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): September 15, 2011
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) | |||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (703) 854-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 15, 2011, Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that chairman and chief executive officer Craig A. Dubow will take a leave of absence to address continuing issues relating to prior medical conditions, effective immediately. Gracia C. Martore, president and chief operating officer, will serve as the Company’s principal executive officer until such time as Mr. Dubow is able to return to work.
A press release announcing Mr. Dubow’s leave of absence and Ms. Martore’s assumption of the duties of principal executive officer during Mr. Dubow’s leave of absence is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibit 99.1 |
Press Release dated September 15, 2011.
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: September 16, 2011 | By: | /s/ Todd A. Mayman | ||||
| Todd A. Mayman Senior Vice President, | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 15, 2011 | |