TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 4, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2005-03-03

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-03	Common Stock	M	8350	$54.31	Acquired	18310.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	M	13500	$56.25	Acquired	31810.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	M	16100	$59.50	Acquired	47910.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	S	2000	$78.98	Disposed	45910.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	S	4000	$78.99	Disposed	41910.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	S	13700	$79.00	Disposed	28210.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	S	7300	$79.01	Disposed	20910.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	S	4950	$79.03	Disposed	15960.526	Direct
2005-03-03	Common Stock	S	6000	$79.07	Disposed	9960.526	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.31	M	8350	Disposed	2010-12-05	Common Stock (8350)	Direct
2005-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$56.25	M	13500	Disposed	2010-07-24	Common Stock (13500)	Direct
2005-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.50	M	16100	Disposed	2007-12-09	Common Stock (16100)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1047.9	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of March 1, 2005.

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

F3: The initial option for 13,500 shares vested in four equal installments beginning on July 24, 2001.

F4: The initial option for 16,100 shares vested in four equal installments beginning on December 9, 1998.