TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Oct 30, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2003-10-28

Reporting Person: DAVIDSON PAUL (Chief Exec/Newsquest Media Grp)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-10-28	Common Stock	M	9247	$71.5625	Acquired	12842	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	100	$84.78	Disposed	12742	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	700	$84.75	Disposed	12042	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	1000	$84.70	Disposed	11042	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	1900	$84.68	Disposed	9142	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	1000	$84.64	Disposed	8142	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	1000	$84.61	Disposed	7142	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	1700	$84.65	Disposed	5442	Direct
2003-10-28	Common Stock	S	1000	$84.62	Disposed	4442	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-10-28	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$71.5625	M	9247	Disposed	2009-11-30	Common Stock (9247)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The initial options for 13,000 shares vest in four equal annual installments beginning on November 30, 2000.