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Gannett Co., Inc. Releases May Statistical Report
MCLEAN, Va., Jun 18, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) reported today that total pro forma operating revenues for the fifth period ended June 3, 2007 declined 6.0 percent compared with the same period in 2006. For comparison purposes, the strengthening exchange rate of the British pound also affected results for the company's UK operations. If the exchange rate had remained constant year-over-year, total pro forma operating revenues would have been 7.0 percent lower.

Pro forma newspaper advertising revenues in May were down 6.8 percent compared with May 2006. Pro forma assumes all properties presently owned were owned in both periods. If the exchange rate had remained constant year-over-year, total pro forma newspaper advertising would have been 8.0 percent lower.

Pro forma local advertising revenues were 6.3 percent lower in the fifth period. In the U.S., across all products, all major categories excluding telecommunications lagged last year. On a constant currency basis, local advertising would have been down 6.9 percent. Local advertising revenues at Newsquest were 5.9 percent higher in pounds in the period.

Pro forma classified revenues declined 8.0 percent in the fifth period. On a constant currency basis, pro forma classified revenues would have been 9.9 percent lower. Real estate revenues were down 9.2 percent, employment revenues were 9.6 percent lower, and automotive revenues declined 13.0 percent. If the exchange rate had remained constant year-over-year, real estate would have been 11.2 percent lower, employment would have declined 11.5 percent and automotive would have been down 14.6 percent. Classified results at Newsquest in the UK were significantly better than in the U.S. community newspapers. At our U.S. community newspapers, pro forma classified revenues were 12.9 percent lower for the fifth period reflecting declines of 18.8 percent in real estate revenues, 14.0 percent in employment revenues and 13.0 percent in automotive revenues. For comparison purposes, classified real estate and employment revenues increased 21.0 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively, at our domestic community newspapers in May 2006. Classified revenues at our operations in the UK were 3.4 percent lower, in pounds, in part reflecting the negative impact of an additional bank holiday in the period. A 3.8 percent increase in real estate was offset by declines of 5.7 percent in employment and 19.1 percent in automotive.

Pro forma national advertising revenues for the fifth period were down 5.4 percent. At USA TODAY, advertising revenues declined 7.8 percent on paid ad pages of 324 versus 379 last year. USA WEEKEND, our weekly newspaper magazine, and Newsquest experienced higher national advertising revenues in the period. In the fifth period at USA TODAY, significant growth in the telecommunications, home and building, packaged goods and credit card categories was offset by weakness in the entertainment, travel, automotive and technology categories.

Pro forma broadcasting revenues, which include Captivate, were 8.9 percent lower for May due, in part, to the absence of significant political revenue that benefited last year's fifth period. Television revenues were down 9.5 percent in the period reflecting declines of 9.0 percent in local revenues and 14.7 percent in national revenues. Based on results to date and current pacings, television revenues for the second quarter of 2007 would lag the second quarter of 2006 in the high single digits.

In addition to the revenue and statistical summary, attached is a chart which shows the consolidated Gannett Online audience share for May from Nielsen//Net Ratings. In May, Gannett's domestic Web sites had 22.1 million unique visitors reaching approximately 14 percent of the Internet audience.

On May 7, 2007, the company completed its sale of the Norwich (CT) Bulletin, the Rockford (IL) Register Star, the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, NY, and The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, WV. In addition, the Chronicle-Tribune in Marion, IN, was contributed to the Gannett Foundation on May 21, 2007. The revenue and statistical data related to these properties has been excluded from all periods presented.

The pro forma broadcasting revenue statistics include results for KTVD-TV in Denver (acquired in late June 2006 and operated as a duopoly with KUSA-TV) and WATL-TV in Atlanta (acquired in August 2006 and operated as a duopoly with WXIA-TV). Ad linage for Newsquest, Clipper and Gannett Health Care Group are not included in the ad volume statistics. Circulation volume numbers for Newsquest's paid daily newspapers are included in the enclosed statistics, but volume from unpaid daily and non-daily publications is not included in the circulation volume statistics.

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 85 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns nearly 1,000 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom's second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes nearly 300 titles, including 18 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 23 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.

Certain statements in this press release may be forward looking in nature or "forward looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward looking statements contained in this press release are subject to a number of risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual performance to differ materially from these forward looking statements. A number of those risks, trends and uncertainties are discussed in the company's SEC reports, including the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Any forward looking statements in this press release should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors.

Gannett is not responsible for updating the information contained in this press release beyond the published date, or for changes made to this press release by wire services, Internet service providers or other media.

