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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 29, 2002

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                                                                                   to                                                                              

Commission file number: 1-9824

The McClatchy Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 916-321-1846

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.         x Yes        ¨ No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.         ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).         x Yes        ¨ No

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State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Based on the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2002: approximately $1,308,630,000. For purposes of the foregoing calculation only, as required by Form 10-K, the Registrant has included in the shares owned by affiliates the beneficial ownership of Common Stock of officers and directors of the Registrant and members of their families, and such inclusion shall not be construed as an admission that any such person is an affiliate for any purpose.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Shares outstanding as of February 25, 2003:

Class A Common Stock         19,487,346 Shares                    

Class B Common Stock         26,544,147 Shares                    

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Definitive Proxy Statement for the Company’s May 14, 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated in Part III to the extent provided in Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 hereof).

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INDEX TO THE McCLATCHY COMPANY

2002 FORM 10-K

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PART I

ITEM 1.    BUSINESS

Available Information

The Company maintains a website which includes an investor relations page available to all interested parties at www.mcclatchy.com. All filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, along with any amendments thereto, are available free of charge on our website at www.mcclatchy.com/investor/. In addition, paper copies of any such filings are available free of charge by contacting us at the address listed on the cover page of this filing. The contents of this website are not incorporated into this filing. Further, our reference to the URL for this website is intended to be an inactive textual reference only.

Overview

All references to the “Company” herein include McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., the predecessor in interest in which the Company was formed as a holding company owning McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. and Cowles Media Company.

The Company dates to the California Gold Rush era of 1857. The three California newspapers—The Sacramento Bee, The Fresno Bee and The Modesto Bee—were the core of the Company for more than a century. The Company began to diversify geographically outside of California in 1979 when it purchased two newspapers in the Northwest, the Anchorage Daily News and the Tri-City Herald in Southeastern Washington. In 1986, the Company purchased The (Tacoma) News Tribune. In the early and mid 1990s the Company expanded into the Carolinas when it purchased newspapers in South Carolina and The News and Observer Publishing Company in North Carolina, and into the Midwest with the 1998 acquisition of The Star Tribune Company.

The Company owns and publishes 22 newspapers in four regions of the country—Minnesota, California, the Carolinas and the Northwest (Alaska and Washington). These newspapers range from large dailies serving metropolitan areas to non-daily newspapers serving small communities. For the calendar year 2002, the Company had an average paid daily circulation of 1,392,745, Sunday circulation of 1,857,534 and non-daily circulation of 62,632.

The Company supplements its newspaper publishing with a growing array of niche products and direct marketing initiatives, including direct mail. The Company also operates leading local websites in each of its 11 daily newspaper markets offering users information, comprehensive news, advertising, e-commerce and other services.

Each of the Company’s newspapers is largely autonomous in its business and editorial operations so as to meet most effectively the needs of the communities it serves. Publishers and editors of the newspapers make the day-to-day decisions and within limits are responsible for their own budgeting and planning. Policies on such matters as the amount and type of capital expenditures, key personnel changes, and strategic planning and operating budgets, including wage and pricing matters, are approved or established by the Company’s senior management and/or Board of Directors.

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Each of the Company’s 11 daily newspapers has the largest circulation of any newspaper servicing its particular community. The Company believes that this circulation advantage is of primary importance in attracting advertising, the principal source of revenues for the Company. Advertising revenues approximated 81% of consolidated net revenues in fiscal 2002 and fiscal 2001. Circulation revenues approximated 15% of consolidated net revenues in fiscal 2002 and 16% of consolidated net revenues in fiscal 2001.

The Company’s newspaper business is somewhat seasonal, with peak revenues and profits generally occurring in the second and fourth quarters of each year as a result of increased advertising activity during the Easter holiday and spring advertising season, and the Thanksgiving and Christmas periods. The first quarter is historically the weakest quarter for revenues and profits.

Other businesses owned by the Company include Nando Media, the Company’s national online publishing operation, and The Newspaper Network (TNN), a national sales and marketing company. In addition, the Company is a partner (13.5% interest) in Ponderay Newsprint Company, a general partnership that owns and operates a newsprint mill in Washington State.

When used in this Report, the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward looking statements. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Forward Looking Information” in Part II, Item 7 that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.

Star Tribune

The Star Tribune, a morning newspaper serving Minneapolis-St. Paul and the surrounding metropolitan area, is the Company’s largest newspaper, contributing 33.2% of fiscal 2002 revenues compared to 33.9% of fiscal 2001 revenues. The Star Tribune’s daily average paid circulation in fiscal year 2002 increased 0.6% to 377,999 and Sunday average paid circulation increased 0.8% to 675,036 in fiscal year 2002. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 76% of the daily and 74% of Sunday circulation was home delivered. The Star Tribune competes in the eastern portion of its market with the Pioneer Press, which operates in St. Paul, Minnesota and whose circulation, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations September 29, 2002 Publisher’s Statement, is 189,994 daily and 251,956 Sunday.

The Star Tribune’s advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

The Star Tribune’s fiscal 2002 net revenues decreased 1.9% to $359,100,000 from fiscal 2001.

