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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.
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1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
Gannett Co., Inc.
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1 (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
16-0442930
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1 (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
1-6961
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1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia 22107
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Street City State Zip Code
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1 (e) TELEPHONE NO.
(703) 854-6000
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Area Code Number
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2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
Paul Davidson
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2 (b) IRS IDENT. NO.
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2 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
Officer/Chief Executive/Newsquest Media Group
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2 (d) ADDRESS
c/o Gannett Co., Inc.
7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia 22107
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Street City State Zip Code
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the IRS Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
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(b) Name and Address
of Each Broker (c) Number (e) Number
3(a) Through Whom the of Shares of Shares
Title Securities Are To or Other or Other (f) Approximate (g) Name of Each
of the Be Offered or SEC USE ONLY Units To (d) Aggregate Units Date of Sale Securities
Class of Each Market Maker Be Sold Market Value Outstanding (See Instr. Exchange
Securities Who Is Acquiring Broker-Dealer (See instr (See instr. (See instr. 3(f)) (See Instr.
To Be Sold the Securities File Number 3(c)) 3(d)) 3(e)) (MO./DAY/YR.) 3(g))
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Common Tony Fagella 6,625 $502,506.25 267,272,115 on or after NYSE
Stock Deutsche Bank Alex Brown 11/08/02
280 Park Ave., 3E
New York, NY 10017
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of Issuer. 3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold.
(b) Issuer's I.R.S.Identification Number. (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any. securities are intended to be sold.
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code. (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code. securities, give the aggregate face amount).
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as
to be sold. of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if of this notice.
such person is an entity. (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding,
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., or if debt securities, the face amount thereof outstanding,
officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of as shown by the most recent report or statement published
immediate family of any of the foregoing). by the issuer.
(d) Such person's address, including zip code. (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to 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 the securities to be sold and with respect to the
payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other
consideration therefor:
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Name of Person
from Whom Acquired
Nature of (If gift, also Amount of
Title of Date You Acquisition give date donor Securities Date of
the Class Acquired Transaction acquired) Acquired Payment Nature of Payment
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Common on or Stock Option Gannett Co., Inc. 6,625 Upon Exercise Cash
Stock after Exercise on or after
11/08/02 11/08/02
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If the securities were purchased and full payment 2. If within two years after the acquisition of the
therefor was not made in cash at the time of securities the person for whose account they are
purchase, explain in the table or in a note to be sold had any short positions, put or other
thereto the nature of the consideration given. If option to dispose of securities referred to in
the consideration consisted of any note or other paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full
obligation, or if payment was made in information with respect thereto.
installments, describe the arrangement and state
when the note or other obligation was discharged
in full or the last installment paid.
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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.
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Amount of
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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REMARKS:
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule ATTENTION: The person for whose account the securities
144. Information is to be given not only as to the to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby
person for whose account the securities are to be sold represents by signing this notice that he does not know
but also as to all other persons included in that any material adverse information in regard to the
definition. In addition, information shall be given as current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the
to sales by all persons whose sales are required by securities to be sold which has not been publicly
paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales disclosed.
for the account of the person filing this notice.
11/11/02 /s/Paul Davidson
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DATE OF NOTICE SIGNATURE
The 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 manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (see 18 U.S.C.ss.1001).
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