Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2011

 

 

GANNETT CO., INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-6961   16-0442930

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

7950 Jones Branch Drive

McLean, Virginia

  22107-0910
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(703) 854-6000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Gannett Co., Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 3, 2011. The voting results on the proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal 1

The voting results on the proposal to re-elect nine nominees to the Board of Directors were as follows:

 

     For      Withhold  

John E. Cody

     165,965,393         2,544,207   

Craig A. Dubow

     164,279,689         4,229,911   

Howard D. Elias

     166,115,337         2,394,263   

Arthur H. Harper

     136,941,261         31,568,338   

John Jeffry Louis

     166,257,741         2,251,858   

Marjorie Magner

     136,273,445         32,236,154   

Scott K. McCune

     166,084,932         2,424,667   

Duncan M. McFarland

     136,200,376         32,309,224   

Neal Shapiro

     166,124,427         2,385,172   

Proposal 2

The voting results on the proposal to ratify Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm were as follows:

 

               Broker

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Non-Vote

203,950,371

   765,427    245,018    - 0 -

Proposal 3

The voting results on the non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers reported in the Company’s 2011 proxy statement were as follows:

 

               Broker

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Non-Vote

124,212,147

   40,794,298    3,503,154    36,451,216

Proposal 4

The voting results of the non-binding advisory proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:

 

                    Broker

Every Year

  

Every 2 Years

  

Every 3 Years

  

Abstain

  

Non-Vote

154,497,786

   559,668    12,716,185    735,469    36,451,708

After considering these voting results, on May 3, 2011, the Board adopted a resolution to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next shareholder vote on the frequency of such votes.


Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.

 

    GANNETT CO., INC.
By:  

/s/ Todd A. Mayman

  Todd A. Mayman
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 6, 2011