Gannett (GCI) Form 4 New Media Investment / Kirk A Davis ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Davis Kirk A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10105

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New Media Investment Group Inc. [ NEWM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	02/27/2018		A		45,900(1)	A	$0.00	140,912(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a restricted stock grant that will vest 33.3% on February 27, 2019, 33.3% on February 27, 2020 and 33.4% on February 27, 2021, subject to the reporting person's continued service as an employee through each vesting date.

2. Includes the following grants of restricted stock, that will vest subject to the reporting person's continued service as an employee through each vesting date: (i) 43,592 shares of restricted stock that were granted on February 24, 2015, which vested 33.3% on February 24, 2016, 33.3% on February 24, 2017 and 33.4% on February 24, 2018; (ii) 26,247 shares of restricted stock granted on February 23, 2016, which vested 33.3% on February 23, 2017, 33.3% on February 23, 2018 and will vest 33.4% on February 23, 2019; and (iii) 25,173 shares of restricted stock granted on February 20, 2017, which vested 33.3% on February 20, 2018 and will vest 33.3% on February 20, 2019 and 33.4% on February 20, 2020.

Remarks:

	Cameron D. MacDougall as Attorney-in-Fact for Kirk A. Davis	03/01/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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