X0306 4 2013-05-01 0 0000071691 NEW YORK TIMES CO NYT.A 0001490976 Greenspon Carolyn D THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 620 8TH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10018 1 0 0 0 Phantom Stock Unit 2013-05-01 4 A 0 6357.2791 A Class A Common Stock 6357.2791 22287.2127 D Phantom stock units credited to the reporting person's account in respect of a discretionary grant, with a value of $60,000. Each phantom stock unit was credited to the reporting person's account under The New York Times Company Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan, on May 1, 2013, 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. /s/Theodore R. Wagner as Attorney-in-fact for Carolyn D. Greenspon 2013-05-02