X0202 4 2008-04-22 0 0000071691 NEW YORK TIMES CO NYT 0001198236 Kennard William E THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON DC 20004 1 0 0 0 Options (Directors 2008) 19.8750 2008-04-22 4 A 0 4000 A 2018-04-22 Class A Common Stock 4000 4000 D Phantom Stock Unit 2008-04-22 4 A 0 6320.2401 A Class A Common Stock 6320.2401 21489.6846 D Right to buy Class A Common Stock under The New York Times Company 2004 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Incentive Plan. Options become exercisable on the date of the first Annual Meeting of Stockholders subsequent to the grant date. The grant date for Option 2008 was April 22, 2008. Phantom stock units credited to the reporting person's account in respect of a discretionary grant, with a value of $35,000, Board and Committee compensation deferred in the form of phantom stock units, and dividend equivalent payments and accumulated interest on previously granted phantom stock units. Each phantom stock unit was credited to the reporting person's account under The New York Times Company Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan, on April 22, 2008, based on the average closing price of a share of Class A Common Stock for the 30 trading days prior to the date of credit. Distribution in cash is generally made following retirement. This transaction involved a derivative security that does not have an exercise date or an expiration date. Rhonda L. Brauer, Attorney-in-Fact for William E. Kennard 2008-04-23