UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):
February 16, 2005
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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On February 16, 2005, director Meredith A. Brokaw informed the company's board of directors and senior management that she has decided not to stand for re-election to a new three-year term of board service but instead will retire at the end of her current term expiring at the company's 2005 annual shareholders' meeting. Mrs. Brokaw served as a Gannett director for more than 21 years and we are grateful for her long-time dedication to Gannett and its shareholders.
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.
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Gannett Co., Inc. | ||
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Date: February 23, 2005 |
By: | /s/ Todd A. Mayman |
| Todd A. Mayman | ||
| Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary |