Form 8-K

THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY

Date: October 13, 2015

/s/ Kenneth A. Richieri

Kenneth A. Richieri

Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

0001193125-15-341983.txt : 20151013 0001193125-15-341983.hdr.sgml : 20151012 20151013063105 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-341983 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151009 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20151013 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151013 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEW YORK TIMES CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000071691 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711] IRS NUMBER: 131102020 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1227 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05837 FILM NUMBER: 151154524 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 620 EIGHTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125561234 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 620 EIGHTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10018 8-K 1 d93639d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 9, 2015

The New York Times Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New York	1-5837	13-1102020
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York		10018
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 556-1234

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Certain executives of The New York Times Company (the “Company”), including the named executive officers, are eligible to participate in The New York Times Company Deferred Executive Compensation Plan (the “DEC”). On October 9, 2015, the Company’s ERISA Management Committee, pursuant to authority delegated to it by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, determined to freeze the DEC, effective December 31, 2015. Accordingly, no new deferrals may be made under the DEC after December 31, 2015. Amounts previously deferred will remain deferred and may be re-deferred in accordance with the DEC.

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 hereunto duly authorized.