On May 31, 2016, Gannett Co., Inc. urged stockholders of Tribune Publishing Company to ‘withhold’ votes for all of the Company’s director nominees: Carol Crenshaw, Justin C. Dearborn, David E. Dibble, Michael W. Ferro, Philip G. Franklin, Eddy W. Hartenstein, Richard A. Reck, and Donald Tang at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders to be held on June 2, 2016. In addition, Gannett encouraged the Company stockholders to send a clear message to the Company’s Board to engage constructively with Gannett regarding its $15.00 per share all-cash premium offer to acquire the Company.