SEC FORM 4

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Chatham Asset Management, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

26 MAIN STREET, SUITE 204

(Street)

CHATHAM

07928

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MCCLATCHY CO [ MNI ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2018

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	02/26/2018		P		500	A	$9⁽²⁾	1,305,707	I	See Footnote⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	02/27/2018		P		1,219	A	$9.17⁽³⁾	1,036,926	I	See Footnote⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	02/27/2018		P		5,000	A	$9.2	1,041,926	I	See Footnote⁽¹⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Chatham Asset Management, LLC (the "Reporting Person") is the investment manager to Chatham Asset High Yield Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Chatham Master Fund"), and other affiliated funds (collectively with Chatham Master Fund, the "Chatham Funds"). Anthony Melchiorre ("Mr. Melchiorre") is the managing member of the Reporting Person. As of February 27, 2018, Chatham Master Fund held 624,975 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of McClatchy Co. ("McClatchy"), and certain other affiliated funds held an aggregate of 416,951 shares of Common Stock of McClatchy. Pursuant to Reg. Section 240.16a-1(a)(2), the Reporting Person's and Mr. Melchiorre's beneficial ownership is limited to their pecuniary interest, if any, in such securities

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.96 to $9.00 per share, inclusive. Reporting Person undertakes to provide to McClatchy, any security holder of McClatchy, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.00 to $9.25 per share, inclusive. Reporting Person undertakes to provide to McClatchy, any security holder of McClatchy, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.

	/s/ Anthony Melchiorre, Managing Member of Chatham Asset Management, LLC	02/28/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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