The New York Times Company (NYT) DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

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On March 16, 2020, The New York Times Company sent the following email to its employees:

Dear Colleagues,

I hope you are all safe and taking care amid the ongoing situation with Covid-19. As you have no doubt seen, colleagues throughout the Company are responding calmly and effectively to the crisis, and we’re maintaining uninterrupted service to the public at this critical time with remarkable journalism that should make us all very proud.

In terms of your health and safety, we’re continuing to update information on the Coronavirus Information Hub and encourage you to visit the site frequently. You can expect to hear more updates from A.G. and me on this topic in the coming days.

This year, The New York Times Company is again making its Annual Report and Proxy Statement available to you electronically, including to those of you who are participants in the Company’s equity plans.

If you are a shareholder of our Company, you will separately receive these materials, with instructions on how to vote your shares. If your shares are held in multiple accounts, you may receive more than one set of materials, with different control numbers to be used for voting purposes. To ensure that all of your shares are voted, please submit your vote using each of the control numbers associated with your materials.

Your vote is an important way for you to participate in corporate democracy, an action we espouse for others and should live ourselves. Regardless of how many shares you own, or how you vote, please cast your ballot in advance of our annual meeting of stockholders on April 22. In order for your vote to be counted, it must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on April 21.

To view the 2019 Annual Report and the 2020 Proxy Statement, please go to the Investors section of the Company’s website athttp://investors.nytco.com.

Paper copies will also be available when our staff is able to return to the offices. To request paper copies, please contact Pamela.Sukhnandan@nytimes.com.

Mark