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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

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LOGO    Shareowner ServicesSM      

 

COMPANY #

   P.O. Box 64945      
   St. Paul, MN 55164-0945      
        

 

GANNETT CO., INC.

        

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

         Tuesday, May 4, 2010
         10:00 a.m.
         Gannett Co., Inc.
         7950 Jones Branch Drive
         McLean, VA 22107
         Directions to the Gannett Co., Inc. Annual
         Meeting are available in the proxy statement which
         can be viewed at www.ematerials.com/gci.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to be Held on May 4, 2010.

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Gannett Co., Inc. will be held at 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA on May 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

The Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.ematerials.com/gci

If you want to receive a paper copy or an e-mail with links to the electronic materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side of this notice on or before April 22, 2010 to facilitate timely delivery.

 

 

Matters intended to be acted upon at the meeting are listed below.

 

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
1.    Election of Directors:         
   01 Craig A. Dubow    04 John Jeffry Louis    07 Duncan M. McFarland    09 Neal Shapiro
   02 Howard D. Elias    05 Marjorie Magner    08 Donna E. Shalala    10 Karen Hastie Williams
   03 Arthur H. Harper    06 Scott K. McCune      
2.    PROPOSAL TO RATIFY Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year.
3.    PROPOSAL TO APPROVE the Company’s amended and restated 2001 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST the following proposal:
4.    SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL relating to the use of tax gross-ups as an element of compensation for senior executives.

 

 

You may immediately vote your proxy on the Internet at:

www.eproxy.com/gci

 

•    Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 12:00 p.m. (CT) on May 3, 2010.    LOGO
•    Please have this Notice and the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number available. Follow the instructions to vote your proxy.   

Your Internet vote authorizes the Named Proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.

To request paper copies of the proxy materials, which include the proxy card,

proxy statement and annual report, please contact us via:

 

LOGO   Internet – Access the Internet and go to www.ematerials.com/gci. Follow the instructions to log in, and order copies.
LOGO   Telephone – Call us free of charge at 866-697-9377 in the U.S. or Canada, using a touch-tone phone, and follow the instructions to log in and order copies.
LOGO   Email – Send us an email at ep@ematerials.com with “GCI Materials Request” in the subject line. The email must include:
 

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   Your preference to receive printed materials via mail -or- to receive an email with links to the electronic materials.
 

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   If you choose email delivery you must include the email address.
 

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   If you would like this election to apply to delivery of material for all future meetings, write the word “Permanent” and include the last 4 digits of your Tax ID number in the email.