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| DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NUMBER | |
| Form 144 | |
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| NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES | WORK LOCATION |
| PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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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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(b)
IRS IDENT. NO.
16-0442930
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(c)
S.E.C. FILE NO.
1-6961
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1
(d)
ADDRESS OF
ISSUER STREET CITY
STATE
ZIP CODE
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(e)
TELEPHONE NO.
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7950 Jones
Branch
Drive McLean
VA
22107
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AREA
CODE
(703)
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NUMBER
854-6000
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2
(a)
NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE
SOLD
Wendell
Van Lare
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(b)
IRS IDENT. NO.
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(c)
RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
officer
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(d) ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP
CODE
c/o Gannett Co.,
Inc.
7950 Jones Branch
Drive, McLean, VA
22107
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| 3(a) | (b) | SEC USE ONLY | (c) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) |
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Title
of the
Class of
Securities
To Be
Sold
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Name
and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities
are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who
is Acquiring the Securities
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Broker-Dealer
File
Number
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Number of
Shares
or Other
Units
To be
Sold
(See
instr. 3(c))
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Aggregate Market Value (See instr. 3(d)) |
Number of
Shares
or Other
Units
Outstanding
(See
instr. 3(e))
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Approximate Date
of Sale (See
instr. 3(f))(MO.DAY YR)
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Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g)) |
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Common
Stock
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Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A.
161
North Concord Exchange
South
St. Paul, MN 55075
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1,500
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$25,875.00
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236,236,708
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On
or after
01/12/10
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NYSE
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1.
(a) Name of issuer
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3.
(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
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(b) Issuer’s
I.R.S. Identification Number
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(b) Name
and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be
sold
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(c) Issuer’s
S.E.C. file number, if any
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(c) Number
of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
aggregate face amount)
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(d) Issuer’s
address, including zip code
(e) Issuer’s
telephone number, including area code
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(d) Aggregate
market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10
days prior to the filing of this notice
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(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
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2.
(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be
sold
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(f) Approximate
date on which the securities are to be sold
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(b) Such
person’s I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an
entity
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(g) Name
of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended
to be sold
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(c) Such
person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the
foregoing)
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(d) Such
person’s address, including zip code
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Title
of
the
Class
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Date
you Acquired
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Nature of
Acquisition Transaction
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Name
of Person from
Whom
Acquired
(If
gift, also give date donor acquired)
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Amount
of Securities Acquired
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Date
of Payment
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Nature
of Payment
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Common
Stock
Common
Stock
Common
Stock
Common
Stock
Common
Stock
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12/10/00
12/09/01
12/08/02
12/07/03
12/09/09
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Upon
the Vesting of Restricted Stock Unit Grant
Upon
the Vesting of Restricted Stock Unit Grant
Upon
the Vesting of Restricted Stock Unit Grant
Upon
the Vesting of Restricted Stock Unit Grant
Upon
the Vesting of Restricted Stock Unit
Grant
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Gannett
Co., Inc.
Gannett
Co., Inc.
Gannett
Co., Inc.
Gannett
Co., Inc.
Gannett
Co., Inc.
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35
220
200
300
745
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12/10/00
12/09/01
12/08/02
12/07/03
12/09/09
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Compensation
Compensation
Compensation
Compensation
Compensation
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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.
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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.
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Name
and Address of Seller
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Title
of Securities Sold
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Date
of Sale
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Amount
of
Securities
Sold
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Gross
Proceeds
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INSTRUCTIONS:
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.
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ATTENTION:
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.
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January 12,
2010
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/s/ Todd A. Mayman, Attorney-in-Fact | |||
| Date of Notice | Signature | |||
| ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001) |