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California Newspapers

The California newspapers include the three “Bee” newspapers along with the Clovis Independent, a weekly newspaper that circulates in Clovis, California, a community east of Fresno, and two Spanish-language, non-daily newspapers. The net revenues and circulation of these newspapers are summarized below:

The California newspapers produced approximately 34.3% of total Company net revenues in fiscal 2002, compared to 33.6% in fiscal 2001. Fiscal 2002 net revenues at the California newspapers increased 2.2% from fiscal 2001.

The Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Bee is a morning newspaper serving the California state capital and the surrounding region. In fiscal year 2002, The Sacramento Bee’s average paid circulation increased 0.1% daily and was down 0.7% Sunday. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 84% of the daily, and 79% of the Sunday circulation was home delivered.

The Sacramento Bee’s advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

The Sacramento Bee’s fiscal 2002 net revenues increased 3.1% from fiscal 2001 revenues.

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The Fresno Bee

The Fresno Bee is a morning newspaper serving the Fresno, California metropolitan area. In 2002, The Fresno Bee’s fiscal year 2002 average paid circulation increased 0.5% daily and increased 0.7% Sunday. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 90% of The Fresno Bee’s daily and 88% of the Sunday circulation was home delivered.

The Fresno Bee’s advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

The Fresno Bee’s fiscal 2002 net revenues increased 0.5% from 2001.

The Modesto Bee

The Modesto Bee is a morning newspaper that serves the Modesto, California metropolitan area, located between Sacramento and Fresno. The Modesto Bee’s fiscal year 2002 average paid circulation increased 0.2% daily and 0.8% Sunday. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 83% of the daily and 82% of the Sunday circulation was home delivered.

The Modesto Bee’s advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001, are set forth in the following table:

The Modesto Bee’s fiscal 2002 net revenues increased 1.6% from fiscal 2001.

Carolinas Newspapers

The Carolinas newspapers include The News & Observer, the second largest newspaper in North Carolina, and three daily newspapers in South Carolina. The Company also operates eight non-daily newspapers in North and South Carolina strategically located near its daily newspapers.

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The net revenues and circulation of the Carolinas newspapers are summarized below:

The Carolinas newspapers produced 16.4% of total Company net revenues in fiscal 2002 and 2001. Net revenues of the Carolinas newspapers declined 0.2% from fiscal 2001.

The News & Observer

The News & Observer, the Company’s third largest newspaper, is a morning daily serving North Carolina’s state capital, Raleigh, and the Research Triangle, which includes Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The News & Observer’s average paid circulation in fiscal year 2002 increased approximately 0.4% daily and 0.2% Sunday. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 80% of the daily and 76% of the Sunday circulation was home delivered.

The News & Observer’s advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

The News & Observer’s fiscal 2002 net revenues decreased 1.3% from fiscal 2001.

The Herald

The Herald is a morning newspaper serving Rock Hill and surrounding communities in York County, South Carolina. Rock Hill is a community approximately 25 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2002, The Herald’s fiscal year 2002 average paid circulation increased 1.5% daily and 1.4% on Sunday from fiscal year 2001.

The Herald’s main competitor is a zoned edition of the Charlotte Observer, whose circulation in The Herald’s primary circulation area is estimated to be approximately a third of The Herald’s circulation. As of

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December 29, 2002, approximately 79% of the daily and 77% of the Sunday circulation of the Herald was home delivered.

Advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

The Herald’s fiscal 2002 net revenues increased 4.4% from fiscal 2001.

The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette

The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette serve Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina. The Island Packet serves Hilton Head Island and the town of Bluffton where tourism, retirement communities and services are the economic mainstays. The Gazette serves the city of Beaufort and northern Beaufort County encompassing surrounding islands of Lady’s, St. Helena, Fripp and Parris. In 2001, the management and many business functions of the two newspapers were combined to pursue regional strategies and operational synergies.

From fiscal year 2001 to fiscal year 2002, the average paid circulation increased 5.6% daily and Sunday at The Island Packet, and increased 0.7% daily and 2.6% Sunday at The Gazette.

As of December 29, 2002, approximately 66% of the daily and Sunday circulation of The Packet was home delivered. Comparable amounts for The Gazette were 59% daily and 63% Sunday.

Advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

The Packet’s fiscal year 2002 net revenues increased 2.0% over fiscal 2001, and The Gazette’s net revenues increased 7.1%.

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Carolinas Non-daily Newspapers

The South Carolina non-daily newspapers include the Clover Herald, the Yorkville Enquirer, the Lake Wylie Magazine and the Fort Mill Times, and serve small communities in Chester and York counties. Their combined paid non-daily circulation is 8,611.

The North Carolina non-dailies are newspapers that serve communities generally surrounding Raleigh. They are: Chapel Hill News, Cary News, Eastern Wake News, and Smithfield Herald. Their combined paid non-daily circulation is 34,191.

Northwest Newspapers

The Company publishes five newspapers in Washington State and the largest daily newspaper in Alaska. The net revenues and circulation of these newspapers are summarized below:

The Company’s Northwest newspapers produced 14.9% of the Company’s total net revenues in fiscal 2002 and 2001. Net revenues in fiscal 2002 at the Northwest newspapers increased 0.4% versus fiscal 2001.

