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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 27 , 2020 □ Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 1-5837 THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) New York ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 620 Eighth Avenue , New York , New York 10018 ( Address and zip code of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Class A Common Stock of $ .10 par value Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 212 ) 556-1234 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) NYT Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : Not Applicable Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No 13-1102020 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Large Accelerated Filer Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 000 If an emerging growth company , indicate by the check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate worldwide market value of Class A Common Stock held by non - affiliates , based on the closing price on June 26 , 2020 , the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second quarter , as reported on the New York Stock Exchange , was approximately $ 6.8 billion . As of such date , non - affiliates held 55,849 shares of Class B Common Stock . There is no active market for such stock . The number of outstanding shares of each class of the registrant's common stock as of February 19 , 2021 ( exclusive of treasury shares ) , was as follows : 166,656,827 shares of Class A Common Stock and 781,724 shares of Class B Common Stock . Documents incorporated by reference Portions of the Proxy Statement relating to the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , to be held on April 28 , 2021 , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report .