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STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>

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D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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8-K</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>CURRENT
REPORT</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 19, 2012</FONT></P>

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McClatchy Company</B></FONT></FONT></P>

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name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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    </B>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
    incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; tab-stops: 1.0in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>1-9824 <BR>
    </B>(Commission<BR>
    File Number)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; tab-stops: 1.0in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>52-2080478<BR>
    </B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
    Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>2100
Q Street<BR>
Sacramento, CA 95816<BR>
</B>(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Registrant&rsquo;s
telephone number, including area code <B>(916)&nbsp;321-1846</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">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:<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>Item 5.02. <FONT STYLE="color: black">Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.</FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">The McClatchy Company
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, that on March 19, 2012, Mr. Gary B. Pruitt informed the Board
of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of his intention to resign from his roles as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company and retire from the Company, effective after the Company&rsquo;s 2012 annual meeting of shareholders (the &ldquo;2012
Annual Meeting&rdquo;). Mr. Pruitt will become President and Chief Executive Officer of The Associated Press (&ldquo;AP&rdquo;),
a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast partners and one of the world&rsquo;s largest
news gathering operations, effective in July 2012. Mr. Pruitt has served on the board of directors of AP for nine years.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Upon his retirement from
the Company, Mr. Pruitt will forfeit all unvested restricted stock units<FONT STYLE="color: black">. </FONT>His retirement will
also result in the (i) immediate vesting of 62,500 <FONT STYLE="color: black">stock appreciation rights representing the final
tranche of a grant made in December 2008 that was scheduled to vest on March 1, 2013</FONT> and (ii) commencement of payment of
his supplemental executive retirement plan benefits as a reduced life annuity with a June 1, 2012 starting date, subject to a
six month deferral period pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. <FONT STYLE="color: black">Mr. Pruitt will </FONT>not
receive any separation payments in connection with his retirement from the Company, but will be entitled to elect COBRA continuation
coverage under the Company&rsquo;s group health plans and to elect, in due course, to receive his account balance under the Company&rsquo;s
401(k) Plan and his pension under the Company&rsquo;s Retirement Plan.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">The Company further announced
that the Board, on March 20, 2012, appointed Mr. Patrick J. Talamantes to succeed Mr. Pruitt as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company effective upon the conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting. Mr. Talamantes, 47, has been Vice President,
Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2001, and has overseen the Company&rsquo;s operations in Florida
since May 2011. Prior to joining the Company, he was with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., a television broadcasting company, from
1996 to 2001, and served the last two years as chief financial officer. Mr.&nbsp;Talamantes was treasurer of River City Broadcasting
LP, a broadcasting company located in St. Louis, from 1995 to 1996, and spent nine years in various banking positions with Chemical
Bank of New York.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Also on March 20, 2012,
the Board, upon recommendation by the Nominating Committee of the Board, nominated Mr. Talamantes to stand for election as a director
at the 2012 Annual Meeting.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Mr. Talamantes has neither
family relationships nor related person transactions with the Company that would require disclosure under Items 401(d) or 404(a)
of Regulation S-K in connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, as described above.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">A copy of the press release
announcing the executive changes described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">As of the effective date
of his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Talamantes&rsquo; annual base salary will be $750,000, his target
bonus percentage will increase from 70% to 100% of his base salary, and he will receive a special grant of 100,000 shares of restricted
stock units representing shares of Class A Common Stock, which will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The Company
anticipates entering into an employment agreement with Mr. Talamantes and will disclose the material terms of such agreement upon
its finalization by filing an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>Item 5.03. <FONT STYLE="color: black">Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">On March 20, 2012, the
Board amended Articles I and II of the Company&rsquo;s By-Laws effective March 20, 2012 to [eliminate the requirement that the
Chairman of the Board be an officer of the Company and] provide for a non-Executive Chairman of the Board. The Board also made
certain non-substantive changes in various sections of the By-Laws for clarity and consistency purposes.</FONT></P>

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By-Laws, as amended and restated, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>Item 8.01 <FONT STYLE="color: black">Other
Events.</FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">On March 20, 2012, the
Board elected current director Mr. Kevin S. McClatchy<I> </I>to become non-executive Chairman of the Board effective upon the
conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting. Mr. McClatchy qualifies as an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange Listing
Rules and has served as a director on the Board since 1998.</FONT></P>