The News Tribune

The News Tribune, a morning newspaper, primarily serves the Tacoma, Washington, metropolitan area in Pierce and South King Counties. It is the third largest newspaper in Washington State. Tacoma is approximately 30 miles south of Seattle. The News Tribune competes in the northernmost fringes of its market with the major Seattle daily newspapers. In fiscal year 2002, the average paid circulation of The News Tribune increased 0.1% daily and 0.2% Sunday. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 83% of the daily and Sunday circulation was home delivered.

The News Tribune’s advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

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The News Tribune’s fiscal 2002 net revenues decreased 3.6% from fiscal 2001.

Anchorage Daily News

The Anchorage Daily News, a morning newspaper, is Alaska’s largest newspaper. The Anchorage Daily News circulates throughout the state of Alaska but its primary circulation is concentrated in the south central region of the state comprising metropolitan Anchorage, the Kenai Peninsula and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley.

The Daily News’ average paid daily circulation increased 0.1% in fiscal year 2002, while Sunday circulation was flat. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 68% of the daily and 65% of the Sunday circulation was home delivered.

Advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001, are set forth in the following table:

Anchorage Daily News’ fiscal 2002 net revenues increased 3.6% from fiscal 2001.

Tri-City Herald

The Tri-City Herald is a morning newspaper serving the Tri-Cities of Richland, Kennewick and Pasco in southeastern Washington. For fiscal year 2002, the Tri-City Herald’s average paid circulation increased 0.1% daily and 0.7% Sunday. As of December 29, 2002, approximately 89% of the daily and 87% of the Sunday circulation was home delivered.

The Tri-City Herald’s advertising volumes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 are set forth in the following table:

The Tri-City Herald’s fiscal 2002 net revenues increased 5.2% from fiscal 2001.

Northwestern Non-daily Newspapers

The Company’s other non-daily newspapers include the Peninsula Gateway in South Puget Sound and The Puyallup Herald, which circulates weekly in South Pierce County, near Tacoma.

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Other Operations

The Newspaper Network, Inc. (TNN), a separate subsidiary, provides third-party placement service with state-of-the-art one-order, one-bill service for the distribution of preprinted advertising inserts and run-of-press advertising. It also offers its clients sophisticated marketing analysis to profile and target potential new customers.

The Company’s rapidly expanding Internet activities have produced robust local websites in each of its 11 daily newspaper markets. These efforts are supported by Nando Media, the Company’s interactive media operation. Nando Media serves as a technology partner to the Company and to other newspapers, providing hosting and programming.

Net revenues for all other operations in fiscal 2002, primarily TNN and Nando Media, were $13.3 million, an increase of 2.1% from fiscal 2001 and represent 1.2% of total net revenues in fiscal 2002.

Raw Materials

During fiscal 2002, the Company consumed approximately 243,900 metric tons of newsprint compared to 251,400 metric tons in fiscal 2001. The Company currently obtains its supply of newsprint from a number of suppliers under long-term contracts.

Newsprint expense accounted for 13.6% of operating expenses in fiscal 2002 compared to 15.9% in fiscal 2001. Management believes its newsprint sources of supply under existing arrangements are adequate for its anticipated current needs. Significant increases in the price of newsprint would adversely affect the operating results of the Company to the extent that it was not offset by advertising and circulation volume and/or rate increases.

The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Newsprint Ventures, Inc., and four other publishers and a major newsprint manufacturer are partners in Ponderay Newsprint Company, a general partnership, which owns and operates a newsprint mill located sixty miles northeast of Spokane, Washington. The mill became operational in late 1989 and has a production capacity in excess of 240,000 metric tons annually. The publisher partners have committed to take a total of 126,000 metric tons of this anticipated production with the balance to be sold on the open market. The Company’s annual commitment is 28,400 metric tons. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” and the financial statements and accompanying notes for further discussion of the impact of this investment on the Company’s business.

Competition

The Company’s newspapers, direct marketing programs and Internet sites compete for advertising revenues and readers’ time with television, radio, the Internet and other computer services, direct mail programs, free shoppers, suburban neighborhood and national newspapers and other publications, and billboard companies, among others. In some of its markets (primarily Minneapolis, Minnesota; Tacoma, Washington; and Rock Hill, South Carolina), the Company’s newspapers also compete with other newspapers published in nearby cities and towns. Competition for advertising is generally based upon circulation levels, readership demographics, price and advertiser results, while competition for circulation is generally based upon the content, journalistic quality, service

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and the price of the newspaper. The Company’s major daily newspapers are ahead of their direct local newspaper competitors in both advertising linage and general circulation in their respective markets, and its Internet sites are leading local sites in each of the Company’s 11 major daily newspaper markets, based upon various independent and Company research.

Employees – Labor

As of December 29, 2002, the Company had 9,332 full and part-time employees, of whom approximately 24% were represented by unions. Most of the Company’s union-represented employees are currently working under labor agreements expiring in various years.

