TEGNA INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 28, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GANNETT CO INC /DE/ (GCI)
CIK: 0000039899
Period of Report: 2008-02-27

Reporting Person: Wimmer Kurt A (Senior VP/General Counsel)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.75	A	24000	Acquired	2016-02-26	Common Stock (24000)	Direct
2008-02-27	Phantom Stock	$	A	2686.745	Acquired		Common Stock (2686.745)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2009.

F2: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Gannett Common Stock.

F3: Each share of phantom stock is payable in cash or stock, at the election of the reporting person, on various dates selected by the reporting person or as otherwise provided in the Issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan.