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, 2014

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 1, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has elected Lidia Fonseca to serve as a director of the Company, effective July 1, 2014. Ms. Fonseca’s Board committee assignments will be determined at a later date. A press release announcing the election of Ms. Fonseca to the Company’s Board of Directors is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On May 1, 2014, Duncan M. McFarland retired from the Gannett Board of Directors as a result of reaching the Company’s retirement age for directors. Mr. McFarland has served as a Gannett director since 2004 and we are grateful for his long-time dedication to the Company and its shareholders.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 1, 2014. The voting results on the proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal 1

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

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 
John E. Cody      185,501,690         742,701         376,888         14,509,073   
Howard D. Elias      184,840,288         1,404,971         376,019         14,509,073   
John Jeffry Louis      185,531,084         730,307         359,888         14,509,073   
Marjorie Magner      184,412,249         1,883,458         325,571         14,509,073   
Gracia C. Martore      185,379,016         945,747         296,517         14,509,073   
Scott K. McCune      185,010,238         1,240,578         370,463         14,509,073   
Susan Ness      185,063,517         1,195,763         361,999         14,509,073   
Tony A. Prophet      185,497,158         763,125         360,995         14,509,073   
Neal Shapiro      184,796,415         1,436,471         388,392         14,509,073   

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 2014 fiscal year were as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker
Non-Votes
 
  199,365,527        1,525,556        239,268        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 2014 proxy statement were as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker
Non-Votes
 
  176,674,356        8,877,691        1,068,919        14,509,385   


Proposal 4

The voting results of the shareholder proposal regarding the vesting of equity awards of senior executives upon a change of control were as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain     Broker
Non-Votes
 
  96,833,652        88,711,584        1,076,042        14,509,073   

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibit 99.1

Press Release issued May 1, 2014.


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 2, 2014


Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release announcing the election of Ms. Fonseca to the Company’s Board.