                          GANNETT CO., INC.
                    REVENUE & STATISTICAL SUMMARY


                          Period 5 (May 7, 2007 - June 3, 2007)
                                                                  %
                       2007           2006            CHANGE    CHANGE
REVENUES:
 Advertising:
 Local            $  173,667,000  $185,311,000    $(11,644,000)  (6.3)
 National             66,800,000    70,612,000      (3,812,000)  (5.4)
 Classified          164,321,000   178,531,000     (14,210,000)  (8.0)

                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------
Total Advertising $  404,788,000  $434,454,000    $(29,666,000)  (6.8)

Circulation           95,724,000    98,096,000      (2,372,000)  (2.4)
Other revenue         40,066,000    40,081,000         (15,000)  (0.0)
Broadcasting          65,692,000    72,075,000      (6,383,000)  (8.9)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------

  Total Revenue   $  606,270,000  $644,706,000    $(38,436,000)  (6.0)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------


VOLUME:
Newspaper Inches:
  Local                2,517,573     2,747,326        (229,753)  (8.4)
  National               255,850       326,008         (70,158) (21.5)
  Classified           3,964,248     4,332,405        (368,157)  (8.5)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------

    Total ROP          6,737,671     7,405,739        (668,068)  (9.0)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------

  Preprint
   Distribution
   (000)                 873,979       952,223         (78,244)  (8.2)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------



NET PAID
 CIRCULATION:
Morning (w/USAT)       6,718,148     6,901,869        (183,721)  (2.7)
Evening                  871,212       893,210         (21,998)  (2.5)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------

  Total Daily          7,589,360     7,795,079        (205,719)  (2.6)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------

Sunday                 5,820,174     6,078,439        (258,265)  (4.2)
                   --------------  ------------    ------------ ------




                            Year-to-Date through June 3, 2007
                                                                  %
                       2007            2006           CHANGE    CHANGE
REVENUES:
 Advertising:
 Local            $  886,965,000  $  895,884,000  $ (8,919,000)  (1.0)
 National            333,178,000     347,519,000   (14,341,000)  (4.1)
 Classified          864,647,000     908,177,000   (43,530,000)  (4.8)

                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------
Total Advertising $2,084,790,000  $2,151,580,000  $(66,790,000)  (3.1)

Circulation          529,291,000     532,186,000    (2,895,000)  (0.5)
Other revenue        207,264,000     189,022,000    18,242,000    9.7
Broadcasting         326,354,000     349,111,000   (22,757,000)  (6.5)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------

  Total Revenue   $3,147,699,000  $3,221,899,000  $(74,200,000)  (2.3)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------


VOLUME:
Newspaper Inches:
  Local               13,090,189      13,661,584      (571,395)  (4.2)
  National             1,390,614       1,577,543      (186,929) (11.8)
  Classified          20,754,143      22,382,894    (1,628,751)  (7.3)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------

    Total ROP         35,234,946      37,622,021    (2,387,075)  (6.3)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------

  Preprint
   Distribution
   (000)               4,654,099       4,823,982      (169,883)  (3.5)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------



NET PAID
 CIRCULATION:
Morning (w/USAT)       6,831,912       6,923,310       (91,398)  (1.3)
Evening                  874,286         902,133       (27,847)  (3.1)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------

  Total Daily          7,706,198       7,825,443      (119,245)  (1.5)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------

Sunday                 5,961,378       6,165,125      (203,747)  (3.3)
                   --------------  --------------  ------------ ------



Note: The above revenue amounts and statistics have been restated to
       include all companies presently owned, including KTVD-TV in
       Denver (acquired in late June 2006 and operated as a duopoly
       along with KUSA-TV) and WATL-TV in Atlanta (acquired in August
       2006 and operated as a duopoly along with WXIA-TV). Revenue
       amounts and statistics for the Norwich (CT) Bulletin, the
       Rockford (IL) Register Star, the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, NY
       and The Herald-Dispatch in Huntington, WV, which were sold in
       May 2007, are excluded from all periods presented. The revenue
       and statistical data related to the former Gannett owned
       newspapers the Chronicle-Tribune in Marion, IN and the Muskogee
       (OK) Phoenix which were contributed to the Gannett Foundation
       in May 2007 and April 2006 respectively, have been excluded
       from all periods presented.

      Operating results from the company's newspaper in Tucson, which
       participates in a joint operating agency, are accounted for
       under the equity method of accounting and are reported as a
       single amount in other operating revenues. Advertising linage
       statistics from this newspaper are not included above, however,
       circulation volume statistics are included.

      Newsquest is a regional newspaper publisher in the United
       Kingdom with nearly 300 titles, including paid and unpaid daily
       and non-daily products. Circulation volume statistics for
       Newsquest's 17 paid-for daily newspapers are included above.
       Circulation volume statistics for Sunday Herald are included
       above in the Sunday statistics. Circulation volume statistics
       for Newsquest's unpaid daily and non-daily publications are not
       reflected above. Advertising linage for Newsquest publications
       is not reflected above.

      Circulation volume and advertising linage statistics for non-
       daily products, including Gannett Healthcare Group and Clipper
       Magazine are not reflected above.

                  Gannett Online Internet Audience
                              May 2007




Nielsen//Net Ratings
--------------------------

Home/Work Panel Combined


                          Unique Visitors Per   Percentage Reach of
                                  Month           Internet Audience

Gannett Online                22,123,000               13.8%

SOURCE: Gannett Co., Inc.

Gannett Co., Inc.
Jeff Heinz
Director, Investor Relations
703-854-6917
jheinz@gannett.com