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 1, 2012

 

 

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 1, 2012. The voting results on the proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal 1

The voting results on the proposal to elect ten nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors were as follows:

 

     For      Withhold      Broker
Non-Vote
 

John E. Cody

     164,216,074         2,243,646         28,097,870   

Howard D. Elias

     159,692,111         6,767,609         28,097,870   

Arthur H. Harper

     159,611,510         6,848,210         28,097,870   

John Jeffry Louis

     164,233,180         2,226,540         28,097,870   

Marjorie Magner

     159,658,112         6,801,608         28,097,870   

Gracia C. Martore

     164,070,651         2,389,069         28,097,870   

Scott K. McCune

     111,704,712         54,755,008         28,097,870   

Duncan M. McFarland

     159,476,929         6,982,792         28,097,870   

Susan Ness

     164,252,316         2,207,404         28,097,870   

Neal Shapiro

     164,144,188         2,315,532         28,097,870   

Proposal 2

The voting results on the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year were as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker
Non-Vote
 
  193,389,729        714,103        453,758        - 0 -   

Proposal 3

The voting results on the resolution to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers reported in the Company’s 2012 proxy statement were as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker
Non-Vote
 
  153,475,170        11,483,326        1,501,715        28,097,380   


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 4, 2012