Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Caputo Roland A.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO and EVP
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10018
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock (1) 16,209
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option 2011   (2) 02/17/2021 Class A Common Stock 11,580 $ 10.455 D  
Employee Stock Option 2012   (3) 02/16/2022 Class A Common Stock 11,640 $ 7.215 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Caputo Roland A.
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
620 EIGHTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10018
      Interim CFO and EVP  

Signatures

/s/ Tara Hereich, Attorney-in-fact for Roland A. Caputo 03/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes the following securities held by the Reporting Person: 12,276 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly and 3,933 restricted stock units scheduled to vest on February 20, 2019. Each restricted stock unit was awarded under The New York Times Company 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan and represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.
(2) Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company 1991 Executive Stock Incentive Plan. The option vested in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of its grant date. The grant date for this option was February 17, 2011 and such option is now fully vested and exercisable.
(3) Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company 1991 Executive Stock Incentive Plan. The option vested in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of its grant date. The grant date for this option was February 16, 2012 and such option is now fully vested and exercisable.
 
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