UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 6, 2011 (January 3, 2011)
GateHouse Media, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-33091 | 36-4197635 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
350 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York | 14450 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (585) 598-0030
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On January 3, 2011, the Board of Directors of GateHouse Media, Inc. (the Company) approved a change to the Companys fiscal year, which previously ended on December 31 of each year, to a 52 week operating year ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. The change is effective beginning with the Companys 2011 fiscal year, which will end on January 1, 2012. Because the change in the Companys fiscal year represents only a one day difference, a transition period report will not be required.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GateHouse Media, Inc. | ||||||
Date: January 6, 2011 | By: | /S/ MICHAEL E. REED | ||||
Chief Executive Officer |