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FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
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| HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. |
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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_____ Director
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__X__ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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__X__ Other (specify below)
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* See remarks
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C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED, THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL |
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/26/2010 |
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DUBLIN, L2 00000 |
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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| Class A Common Stock (par value $0.10 per share) | 03/26/2010 |
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| 1,500,000 | D |
$11.2 | 16,886,799 | D (1) (2) (3) |
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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)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
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7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
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9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships |
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other |
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.
C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED
THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL
DUBLIN, L2 00000 |
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X
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| * See remarks |
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
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X
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| * See remarks |
HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC
450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
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X
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| * See remarks |
FALCONE PHILIP
450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022 |
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X
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| * See remarks |
Signatures
| Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (+); By: Harbinger Capital Partners LLC; By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member; By: /s/ Philip Falcone | |
03/30/2010 |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (+); By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member; By: /s/ Philip Falcone | |
03/30/2010 |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Harbinger Holdings, LLC (+); By: /s/ Philip Falcone | |
03/30/2010 |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| /s/ Philip Falcone | |
03/30/2010 |
| **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) | These securities reported herein (the "Shares") are owned by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (the "Master Fund"), which is a Reporting Person. |
| (2) | These Shares may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following, each of whom is a Reporting Person: Harbinger Capital Partners LLC ("Harbinger LLC"), the investment manager of the Master Fund; Harbinger Holdings, LLC ("Harbinger Holdings"), the managing member of Harbinger LLC; and Philip Falcone, the managing member of Harbinger Holdings and the portfolio manager of the Master Fund. |
| (3) | Each Reporting Person listed in Footnote 3 disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. |
Remarks:
(+) The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not directly owned by the Reporting Person. This report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is a member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by such Reporting Person. |
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