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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>
</FONT></P></DIV>
<P align=center><font size="2">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):</font>
<P align=center><font size="2">May 25, 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>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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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>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <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>
    <TD width="227">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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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>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
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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>
    </TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD>
    <TD width="227"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
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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>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <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>
    <TD vAlign=top align=middle width="227"></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER>
<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><b><font size="2">Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.</font></b></p>
<p style="text-indent: 25"><font size="2">On May 25, 2005, Gannett Co., Inc.
announced that the Company's Board of Directors (the &quot;Board&quot;) has
elected Craig A. Dubow to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive
Officer effective July 15, 2005, succeeding Douglas H. McCorkindale, who will
continue to serve as the Company's Chairman.</font></p>
<p style="text-indent: 25"><font size="2">Dubow, age 50, has served the Company
for 24 years in various positions, including since 2001 as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Gannett Broadcasting Division and as a member of the
Gannett Management Committee, the senior management group responsible for
overall strategy for all of the Company's operations. During the past two years,
Dubow has also been responsible for Company-wide information technology
operations. As described in the Company's 2004 Form 10-K, Dubow previously has
entered into an employment agreement with the Company, dated February 25, 2005.</font></p>
<p style="text-indent: 25"><font size="2">Dubow also has been elected to
Gannett's Board and to the Board's Executive Committee effective July 15. With
his election, the Board will consist of nine members, including McCorkindale.</font></p>
<p><b><font size="2">Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</font></b></p>
<p style="text-indent: 25"><font size="2">On May 25, 2005, the Board approved an
amendment to Section 1 of Article III of the Company's Bylaws allowing the
Company's Board to elect a Chairman, a President and a Chief Executive Officer,
or any combination thereof, and an amendment to Section 3 of Article III of the
Company's Bylaws to separate the role of Chairman of the Board from that of
President and Chief Executive Officer. These amendments will become effective
July 15, 2005. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company reflecting such
amendments are filed with this report as Exhibit 99.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 5"><b><font size="2">Item 9.01. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
<p style="text-indent: 25; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 5"><font size="2">(c)
Exhibits</font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
See Index to Exhibits attached hereto.</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>
<P align=left style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;
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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="281"></TD>
    <TD width="41"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="227"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="281">
      <p align="left"><font size="2">Date:&nbsp; May 26, 2005</font></p>
    </TD>
    <TD width="41"><font size="2">By:</font></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="227"><font size="2"><u>/s/Gracia C.
      Martore&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
      &nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="281"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD width="41"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD>
    <TD width="227"><font size="2">Gracia C. Martore</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="281"></TD>
    <TD width="41"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="227"><font size="2">Senior Vice President
      and</font>
      <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font size="2">Chief Financial
      Officer</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="81"><font size="2"><u>Exhibit No.</u></font></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="402">
      <p align="left"><font size="2"><u>Description</u></font></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="402"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></TD></TR>
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      <p align="left"><font size="2">99</font></p>
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    <TD width="9"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="402"><font size="2">Amended and Restated
      Bylaws of the Company (filed herewith)</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="9"></TD>
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8k
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 25, 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 May 25, 2005, Gannett Co., Inc.
announced that the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has
elected Craig A. Dubow to serve as the Company's President and Chief Executive
Officer effective July 15, 2005, succeeding Douglas H. McCorkindale, who will
continue to serve as the Company's Chairman.
Dubow, age 50, has served the Company
for 24 years in various positions, including since 2001 as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Gannett Broadcasting Division and as a member of the
Gannett Management Committee, the senior management group responsible for
overall strategy for all of the Company's operations. During the past two years,
Dubow has also been responsible for Company-wide information technology
operations. As described in the Company's 2004 Form 10-K, Dubow previously has
entered into an employment agreement with the Company, dated February 25, 2005.
Dubow also has been elected to
Gannett's Board and to the Board's Executive Committee effective July 15. With
his election, the Board will consist of nine members, including McCorkindale.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 25, 2005, the Board approved an
amendment to Section 1 of Article III of the Company's Bylaws allowing the
Company's Board to elect a Chairman, a President and a Chief Executive Officer,
or any combination thereof, and an amendment to Section 3 of Article III of the
Company's Bylaws to separate the role of Chairman of the Board from that of
President and Chief Executive Officer. These amendments will become effective
July 15, 2005. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company reflecting such
amendments are filed with this report as Exhibit 99.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
See Index to Exhibits attached hereto.
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:  May 26, 2005
By:
/s/Gracia C.
      Martore
Gracia C. Martore
Senior Vice President
      and
Chief Financial
      Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
99
Amended and Restated
      Bylaws of the Company (filed herewith)