-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Bf8N5nrsEjpAE/CDhIrv04rIIbXGAErLf69W84/C5XkNfWaPi6snE1zHk6DeL3E3 2yfNfx8SDHuvSG6b3OvzfA== 0001039012-97-000004.txt : 19971111 0001039012-97-000004.hdr.sgml : 19971111 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001039012-97-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971031 FILED AS OF DATE: 19971110 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000039899 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 160442930 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06961 FILM NUMBER: 97711007 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 WILSON BLVD CITY: ARLINGTON STATE: VA ZIP: 22234 BUSINESS PHONE: 7032846000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 WILSON BLVD 28TH FLOOR CITY: ARLINGTON STATE: VA ZIP: 22234 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CURLEY JOHN J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001039012 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GANNETT CO INC STREET 2: 1100 WILSON BLVD CITY: ARLINGTON STATE: VA ZIP: 22234 BUSINESS PHONE: 2024575506 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GANNETT CO INC STREET 2: 1100 WILSON BLVD CITY: ARLINGTON STATE: VA ZIP: 22234 4 1 FORM 4 - OCTOBER 31, 1997 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. FORM 4 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Curley, John J. Gannett Co., Inc. 1100 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22234 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Gannett Co., Inc. "GCI" 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year October 31, 1997 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock |10/20/|M | |5,000 |A |$18.0625 |See Below |D | | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |10/20/|S | |5,000 |D |$55.0000 |See Below |D | | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |10/22/|M | |5,000 |A |$18.0625 |See Below |D | | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |10/22/|S | |5,000 |D |$55.0000 |380,568 * |D | | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |10/31/|S | |800 |D |$52.7500 |30,828 * |I |(1) | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |to 06/| | | | | |21,337.686 * |I |(2) | |30/97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Stock Options |$18.0625|10/20|M | |5,000 |D |12/31|12/31|Common Stock|5,000 |0 |75,000 * |D | | | |/97 | | | | |/94 |/98 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Stock Options |$18.0625|10/22|M | |5,000 |D |12/31|12/31|Common Stock|5,000 |0 |70,000 * |D | | | |/97 | | | | |/94 |/98 | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: (1) Beneficially owned by the John J. Curley Charitable Remainder Unitrust, of which the reporting person is an "insider" trustee. (2) Held by the trustee of the Company's 401(k) Plan, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company. (*) The totals in Column 5 of Table I and Column 9 of Table II have been adjusted to take into account a 2 for 1 stock split that occurred on October 6, 1997. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ John J. Curley -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----