UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. N/A )*
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THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
650111107
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement /x/.
(A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 650111107 Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Robert A. Lawrence ###-##-####
(a) / /
2.
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(b) / x /
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
18,000
NUMBER OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6,608,787
OWNED BY
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 18,000
WITH
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,608,787
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
6,626,787
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* / /
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.2%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
The New York Times Company
2(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Robert A. Lawrence
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if none,
Residence:
50 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02109
2(c) Citizenship:
United States of America
2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock, $.10 par value
2(e) CUSIP Number:
650111107
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to
Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
Not applicable
Item 4(a) Amount beneficially owned:
6,626,787 shares1
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1 Mr. Lawrence is one of the three trustees under the will
(the "Jordan Will") of the late Eben D. Jordan, who died in 1895.
The other trustees are William O. Taylor and Roland D. Grimm. As
of December 31, 1993, there were six sub-trusts under the Jordan
Will for the benefit of the issue of the testator, all of which
will terminate in 1996. In one sub-trust there were 2,213,256
shares of Class A Common Stock. The sole income beneficiary is
Dorothy R. Kidder. In the second sub-trust there were 1,009,506
shares of Class A Common Stock. The income beneficiary of the
second sub-trust is Jeremy Clay. In the third sub-trust there
were 1,009,507 shares of Class A Common Stock. The income
beneficiary of the third sub-trust is Bridget Symonds. In each
of the fourth and fifth trusts there were 81,631 shares of
Class A Common Stock. The income beneficiaries of the fourth and
fifth trusts are Lucilla Clay and Peter Clay, respectively. In
the sixth trust there were 2,213,256 shares of Class A Common
Stock. There are seven income beneficiaries of this sub-trust,
no one of whom is entitled to more than 1/6th of the income of
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4(b) Percent of Class: 6.2%
4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
18,000 shares
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
6,608,787 shares2
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
18,000 shares
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
6,608,787 shares2
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 Ownership of more than Five Percent on behalf of another
person:
See response to Item 4(c) and notes
thereto.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
acquired the security being reported on by the parent
holding company:
Not Applicable
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the trust. All figures set forth in this paragraph are as of
December 31, 1993.
Ownership of all of the shares of the issuer held in the
foregoing six sub-trusts is in a single voting trust, the Jordan
Voting Trust, which terminates in 1996. Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Grimm
and Mr. Taylor are the voting trustees under the Jordan Voting
Trust and share all voting rights with respect to the shares held
in the Voting Trust. Dispositive power with respect to such
shares is shared by the same three persons as trustees under the
Jordan Will. Voting trust units have been issued by the Jordan
Voting Trust to the trustees under the Jordan Will for the
benefit of each of the six individual or group beneficiaries
under the Jordan Will referred to above, in an amount equivalent
to the respective number of shares of the issuer formerly held in
such individual's or group's sub-trust under the Jordan Will.
2 Reflects total holdings of Jordan Trust.
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Item 8 Identification and Classification of members of the group:
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of dissolution of group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
Not Applicable
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information is true, complete and
correct.
January 25, 1994
/s/ Robert A. Lawrence
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Robert A. Lawrence
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