McClatchy Declares First Quarter 2005 Dividend

McClatchy Declares First Quarter 2005 Dividend

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 13 cents per share. The first quarter dividend is payable April 1, 2005 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2005.

The McClatchy Company, headquartered in Sacramento, California, is a leading newspaper and internet publisher. It publishes 12 daily and 18 non- daily newspapers located in western coastal states, North and South Carolina, and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. McClatchy has daily circulation of 1.4 million and Sunday circulation of 1.8 million. McClatchy's newspapers include, among others, the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, The Sacramento Bee, The Fresno Bee and The Modesto Bee in California, The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) and the Anchorage Daily News.

McClatchy also operates leading local websites in each of its daily newspaper markets, offering users information, comprehensive news, advertising, e-commerce and other services, and owns and operates Nando Media, an interactive media operation that provides newspapers with content publishing tools and software development. McClatchy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI.


Source: The McClatchy Company

CONTACT: Elaine Lintecum, Treasurer of McClatchy Company,
+1-916-321-1846, or elintecum@mcclatchy.com

Web site: http://www.mcclatchy.com/


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