While the Company’s newspapers have not had a strike since 1980 and they do not currently anticipate a strike occurring, the Company cannot preclude the possibility that a strike may occur at one or more of its newspapers when future negotiations occur. The Company believes that, in the event of a newspaper strike, it would be able to continue to publish and deliver to subscribers, a capability which is critical to retaining revenues from advertising and circulation.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The corporate headquarters of the Company are located at 2100 “Q” Street, Sacramento, California. The Company has newspaper production facilities in 11 markets situated in six states. These facilities vary in size and in total, occupy about 4.0 million square feet. Approximately 800,000 of the total square footage are leased from others. The Company owns substantially all of its production equipment, although certain office equipment is leased.

The Company maintains its properties in good condition and believes that its current facilities are adequate to meet the present needs of its newspapers.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company becomes involved from time to time in claims and lawsuits incidental to the ordinary course of its business, including such matters as libel, invasion of privacy and wrongful termination actions, and complaints alleging discrimination. In addition, the Company is involved from time to time in governmental and administrative proceedings concerning employment, labor, environmental and other claims. Historically, such claims and proceedings have not had a material adverse effect upon the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not Applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The Company’s Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbol—MNI). A small amount of Class A Stock is also traded on the Midwest Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange. The Company’s Class B Stock is not publicly traded. The following table lists per share dividends paid on Common Stock and the prices of the Company’s Class A Common Stock as reported by these exchanges for fiscal 2002 and 2001:

The Company’s Board of Directors approved a 10% increase in the dividend for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 to $0.11 per share. The payment and amount of future dividends remain within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon the Company’s future earnings, financial condition and requirements, and other factors considered relevant by the Board.

The number of record holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock at February 25, 2003 was 1,597 and 24, respectively.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

In fiscal 2002 the Company adopted SFAS No. 142 and No. 144 and in accordance with these statements, eliminated the amortization of goodwill and recorded a pre-tax charge of $1.6 million to write down the value of certain land. Results in 2001 include pre-tax charges totaling $12.0 million to write down certain Internet investments and reserve for an environmental clean up. The financial information also gives effect to the acquisition of the Star Tribune in March 1998. This summary should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

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ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF   OPERATIONS

Overview

The Company owns and publishes 22 newspapers in four regions of the country—Minnesota, California, the Carolinas and the Northwest (Alaska and Washington). The newspapers range from large dailies serving metropolitan areas to non-daily newspapers serving small communities. For the year ended December 29, 2002, the Company had an average paid daily circulation of 1,392,745, Sunday circulation of 1,857,534 and non-daily circulation of 62,632. The Company also owns and operates Nando Media, a national online publishing operation, and The Newspaper Network (TNN), a national sales and marketing company. In addition, the Company is a partner (13.5% interest) in the Ponderay Newsprint Company (Ponderay), a general partnership that owns and operates a newsprint mill in Washington State.

The Company supplements its newspaper publishing with a growing array of niche products and direct marketing initiatives, including direct mail. The Company also operates leading local websites in each of its 11 daily newspaper markets offering readers information, comprehensive news, advertising, e-commerce and other services.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accompanying discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (US GAAP). The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. However, future events are subject to change and the best estimates and judgments routinely require adjustment. The most significant areas involving estimates and assumptions are allowance for receivables, pension and post-retirement expenses, incentive compensation, insurance reserves, environmental reserves, the Company’s tax provision, depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangibles.

We believe the following critical accounting policies, in addition to those described in Note 1 to our financial statements (beginning on page 31 of this filing), affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition—Advertising revenues are recorded when advertisements are placed in the newspaper and circulation revenues are recorded as newspapers are delivered over the subscription term. Circulation revenues are recorded net of direct delivery costs. Other revenue is recognized when the related product or service has been delivered. Revenues are recorded net of estimated incentive offerings including special pricing agreements, promotions and other volume-based incentives.

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Revisions to these estimates are charged to income in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.

Bad Debt—The Company maintains a reserve account for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The Company uses a combination of the percentage of sales and the aging of accounts receivable to establish reserves for losses on accounts receivable.

Goodwill and Intangible Impairment—In assessing the recoverability of the Company’s goodwill and other intangibles the Company must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets. The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” effective January 1, 2002 and analyzes its goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. No impairment loss was recorded in fiscal 2002. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for a more detailed explanation of the Company’s intangible assets.

Pension and Post-retirement Benefits—The Company has significant pension and postretirement benefit costs and credits that are developed from actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions including discount rates and expected return on plan assets. For an explanation of these assumptions, see Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements and the discussion in Recent Events and Trends below. The Company is required to consider current market conditions, including changes in interest rates, in selecting these assumptions. Changes in the related pension and postretirement benefit costs or credits may occur in the future because of changes resulting from fluctuations in the Company’s employee headcount and/or changes in the various assumptions.

Self-Insurance—The Company is self-insured for the majority of its group health insurance costs. The Company relies on claims experience and the advice of consulting actuaries and administrators in determining an adequate liability for self-insurance claims.

Recent Events and Trends

Employment classified advertising revenues and, to a lesser extent, national advertising revenues have seen significant declines over the last two years. However, employment trends, while still negative, improved in fiscal 2002. Employment advertising revenues declined only 7.5% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002 compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 and were down 18.7% in the full year, compared to a 27.8% decline in fiscal 2001. Also, these declines have been offset somewhat by growth in certain other advertising categories. Please see the revenue discussions in management’s review of its results below.

