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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FOLLO JAMES M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/08/2017 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10018 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 08/08/2017   M   42,000 A $ 11.13 136,523 D   Class A Common Stock 08/08/2017   M   42,751 A $ 10.455 179,274 D   Class A Common Stock 08/08/2017   M   53,410 A $ 7.215 232,684 D   Class A Common Stock 08/08/2017   S   138,161 D $ 18.9686 (1) 94,523 D   Class A Common Stock 08/08/2017   I   3,155 D $ 19 (2) 0 I By 401(k) Plan

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (3)

$ 11.13

08/08/2017

M

42,000

(3)

02/18/2020

Class A Common Stock

42,000

$ 0

0

D

Options (4)

$ 10.455

08/08/2017

M

42,751

(4)

02/17/2021

Class A Common Stock

42,751

$ 0

0

D

Options (5)

$ 7.215

08/08/2017

M

53,410

(5)

02/16/2022

Class A Common Stock

53,410

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FOLLO JAMES M THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 620 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018			EVP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Diane Brayton, Attorney-in-fact for James M. Follo		08/10/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $18.875 to $19.075 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.
(2)	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").
(3)	Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company 1991 Executive Stock Incentive Plan. 42,000 options were granted February 18, 2010 and vested in three equal annual installments beginning February 18, 2011.
(4)	Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. 42,751 options were granted February 17, 2011 and vested in three equal annual installments beginning February 17, 2012.
(5)	Right to buy Class A Common Stock granted under The New York Times Company 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan. 53,410 options were granted February 16, 2012 and vested in three equal annual installments beginning February 16, 2013.

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