UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2014
The McClatchy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-9824 | 52-2080478 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2100 Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (916) 321-1846
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On May 5, 2014, pursuant to the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated April 8, 2014, by and among The McClatchy Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“McClatchy Newspapers” and together with the Company, “McClatchy”) and Alaska Dispatch Publishing, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company (“ADP”), McClatchy completed the previously announced divestiture of the Anchorage Daily News, Inc., an Alaska corporation (“ADN”), for $34 million in cash (the “Transaction”).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| May 7, 2014 | The McClatchy Company |
| By: R. Elaine Lintecum | |
| /s/ R. Elaine Lintecum | |
| By: R. Elaine Lintecum | |
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |