TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Mar 5, 2008

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2008-03-03

Reporting Person: Dickey Robert J. (Pres./US Community Publishing)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1460	Direct
Common Stock	218.122	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$	2009-12-09	Common Stock (1100)		Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$	2010-10-23	Common Stock (4000)		Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$	2010-12-08	Common Stock (1200)		Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$	2011-12-07	Common Stock (3600)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$65.00	2008-12-08	Common Stock (7380)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$74.50	2009-12-07	Common Stock (9000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$56.25	2010-07-24	Common Stock (4700)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$54.31	2010-12-05	Common Stock (8000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$69.35	2011-12-04	Common Stock (1100)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$69.35	2011-12-02	Common Stock (12500)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$70.21	2012-12-03	Common Stock (14500)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$87.33	2013-12-12	Common Stock (13000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$80.90	2012-12-10	Common Stock (11000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$63.86	2012-12-10	Common Stock (7500)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.29	2013-12-09	Common Stock (33000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$61.26	2015-02-27	Common Stock (20000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.75	2016-02-26	Common Stock (20000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Based on a plan statement dated March 5, 2008.

F2: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the underlying common stock.

F3: The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 8, 1999.

F4: The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 7, 2000.

F5: The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on July 24, 2001.

F6: The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 5, 2001.

F7: The option vested as to all 1,100 shares on December 4, 2001.

F8: The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 4, 2002.

F9: The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on December 3, 2003.

F10: The option vested as to 3,250 shares on December 12, 2004 and as to the remaining 9,750 on December 23, 2004.

F11: The option vested as to all 11,000 shares on October 28, 2005.

F12: The option vested as to 5,625 shares in three equal annual installments beginning on December 10, 2005, and will vest as to the remaining 1,875 shares on December 10, 2008.

F13: The option vested as to 16,500 shares in two equal annual installments beginning on December 9, 2006, and will vest as to the remaining 16,500 shares in two equal annual installments beginning on December 9, 2008.

F14: The option vested as to 5,000 shares on February 28, 2008, and will vest as to the remaining 15,000 shares in three equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2009.

F15: The option will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2009.