Gannett Co Inc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 20, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 20, 2025
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedules and Exhibits.
(1)Financial Statements.
As listed in the Index to Financial Statements and Supplementary Data on page 74.
(2)Financial Statement Schedules.
All schedules are omitted as the required information is not applicable or the information is presented in the
Consolidated financial statements or related notes.
(3)Exhi bits.
| ExhibitNumber | Exhibit | Location |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August 2, 2018. |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 20, 2019. |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Gannett Co., Inc. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 7, 2020. |
| 3.4 | Certificate of Elimination of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Gannett Co., Inc. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 8, 2023. |
| 3.5 | Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated June 3, 2024. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 4, 2024. |
| 3.6 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 20, 2019. |
| 4.1 | Indenture with respect to 6.000% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2027, dated as of November 17, 2020, by and between Gannett Co., Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as a Trustee. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 18, 2020. |
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2020, by and between Gannett Co., Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 22, 2020. |
| 4.3 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2021, by and between Gannett Co., Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Associations, as trustee. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 12, 2021. |
| 4.4 | Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2022, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 4, 2022. |
| 4.5 | Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2024, among Gannett Co., Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 16, 2024. |
| 4.6 | Indenture with respect to 6.000% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2031, dated as of October 15, 2024, among Gannett Co., Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 16, 2024. |
| 4.7 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2024, by and among Gannett Co., Inc. and the other Persons signatory thereto. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 16, 2024. |
| 4.8 | Description of Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | Filed herewith. |
| 10.1 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., FIG LLC and such other persons from time to time party thereto. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 20, 2019. |
| 10.2 | Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2020, by and among Gannett Co., Inc. and FIG LLC. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 18, 2020. |
| 10.3 | Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement, dated August 5, 2019, between New Media Investment Group Inc. and FIG LLC. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 6, 2019. |
| 10.4 | Termination Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2020, by and between Gannett Co., Inc. and FIG LLC. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 22, 2020. |
| 10.5 | Gannett Co., Inc. 2024 Annual Bonus Plan.*† | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 2, 2024. |
| 10.6 | Gannett Co., Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-272656), filed June 15, 2023. |
| 10.7 | Form of Gannett Co., Inc. Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement (2023 Stock Incentive Plan)* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed November 2, 2023. |
| 10.8 | Form of Gannett Co., Inc. Employee Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (2023 Stock Incentive Plan)* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed October 31, 2024. |
| 10.9 | Form of Gannett Co., Inc. Employee Cash Performance Unit Award Agreement* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed October 31, 2024. |
| 10.10 | 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, adopted as of February 26, 2020.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 2, 2020. |
| 10.11 | Amendment No. 1 to 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 28, 2020. |
| 10.12 | Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement between New Media Investment Group Inc. and Fortress Operating Entity I LP.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 19, 2014. |
| 10.13 | Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement between New Media Investment Group Inc. and Fortress Operating Entity I LP. | Attached as Exhibit A to the Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.10 hereto. |
| 10.14 | Gannett Co., Inc. Form of Employee Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended).* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 26, 2021. |
| 10.15 | Form of Gannett Co., Inc. Employee Performance Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended).* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 5, 2022. |
| 10.16 | Form of Gannett Co., Inc. Employee Cash Performance Unit Award Agreement (2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended).* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 4, 2023. |
| 10.17 | Form of Gannett Co., Inc. Employee Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended).* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 4, 2023. |
| 10.18 | 2015 Change in Control Severance Plan, as amended and restated as of December 23, 2020.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 28, 2020. |
| 10.19 | Key Employee Severance Plan, as amended and restated as of December 23, 2020.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 28, 2020. |
| 10.20 | Form of Indemnification Agreement.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed May 2, 2024. |
| 10.21 | Offer Letter Agreement, dated March 25, 2020, by and between Gannett Co., Inc. and Douglas E. Horne.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed April 6, 2020. |
| 10.22 | Offer Letter Agreement, dated December 21, 2020, by and between Gannett Co., Inc. and Michael E. Reed.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 26, 2021. |
| 10.23 | Investor Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2020, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., the other Persons signatory thereto and such other Persons, if any, that from time to time become party thereto as Holders. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 18, 2020. |
| 10.24 | Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of October 15, 2024, among Gannett Co., Inc., Gannett Holdings LLC, the other Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as the existing administrative agent and collateral agent, and Apollo Administrative Agency, LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 16, 2024. |
| 16.1 | Letter from Ernst & Young LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 13, 2023. | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 13, 2023. |
| 19.1 | Gannett Co., Inc. Policy on Insider Trading, revised July 1, 2024. | Filed herewith. |
| 21.1 | List of subsidiaries. | Filed herewith. |
| 23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | Filed herewith. |
| 23.2 | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP. | Filed herewith. |
| 31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | Filed herewith. |
| 31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | Filed herewith. |
| 32.1 | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer. | Furnished herewith. |
| 32.2 | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer. | Furnished herewith. |
| 97.1 | Gannett Co., Inc. Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 22, 2024. |
| 101 | The following financial information from Gannett Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL includes: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss); (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity; and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. | Filed herewith. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | Filed herewith. |
| * | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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| † | Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. |
We agree to furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of each agreement with respect to long-term debt not filed
herewith in reliance upon the exemption from filing applicable to any series of debt which does not exceed 10% of our total
consolidated assets.
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