TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Nov 10, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2003-11-07

Reporting Person: MCCORKINDALE DOUGLAS H (Director, Chairman, Pres and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-11-07	Common Stock	M	15000	$32.00	Acquired	377116	Direct
2003-11-07	Common Stock	S	15000	$86.25	Disposed	362116	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-11-07	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.00	M	15000	Disposed	2003-12-12	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	874	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The initial option for 200,000 shares vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 1996.