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connection with the above-referenced By-Laws amendment, the Board also amended the Company&rsquo;s Corporate Governance Guidelines
effective upon the conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting, to <FONT STYLE="color: black">reflect the separation of the roles of
chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">(d) Exhibits</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="tab-stops: 1.0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">The Company&rsquo;s By-Laws as amended and restated effective
    March 20, 2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="tab-stops: 1.0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Press release dated March 21, 2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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, thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">The McClatchy Company</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; tab-stops: 1.0in; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; tab-stops: 1.0in; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">/s/
    Karole Morgan-Prager</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; tab-stops: 1.0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; tab-stops: 1.0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Karole
    Morgan-Prager</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; tab-stops: 1.0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; tab-stops: 1.0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Vice
    President, General Counsel &amp; Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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INDEX</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 82%; tab-stops: 1.0in"><FONT STYLE="background-color: White">Description</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): March 19, 2012
The
McClatchy Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
1-9824
(Commission
File Number)
52-2080478
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2100
Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
(916) 321-1846
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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.
The McClatchy Company
(the "Company") announced on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, that on March 19, 2012, Mr. Gary B. Pruitt informed the Board
of Directors (the "Board") of his intention to resign from his roles as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company and retire from the Company, effective after the Company's 2012 annual meeting of shareholders (the "2012
Annual Meeting"). Mr. Pruitt will become President and Chief Executive Officer of The Associated Press ("AP"),
a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast partners and one of the world's largest
news gathering operations, effective in July 2012. Mr. Pruitt has served on the board of directors of AP for nine years.
Upon his retirement from
the Company, Mr. Pruitt will forfeit all unvested restricted stock units
.
His retirement will
also result in the (i) immediate vesting of 62,500
stock appreciation rights representing the final
tranche of a grant made in December 2008 that was scheduled to vest on March 1, 2013
and (ii) commencement of payment of
his supplemental executive retirement plan benefits as a reduced life annuity with a June 1, 2012 starting date, subject to a
six month deferral period pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.
Mr. Pruitt will
not
receive any separation payments in connection with his retirement from the Company, but will be entitled to elect COBRA continuation
coverage under the Company's group health plans and to elect, in due course, to receive his account balance under the Company's
401(k) Plan and his pension under the Company's Retirement Plan.
The Company further announced
that the Board, on March 20, 2012, appointed Mr. Patrick J. Talamantes to succeed Mr. Pruitt as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company effective upon the conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting. Mr. Talamantes, 47, has been Vice President,
Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2001, and has overseen the Company's operations in Florida
since May 2011. Prior to joining the Company, he was with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., a television broadcasting company, from
1996 to 2001, and served the last two years as chief financial officer. Mr. Talamantes was treasurer of River City Broadcasting
LP, a broadcasting company located in St. Louis, from 1995 to 1996, and spent nine years in various banking positions with Chemical
Bank of New York.
Also on March 20, 2012,
the Board, upon recommendation by the Nominating Committee of the Board, nominated Mr. Talamantes to stand for election as a director
at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
Mr. Talamantes has neither
family relationships nor related person transactions with the Company that would require disclosure under Items 401(d) or 404(a)
of Regulation S-K in connection with his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, as described above.
A copy of the press release
announcing the executive changes described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
As of the effective date
of his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Talamantes' annual base salary will be $750,000, his target
bonus percentage will increase from 70% to 100% of his base salary, and he will receive a special grant of 100,000 shares of restricted
stock units representing shares of Class A Common Stock, which will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The Company
anticipates entering into an employment agreement with Mr. Talamantes and will disclose the material terms of such agreement upon
its finalization by filing an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 5.03.
Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 20, 2012, the
Board amended Articles I and II of the Company's By-Laws effective March 20, 2012 to [eliminate the requirement that the
Chairman of the Board be an officer of the Company and] provide for a non-Executive Chairman of the Board. The Board also made
certain non-substantive changes in various sections of the By-Laws for clarity and consistency purposes.
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A copy of the Company's
By-Laws, as amended and restated, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01
Other
Events.
On March 20, 2012, the
Board elected current director Mr. Kevin S. McClatchy
to become non-executive Chairman of the Board effective upon the
conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting. Mr. McClatchy qualifies as an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange Listing
Rules and has served as a director on the Board since 1998.
In
connection with the above-referenced By-Laws amendment, the Board also amended the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines
effective upon the conclusion of the 2012 Annual Meeting, to
reflect the separation of the roles of
chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
Exhibit 3.1
The Company's By-Laws as amended and restated effective
    March 20, 2012
Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated March 21, 2012
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SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
March 22, 2012
The McClatchy Company
/s/
    Karole Morgan-Prager
By:
Karole
    Morgan-Prager
Vice
    President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
Exhibit 3.1
The Company's By-Laws as amended and restated effective
    March 20, 2012
Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated March 21, 2012
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