Gannett Shareholders Elect Board Members, Declare Dividend, Approve Say on Pay
McLEAN, VA – Shareholders of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today re-elected Chairman Marjorie Magner, President and CEO Gracia C. Martore, John E. Cody, Howard D. Elias, Arthur H. Harper, John Jeffry Louis, Scott K. McCune, Duncan M. McFarland, Susan Ness and Neal Shapiro to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting held at the company’s headquarters. The directors were elected to serve one-year terms ending at Gannett’s annual meeting in 2013.
Gannett’s shareholders also overwhelmingly approved an advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers reported in the Company’s 2012 proxy statement and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company’s independent accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year.
The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share, payable on July 2, 2012, to shareholders of record on June 8, 2012. This is consistent with the capital allocation strategy announced in February, which included increasing Gannett’s dividend by 150 percent and accelerating the Company’s share repurchase program to $300 million over the next two years. Together, these actions put Gannett on a pace to return more than $1.3 billion to shareholders by 2015.
“We have an ongoing commitment to return increasing amounts of capital to our shareholders and this dividend reaffirms the Board of Directors’ and management’s confidence in our capital allocation strategy, while also reflecting our current strength and strong belief in Gannett’s future prospects,” said Martore.
About Gannett
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an international media and marketing solutions company that informs and engages more than 100 million people every month through its powerful network of broadcast, digital, mobile and publishing properties. Our portfolio of trusted brands offers marketers unmatched local-to-national reach and customizable, innovative marketing solutions across any platform. Gannett is committed to connecting people – and the companies who want to reach them – with their interests and communities. For more information, visit www.gannett.com.
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