SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GOLDEN HAYS N (Last) (First) (Middle) THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 620 EIGHTH AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10018 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/19/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW YORK TIMES CO [ NYT.A ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	1,400,000	I	By trust.
Class A Common Stock	18,456	D
Class A Common Stock	48,217	I(1)	By trust.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	(2)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	738,810	(4)	I	By trust.

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 48,217 shares of Class A stock held by trust, of which Mr. Golden is a co-trustee. Excludes 3,450 shares of Class A stock owned by a trust, of which his wife Kathleen Rubenstein is the sole trustee and for which Mr. Golden disclaims beneficial ownership.

2. At any time.

3. No expiration date.

4. Each share of Class B common stock is convertible into one share of the Issuer's Class A common stock.

Remarks:

Exhibit List Exhibit 24- Power of Attorney

	/s/Andris Vizbaras as Attorney-in-fact for Hays N. Golden	04/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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