Newsprint is the major component of the Company’s cost of raw materials and represented 13.6% of the Company’s overall operating expenses in fiscal 2002. Consequently, the Company’s earnings are sensitive to changes in newsprint prices. All other things being equal, a hypothetical $10 per metric ton change in newsprint prices affects earnings per share by $.03 cents. Newsprint prices have remained below prior year levels throughout 2002, resulting in a favorable expense variance. However, an increase in newsprint prices was implemented in the fourth quarter of 2002. The Company’s newsprint suppliers have announced a $50 per metric ton price increase for March 2003; however, at this time it is

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uncertain whether the price increase will be effective at the time or in the amount indicated by the announcement. The eventual timing and amount of any further changes in newsprint pricing is dependent on global demand and supply for newsprint. The impact of newsprint price expense on the Company’s results of operations is discussed below.

Due to continued poor performance of the equity markets, the value of our pension fund assets declined in 2002. US GAAP requires the recognition of an additional liability if the market value of plan assets is less than the accumulated benefit obligation at the end of the plan year. Based on the plans’ results, the Company increased its pension liabilities to record a total of $102.2 million of unfunded benefit obligations in 2002 and increased its comprehensive loss, which is a reduction to Stockholders’ Equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, by $71.2 million after tax. The liability is largely recorded in Other Long-term Obligations, and the adjustment of comprehensive loss did not affect net income. During 2002 the Company made a voluntary cash contribution of $10 million to its defined benefit pension plans and made additional contributions of $38.6 million in early 2003. The Company may make additional voluntary contributions to the plans in 2003.

Given current economic conditions, the Company has reduced its discount rate to 6.75% from 7.50% used to value its benefit obligations at year-end 2001 to reflect current lower interest rates, and reduced the assumed long-term return on assets to 9.0% in 2002 from 9.5% used in 2001. The reduction in the return on asset rate was made after a review of historical returns of equity and fixed income indices over a 30 and 50 year history and given the roughly 70% equity and 30% fixed income mix of the Company’s qualified pension plans assets, and consultation with the Company’s actuaries. These changes are expected to increase retirement expenses in 2003 by an estimated $5 million to $6 million. Also, given the increase in medical costs, the Company anticipates that health care expenses could rise between $3 million and $5 million in 2003.

In fiscal 2002 the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” which addresses the financial accounting and reporting standards for the acquisition of intangible assets outside of a business combination and for goodwill and other intangible assets subsequent to their acquisition. This accounting standard requires that goodwill be (1) separately disclosed from other intangible assets in the statement of financial position, (2) no longer amortized, and (3) tested for impairment on a periodic basis. The provisions of this accounting standard also require the completion of a transitional impairment test with any impairments identified treated as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. No material adjustments to the consolidated financial statements were necessary as a result of this transitional impairment test.

The Company owns certain real property that was previously held for sale, which it now plans to retain and use for at least several years. Accordingly, in the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company recorded a charge of $1.6 million to record the property at its historical carrying value in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, which was effective in 2002.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FISCAL 2002 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2001

Net income in the fiscal year 2002 was $131.2 million, up 126.2%, or $2.84 per share compared to the fiscal year 2001 earnings of $58.0 million, or $1.27 per share. Fiscal 2002 earnings included a pre-tax charge of $1.6 million to write down the value of certain real property (as discussed above). The fiscal year 2001 earnings would have been $2.03 per share with the application of SFAS No. 142 which would have eliminated goodwill amortization had it been in place during that year. See the discussion under operating expenses and income tax provision below, and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the impact of SFAS No. 142 on the Company’s year-to-date expenses and financial position.

Operating Revenues—Net:

Net revenues in the fiscal year 2002 remained virtually flat at $1.08 billion, with advertising revenues up 0.7% to $877.8 million, and circulation revenues down 1.4% to $166.1 million. Within advertising revenues, retail grew by 3.7%, national declined 4.9% and classified decreased by 1.3%. Within classified advertising, employment declined by 18.7% being partially offset by a 14.9% gain in real estate and an 8.0% gain in automotive.

Operating revenue by region (in thousands):

Minnesota—The Star Tribune generated 33.2% of the Company’s net revenues. Total net revenues declined 1.9% from fiscal 2001, as did advertising revenue. The decline in advertising revenues was primarily attributable to a 5.4% decrease in classified advertising and a 5.9% decrease in national advertising. These declines were partially offset by a 5.3% increase in retail advertising revenues. Within the classified category, employment advertising declined by 24.6%, which was partially offset by a 23.6% increase in real estate advertising and a 4.5% increase in automotive.

California—The Company’s California newspapers—The Sacramento Bee, The Fresno Bee and The Modesto Bee, along with one non-daily newspaper and two free distribution Spanish-language newspapers, generated 34.3% of the Company’s net revenue. Total net revenues at the three California Bee newspapers were up 2.2% from fiscal 2001, with advertising revenue up 2.9%. The increase in advertising revenue was attributable to a 1.9% increase in classified advertising, 28.9% gain in online advertising and an 18.4% increase in direct marketing. Within the classified category, automotive grew

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by 11.5% and real estate rose by 10.0%. These gains were partially offset by an 11.8% decline in classified employment.

