X0306 4 2020-08-10 0 0000071691 NEW YORK TIMES CO NYT 0001561810 Thompson Mark THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 620 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10018 1 1 0 0 PRESIDENT & CEO Class A Common Stock 2020-08-10 4 S 0 79824 44.769 D 322697 D Class A Common Stock 2020-08-10 4 S 0 6000 45.771 D 316697 D Class A Common Stock 2020-08-11 4 M 0 100000 8.28 A 416697 D Class A Common Stock 2020-08-11 4 S 0 100000 43.70 D 316697 D Option (Right to buy) 8.28 2020-08-11 4 M 0 100000 0.00 D 2022-11-12 Class A Common Stock 100000 285604 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.50 to $45.50 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The New York Times Company, any security holder of The New York Times Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, the information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $45.55 to $45.97 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The New York Times Company, any security holder of The New York Times Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, the information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. 385,604 options were granted on November 12, 2012 and vested in three equal installments beginning November 12, 2013. /s/ Tara Hereich, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Thompson 2020-08-12