X0303 4 2010-12-20 0 0000071691 NEW YORK TIMES CO NYT.A 0001281249 GOLDEN MICHAEL THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 620 8TH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10018 1 1 0 0 Vice Chairman Class A Common Stock 1425 I By 401(k) Plan Class A Common Stock 2010-11-17 5 G 0 59067 0 D 0 I See footnote Class A Common Stock 2010-12-20 4 F 0 5943 9.80 D 59000 D Represents shares of Class A stock equivalents attributed to holdings in the Company Stock Fund of The New York Times Companies Supplemental Retirement and Investment Plan (the "401(k) Plan"), based on a plan statement dated as of September 30, 2010. The number of shares was calculated by dividing the dollar value of the reporting person's holdings in such fund by the closing price of The New York Times Company Class A Common Stock on September 30, 2010. Through a trust, which is the limited partner of the limited partnership, which owned these shares of Class A Common Stock. These shares of Class A Common Stock were held prior to the reported transaction, by limited liability company as general partner of the limited partnership. Delivery of shares to The New York Times Company to satisfy withholding tax obligations related to the vesting of 12,000 shares of restricted stock units granted December 20, 2005 under the 1991 Executive Stock Incentive Plan. In addition, as previously reported, the reporting person owns 700 shares of Class A Common Stock indirectly by his wife, as to which shares he disclaims beneficial ownership, and 1,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock indirectly by a trust. /s/Theodore R. Wagner as Attorney-in-fact for Michael Golden 2010-12-21