U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
The John J. Curley Charitable, Remainder Unitrust #2
c/o John J. Curley, Trustee
Gannett Co., Inc.
1100 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22234
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
December 9, 1997
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gannett Co., Inc.
("GCI")
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) (X) Other
(specify below)
Trust with Insider Trustee
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |13,217 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Explanation of Responses:
John J. Curley, the trustee of the reporting person, is the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the issuer. His
ownership of securities of the issuer are separately
reported.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ John J. Curley, Trustee