Carolinas – The Carolinas, which includes four daily and eight non-daily newspapers, generated 16.4% of the Company’s net revenue. Total net revenue declined 0.2% from fiscal 2001 with advertising revenue down 0.4% from fiscal 2001. The decline in advertising revenue was attributable to a 3.3% decrease in classified advertising and a 5.5% decline in national advertising, offset by a 4.5% increase in retail. Within classified advertising, employment declined by 19.9%, which was partially offset by a 15.2% gain in real estate and a 3.9% increase in automotive.

The Northwest – The Northwest newspapers, which include three daily and two non-daily newspapers, generated 14.9% of the Company’s net revenues. Total net revenue increased 0.4% from fiscal 2001, with advertising revenue up 3.1%. The increase in advertising revenue was attributable to a 2.5% increase in classified advertising and a 2.1% gain in retail advertising. Within classified advertising, real estate grew 11.6% and automotive increased 9.0%. These gains were partially offset by a 17.2% decline in employment advertising.

Non-Newspaper Operations – Net revenues were up 2.1% from fiscal 2001, largely due to a 21.4% increase in revenue at Nando Media. Total Internet revenues increased 11.8% in fiscal 2002 to $22.2 million, but are largely included in each newspaper’s net revenues.

Operating Expenses:

Total operating expenses decreased 7.7% to $836.9 million in fiscal 2002. Depreciation and amortization decreased $35.8 million in large part due to the adoption of SFAS No. 142, which eliminated the amortization of goodwill. Other expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, declined 4.2% despite an increase in compensation, which was up 2.6%, reflecting merit increases, incentive compensation increases and higher fringe benefit costs. Much of the decline in these expenses was due to lower newsprint costs. Newsprint and supplements declined by 20.8% with newsprint prices down 18.9% and newsprint consumption down 3.0%. Other operating expenses were down 5.0%. Excluding the $1.6 million charge to write down certain real property, other operating expenses were down 5.8%, reflecting company-wide cost controls.

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Non-Operating (Expenses) Income – Net:

Interest expense was $26.4 million for fiscal year 2002. This is a 40.0% decrease from fiscal year 2001 as the Company continued to benefit from lower interest rates and debt repayment from the Company’s cash flow. The Company also recorded $1.3 million as its share of Ponderay’s loss in the fiscal year 2002 compared to $527,000 of income in the fiscal year 2001.

Income Taxes:

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 39.5% versus 52.0% in fiscal year 2001. This decrease results primarily from the Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 142 which eliminated the non-tax-deductible amortization of goodwill. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

FISCAL 2001 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2000

The Company’s fiscal year included 52 weeks in 2001 versus 53 weeks in 2000, decreasing revenues and expenses. Management estimates that the additional week in fiscal 2000 had no material effect on net income. Net income in fiscal 2001 was $58.0 million, down 34.8%, or $1.27 per share, compared to 2000 earnings of $88.9 million, or $1.97 per share. The decline in earnings was primarily attributable to the fall off in advertising revenues, which impacted the newspaper industry throughout 2001.

Operating Revenues - Net:

Net revenues in the fiscal year 2001 were $1.08 billion, down 5.4% from 2000, with advertising revenues down 6.0% to $871.4 million, and circulation revenues down 4.0% to $168.5 million. Excluding the 53rd week from 2000, management estimates that total net revenues declined 3.9% and that advertising revenues were down 4.5%. Within advertising revenue, classified employment declined an estimated 28.3%. Excluding classified employment, total advertising revenue would have increased approximately 1.6% for the fiscal year 2001, on a 52-week comparable basis. Circulation revenues declined an estimated 2.1% on a 52-week comparable basis, primarily reflecting increased revenue sharing with carriers who are independent contractors (recorded as a reduction to revenues).

Operating revenues by region (in thousands):

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Minnesota - The Star Tribune generated 33.9% of the Company’s net revenues. Total net revenues at the Star Tribune declined 9.2%, with total advertising revenue down 10.3% from 2000. The decline in advertising revenues was primarily attributable to a 20.1% decrease in classified advertising and a 14.5% decrease in national advertising. Within the classified category, employment advertising declined 36.9%, which was partially offset by a 27.2% increase in real estate advertising. Excluding the 53rd week in 2000, total revenues decreased approximately 7.8% with advertising revenues down an estimated 9.0%.

California - The Company’s California newspapers generated 33.6% of the Company’s net revenue. Total net revenues were down 2.8%, with total advertising revenue down 2.6%. The decline in advertising revenue was attributable to a 5.2% decrease in classified advertising and a 3.7% decrease in retail advertising. These declines were partially offset by a 7.6% increase in national advertising. Within classified advertising, employment declined 15.1%, which was partially offset by an 11.2% gain in real estate advertising. Excluding the 53rd week in 2000, total revenues decreased approximately 1.2% with advertising revenues down an estimated 1.0%.

