffry 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE MCLEAN VA 22107 true On November 19, 2019, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 5, 2019, among New Media Investment Group Inc. (now known as Gannett Co., Inc.) ("Gannett"), Gannett Co., Inc. (now known as Gannett Media Corp.) ("Old Gannett"), Arctic Holdings LLC (now known as Gannett Holdings LLC) and Arctic Acquisition Corp. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub was merged with and into Old Gannett (the "Merger"). This report reflects the beneficial ownership of the reporting person immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger and does not include the securities of Gannett acquired by the reporting person upon the consummation of the Merger. The reporting person will file a Form 4 reporting the acquisition of Gannett securities in connection with the consummation of the Merger, if any. /s/ John Jeffry Louis by Ivy Hernandez as Attorney-in-Fact 2019-11-21 EX-24.1 2 ex24_1.htm EXHIBIT 24.1
Exhibit 24.1

GANNETT CO., INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

The undersigned, being subject to the reporting obligations of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), with respect to ownership of securities of Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints, individually, each of Michael E. Reed, Ivy Hernandez, Polly Sack and any other person holding an executive officer title or the title of Secretary or General Counsel of the Corporation, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with the power and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead, to:

(i) prepare, execute and file, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), any United States stock exchange or any other authority, for and on behalf of the undersigned, in connection with transactions in the Corporation’s securities, any and all forms, reports or documents (including exhibits and amendments thereto), required to be made pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act or the related rules of the SEC;

(ii) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable for the preparation and timely filing of any such forms, reports or documents with the SEC, any United States stock exchange, and any other authority (including without limitation requesting EDGAR access codes from the SEC); and

(iii) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney (“POA”) shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution, re-substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this POA and the rights and powers herein granted.

This POA shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file reports pursuant to Section 16 of the Act with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of the Corporation’s securities, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. A copy of this POA shall be filed with the SEC and with any applicable United States stock exchange or similar authority. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this POA to be executed as of this 21st day of November 2019.

/s/ John Jeffry Louis
  
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