TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 30, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2003-09-29

Reporting Person: JASKE JOHN B (SrVP/Labor Relns and Assist GC)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-09-29	Common Stock	M	12250	$54.31	Acquired	21363.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	150	$78.62	Disposed	21213.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	900	$78.64	Disposed	20313.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	200	$78.60	Disposed	20113.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	300	$78.61	Disposed	19813.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	100	$78.57	Disposed	19713.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	400	$78.56	Disposed	19313.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	100	$78.52	Disposed	19213.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	200	$78.49	Disposed	19013.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	200	$78.45	Disposed	18813.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	200	$78.43	Disposed	18613.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	900	$78.40	Disposed	17713.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	4700	$78.38	Disposed	13013.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	1800	$78.39	Disposed	11213.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	700	$78.35	Disposed	10513.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	400	$78.31	Disposed	10113.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	100	$78.34	Disposed	10013.295	Direct
2003-09-29	Common Stock	S	900	$78.36	Disposed	9113.295	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-29	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.31	M	12250	Disposed	2010-12-05	Common Stock (12250)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	879.28	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of September 26, 2003.

F2: The initial option for 24,500 shares vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 5, 2001.