Carolinas - The Carolinas newspapers generated 16.4% of the Company’s net revenue. Total net revenue declined 6.2% with advertising revenue down 7.4%. The decline in advertising revenue was attributable to a 14.8% decrease in classified advertising and a 1.8% decrease in retail advertising. Within classified advertising, employment declined 37.1%, which was partially offset by an 8.6% increase in real estate advertising. Excluding the 53rd week in 2000, total revenues decreased approximately 4.8% with advertising revenues down an estimated 6.0%.

The Northwest - The Northwest newspapers generated 14.9% of the Company’s net revenues. Total net revenue declined 2.0%, with advertising revenue down 1.4%. The decline in advertising revenue is attributable to a 4.0% decrease in classified advertising and a 3.7% decrease in retail advertising. Within classified advertising, employment declined 10.8% in this region. Excluding the 53rd week in 2000, total revenues decreased approximately 0.2% while advertising revenue increased about 0.4%.

Non-Newspaper Operations – Net revenues were up 3.6%, largely due to an 8.0% increase in revenue at TNN. Revenue growth at TNN was partially offset by declines in national online revenues at Nando Media. Total Internet revenues increased 18.3% in fiscal 2001 to $19.9 million, but are largely included in each newspaper’s net revenues. Excluding the 53rd week in 2000, total net revenues at the Company’s non-newspaper operations increased approximately 5.5%.

Operating Expenses:

Total operating expenses decreased 0.2% to $906.2 million in 2001 and were up approximately 1.5% excluding the 53rd week in fiscal 2000. The largest increase in operating costs was in compensation, which was up 0.6%, and up approximately 2.5% on a 52-week comparison. Newsprint and supplements declined 2.4% (down approximately 0.6% on a 52-week comparable basis). Newsprint usage decreased 8.4% from 2000, and was down an estimated 6.8% on a 52-week comparable basis. The lower usage reflects a combination of lower advertising activity and the conversion to a narrower page size at nine of the Company’s 11 daily newspapers. However, higher newsprint prices throughout most of 2001 offset much of the effect of lower newsprint usage.

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Non-Operating (Expenses) Income - Net:

Interest expense decreased 31.9% to $44.0 million, compared to $64.7 million in fiscal 2000. This decrease reflects lower debt balances and falling interest rates. Non-operating expenses included a pre-tax charge of $10.6 million to write down certain Internet investments. The Company recorded $527,000 as its share of Ponderay income versus a $60,000 loss in fiscal 2000. See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s investment in Ponderay.

Income Taxes:

The Company’s effective tax rate was 52.0% versus 48.0% in fiscal 2000 and primarily reflects lower income before tax, relative to a fixed amount of non-deductible expenses each year. The higher effective tax rate caused the Company’s earnings to decline 10 cents per share in fiscal 2001.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents were $5.4 million at December 29, 2002, versus $18.9 million at the end of fiscal 2001. The Company generated $169.5 million of cash from operating activities in fiscal 2002 and has generated an aggregate of $548.8 million over the last three years. The major non-operating uses of cash over the three-year period have been to repay debt, to purchase property, plant and equipment and to pay dividends. In fiscal 2002, the Company repaid $142.0 million of bank debt and has repaid $402.0 million over the last three years. The Company paid $18.3 million in dividends in fiscal 2002, while proceeds from issuing Class A stock under employee stock plans totaled $12.6 million. See the Company’s Statement of Cash Flows on page 29.

In fiscal 2002, the Company made a voluntary contribution of $10 million to its defined benefit pension plans and made additional voluntary contributions of $38.6 million in early 2003. Returns on pension assets have declined over the last three years and, if returns do not improve, the Company may be required to, or may voluntarily opt to, make additional contributions to its pension plans.

The Company expended a total of $32.5 million in fiscal 2002 for capital projects and equipment to improve productivity, keep pace with new technology and maintain existing operations. Capital expenditures over the last three years have totaled $115.2 million and planned expenditures in fiscal 2003 are estimated to be $40 million at existing facilities.

See Notes 1 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements and the table of contractual obligations and commitments below for a discussion of the Company’s commitments to Ponderay.

A syndicate of banks and financial institutions provided the bank debt financing for the 1998 acquisition of The Star Tribune Company under a Bank Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement). At December 29, 2002, the Company’s bank debt includes term loans consisting of Tranche A of $265 million bearing interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 62.5 basis points, payable in increasing quarterly installments through March 21, 2005, and Tranche B of $119 million bearing interest at LIBOR plus 150 basis points and payable in semi-annual installments through September 19, 2007. A revolving credit line of up to $200 million, of which $112 million was outstanding at December 29, 2002, bears interest at LIBOR plus 62.5 basis points and is payable by March 19, 2005. Interest rates applicable to debt drawn down at December 29, 2002, ranged from 2.0% to 2.9%.

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The terms of the Credit Agreement include certain operating and financial restrictions, such as limits on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, create liens, sell assets, engage in mergers, make investments and pay dividends. The debt is unsecured and is pre-payable without penalty.

At December 29, 2002, the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $15.2 million securing estimated obligations stemming from workers’ compensation claims and other contingent claims. The Company had $72.8 million of available credit under its current Credit Agreement at December 29, 2002.

The Company does not have, nor does it intend to enter into, derivative contracts for trading purposes. The Company has not attempted to hedge fluctuations in the normal purchases of goods and services used to conduct its business operations. Currently there is no intent to hedge or enter into contracts with embedded derivatives for the purchase of newsprint, ink, and other inventories, leases of equipment and facilities, or business insurance contracts.

