TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 26, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2003-09-25

Reporting Person: CHAPPLE THOMAS L (SrVP, C Admn O and Gen Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-09-25	Common Stock	M	20000	$37.375	Acquired	24997.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	700	$78.98	Disposed	24297.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	600	$78.97	Disposed	23697.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	200	$78.96	Disposed	23497.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	6000	$78.85	Disposed	17497.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	100	$78.81	Disposed	17397.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	1500	$78.80	Disposed	15897.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	400	$78.79	Disposed	15497.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	500	$78.78	Disposed	14997.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	1600	$78.75	Disposed	13397.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	500	$78.74	Disposed	12897.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	500	$78.73	Disposed	12397.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	700	$78.72	Disposed	11697.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	500	$78.71	Disposed	11197.543	Direct
2003-09-25	Common Stock	S	6200	$78.70	Disposed	4997.543	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-25	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.375	M	20000	Disposed	2006-12-10	Common Stock (20000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1780.451	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of June 30, 2003.

F2: The initial option for 22,280 shares vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 1997.