TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 24, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2003-09-23

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
2003-09-23	Common Stock	M	2200	$32.00	Acquired	7197.543	Direct
2003-09-23	Common Stock	S	2200	$78.27	Disposed	4997.543	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-23	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.00	M	2200	Disposed	2003-12-12	Common Stock (2200)	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 19,200 shares vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 1996.