The Company utilizes interest rate protection agreements (swaps) to help maintain the overall interest rate risk parameters set by management. None of these agreements were entered into for trading purposes. The swap instruments were entered into to match the significant terms of the underlying debt in an effort to provide highly effective hedges. The Company has four interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges specifically designed to hedge interest rate fluctuations on $200 million of its variable rate bank debt through June 2003, and $100 million through June 2004. The effect of these agreements is to fix the LIBOR interest rate exposure at approximately 4.4% on that portion of the Company’s term loans.

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 29, 2002 (in thousands of dollars):

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While the Company expects that most of its cash generated from operations in the foreseeable future will be used to repay debt, management believes that the Company’s operating cash flow and its credit facilities as described above are adequate to meet its liquidity needs, including currently planned capital expenditures, pension contributions and future investments.

APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES

The Company’s general policy is that all audit and non-audit services provided to the Company by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s outside auditors, are reviewed and, if practicable and appropriate, pre-approved by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

RISK FACTORS THAT COULD AFFECT OPERATING RESULTS

Forward-Looking Information:

This annual report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s actual and expected financial performance and operations. These statements are based upon our current expectations and knowledge of factors impacting our business, including, without limitation, statements about return on pension plan assets and assumed salary increases, newsprint costs, amortization expense, use of derivative instruments, prepayment of debt, capital expenditures, sufficiency of capital resources and possible acquisitions. Such statements are subject to risks, trends and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are generally preceded by, followed by or are a part of sentences that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” or similar expressions. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this document and in the documents which we incorporate by reference, could affect the future results of McClatchy, and could cause those future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements: general economic, market or business conditions, especially in any of the markets where we operate newspapers; geo-political uncertainties including the risk of war, changes in newsprint prices and/or printing and distribution costs from anticipated levels; changes in interest rates; changes in pension assets and liabilities; increased competition from other forms of media in our principal markets; increased consolidation among major retailers in our newspaper markets or other events depressing the level of advertising; changes in our ability to negotiate and obtain favorable terms under collective bargaining arrangements with our employees; competitive actions by other companies; difficulties in servicing our debt obligations; other occurrences leading to decreased circulation and diminished revenues from both display and classified advertising; and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.

Additional Information Regarding Certain Risks:

Newsprint is the major component of our cost of raw materials. Newsprint accounted for 13.6% of McClatchy’s operating expenses in fiscal 2002. Accordingly, our earnings are sensitive to changes in newsprint prices. We have not attempted to hedge fluctuations in the normal purchases of newsprint or enter into contracts with embedded derivatives for the purchase of newsprint. If the price of newsprint increases materially, our operating results could be adversely affected. For a discussion of the impact of a change in newsprint prices on the Company’s earnings per share, please see the newsprint discussion above at “Recent Events and Trends.”

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If McClatchy experiences labor unrest, our ability to produce and deliver newspapers would be impaired. The results of future labor negotiations could harm our operating results. Our newspapers have not endured a labor strike since 1980. However, we cannot ensure that a strike will not occur at one or more of our newspapers in the future. As of December 29, 2002, approximately a quarter of our full- and part-time employees were represented by unions. Most of the Company’s union-represented employees are currently working under labor agreements, which expire at various times. McClatchy faces collective bargaining upon the expirations of these labor agreements. Even if our newspapers do not suffer a labor strike, the Company’s operating results could be harmed if the results of labor negotiations restrict our ability to maximize the efficiency of its newspaper operations.

Changes in the regulatory and technological environment are bringing about consolidation of media companies and convergence among various forms of media. These changes are expected to continue or accelerate as a result of anticipated loosening of regulatory constraints by the Federal Communications Commission. The Company faces competition with larger and more diversified entities for circulation and advertising revenues and further industry consolidation will likely increase this competition. Such consolidation could also affect the Company’s opportunities to make acquisitions.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

In addition to normal business risks discussed above, the Company utilizes interest rate protection agreements (swaps) to help maintain the overall interest rate risk parameters set by management. None of these agreements was entered into for trading purposes.

The Company has four interest rate swap agreements totaling $300 million designated as cash flow hedges specifically designed to hedge the variability in the expected cash flows that are attributable to interest rate fluctuations on $200 million of its variable rate bank debt through June 2003, and $100 million through June 2004. The effect of these agreements is to fix the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) interest rate exposure on these borrowings at approximately 4.4% on that portion of the Company’s term loans.

All things being equal, a hypothetical 25 basis point change in LIBOR for a fiscal year would have a $0.01 per share increase or decrease in the Company’s annual results of operations. It would also impact the fair values of its market risk-sensitive financial instruments, but would not materially affect the Company’s financial position taken as a whole.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

All other schedules are omitted as not applicable under the rules of Regulation S-X.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The McClatchy Company:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The McClatchy Company and its subsidiaries as of December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2002. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules at Item 8. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The McClatchy Company and its subsidiaries at December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2002 the Company changed its method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Sacramento, California

January 28, 2003

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(In thousands, except share amounts)