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0001123292-05-000149.txt : 20120628 0001123292-05-000149.hdr.sgml : 20120628 20050302162202 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001123292-05-000149 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 144 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050302 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050302 REPORTING-OWNER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JASKE JOHN B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001039023 RELATIONSHIP: OFFICER FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 144 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 703-854-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GANNETT CO INC STREET 2: 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE CITY: MCLEAN STATE: VA ZIP: 22107 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: 144 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06961 FILM NUMBER: 05654588 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE CITY: MCLEAN STATE: VA ZIP: 22107-0910 BUSINESS PHONE: 7038546000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE CITY: MCLEAN STATE: VA ZIP: 22107-0910 144 1 jaske030205.htm e144

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 144

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.

1(a) NAME OF ISSUER(Please type or print)		(b) IRS IDENT. NO.		(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
Gannett Co., Inc.		16-0442930		1-6961
1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE						(e) TELEPHONE NO.
7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean VA 22107						AREA CODE	NUMBER
						(703)	854-6000
2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD	(b) IRS IDENT. NO.		(c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER		(d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
John B. Jaske			officer		c/o Gannett Co., Inc. 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean VA 22107

INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.

3(a)	(b)	SEC USE ONLY	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities	Broker-Dealer File Number	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See instr. 3(c))	Aggregate Market Value (See instr. 3(d))	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr. 3(e))	Approximate Date of Sale (See instr. 3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.)	Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g))
Common Stock	Cynthia Hewitt Merrill Lynch 1201 Market Street, Suite 2000 Wilmington, DE 19801		37,950	$3,039,795	252,198,649	On or after 03/02/05	NYSE

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  (a) Name of Issuer
     (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
     (c) Issuer's SEC file number, if any
     (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
     (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
2.  (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
     (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an
          entity
     (c) Such person's relationship to the Issuer(e.g., officer, director,
          10% stockholder or member of immediate family of any of the
          foregoing)
     (d) Such person’s address, including zip code 3.  (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
     (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
     (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
     (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days
          prior to filing of this notice
     (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face
          amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by
          the issuer
     (f) Approximate date on which the securities will be sold
     (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

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TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired		Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired (If gift, also give date donor acquired)		Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment
Common Stock	On or after 03/02/05		Stock Option Exercise	Gannett Co., Inc.		37,950	Upon exercise on or after 03/02/05	Cash or stock
INSTRUCTIONS:		1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.			2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.

TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

Name and Address of Seller		Title of Securities Sold		Date of Sale		Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
John B. Jaske c/o Gannett Co., Inc. 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA 22107		Common Stock Common Stock		12/28/04 12/28/04		3500 400	$283,325 $32,388
REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:			ATTENTION:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.			The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.

	March 2, 2005				/s/ Todd A. Mayman, Attorney-in-Fact
	Date of Notice				Signature

This notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be mutually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)