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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 * SULZBERGER ARTHUR JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT.A] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/28/2018 (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 08/16/2018   G V 100 D $ 0 279,307 D   Class A Common Stock 08/16/2018   G V 100 D $ 0 279,207 D   Class A Common Stock 08/28/2018   M   34,000 A $ 3.625 313,207 D   Class A Common Stock 08/28/2018   S   34,000 D $ 23.7324 (1) 279,207 D   Class A Common Stock               1,400,000 (2) I By trust. Class A Common Stock               25,000 (2) I By trust. Class A Common Stock               25,000 (2) I By trust. Class A Common Stock               984 (2) I By trust. Class A Common Stock               984 (2) I By trust.

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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

Employee Stock Options - Rights to Buy

$ 3.625

08/28/2018

M

34,000

(3)

02/19/2019

Class A Common Stock

34,000

$ 0

66,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SULZBERGER ARTHUR JR THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 620 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10018

Signatures

/s/ Ellen S. Knarr as Attorney-in-fact for Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.		08/30/2018
**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 $23.70 to $23.80, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide 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, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3)	Rights to buy Class A Common Stock granted on February 19, 2009 under The New York Times Company 1991 Executed Stock Incentive Plan. The option has vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 19, 2010.

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