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):
March 27, 2006
GANNETT CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 1-6961 | 16-0442930 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization of Registrant) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia | 22107-0910 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(703) 854-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 27, 2006, Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Company”) and Douglas H. McCorkindale, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), mutually agreed that the term of Mr. McCorkindale’s employment under his employment agreement will not be extended and will end effective June 30, 2006.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On March 27, 2006, the Company announced that its Board has elected Arthur H. Harper to serve as a director of the Company effective March 31, 2006. Mr. Harper has not yet been named to a Board committee.
A press release announcing the election of Mr. Harper is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to 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.
| Gannett Co., Inc. | ||||
| Date: March 27, 2006 | By: | /s/ Todd A. Mayman | ||
| Todd A. Mayman | ||||
| Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release announcing the election of Mr. Harper to the Company’s Board. |