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<P align=center style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2"><b>UNITED
STATES</b></font>
<P align=center style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<BR>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></font>
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<DIV align=center><B><font size="3">FORM 8-K</font></B>
<P align=center><FONT size=2><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d)</B> <B>OF THE<BR>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<P align=center><font size="2">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):</font>
<P align=center><font size="2">February 16, 2005</font>
<P align=center><FONT size=4><B>GANNETT CO., INC.</B></FONT><BR><FONT
size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) </FONT>
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    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><FONT size=2><b>&nbsp;1-6961</b></FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>16-0442930</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(State or Other
      Jurisdiction of Incorporation or&nbsp;<br>
 Organization of Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="227" valign="top" align="center"><FONT size=2>(Commission File
      Number)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification
      No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>7950 Jones Branch Drive,
      McLean, Virginia</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD width="227"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2><B>22107-0910</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(Address of principal executive
      offices)</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="227"><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"><FONT size=2>(Zip
Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><font size="2"><b>(703) 854-6000</b></font></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><FONT size=2>(Registrant's telephone number, including area
      code) </FONT>
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    <TD width="227"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><font size="2"><b>Not Applicable</b></font></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227" align="center"><font size="2">(Former name or former
      address, if changed since last report.)</font></TD>
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<p><font size="2">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:</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
<p><font size="2">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
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<p><font size="2"><b>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.</b></font></p>
<p><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On February 16, 2005, director Meredith A.
Brokaw informed the company's board of directors and senior management that she
has decided not to stand for re-election to a new three-year term of board
service but instead will retire at the end of her current term expiring at the
company's 2005 annual shareholders' meeting. Mrs. Brokaw served as a Gannett
director for more than 21 years and we are grateful for her long-time dedication
to Gannett and its shareholders.</font></p>
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<P align=center style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2">SIGNATURE</font>
<P align=left><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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      <p align="left"><font size="2">Gannett Co., Inc.</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="242"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD></TR>
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      <p align="left"><font size="2">Date:&nbsp; February 23, 2005</font></p>
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    <TD width="45"><font size="2">By:</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="242"><font size="2"><u>/s/&nbsp; Todd A.
      Mayman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="320"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD width="45"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD width="242"><font size="2">Todd A. Mayman</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="242"><font size="2">Vice President,
      Associate General Counsel and Secretary</font></TD></TR>
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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):
February 16, 2005
GANNETT CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
1-6961
16-0442930
(State or Other
      Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization of Registrant)
(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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On February 16, 2005, director Meredith A.
Brokaw informed the company's board of directors and senior management that she
has decided not to stand for re-election to a new three-year term of board
service but instead will retire at the end of her current term expiring at the
company's 2005 annual shareholders' meeting. Mrs. Brokaw served as a Gannett
director for more than 21 years and we are grateful for her long-time dedication
to Gannett and its shareholders.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Gannett Co., Inc.
Date:  February 23, 2005
By:
/s/  Todd A.
      Mayman
Todd A. Mayman
Vice President,
      Associate General Counsel and Secretary