Editing The New York Times Company (section)

== Ownership and leadership ==
Since September 25, 1997, the company has been listed on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] under the symbol NYT. From April 27, 1967, until January 13, 1969, the company's Class A common stock traded over the counter. From January 14, 1969, until September 24, 1997, the shares were traded on the [[American Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytco.com/investors/faqs/|title=FAQs|website=The New York Times Company}}</ref> Of the two categories of stock, [[Share (finance)|Class A]] and Class B, the former is publicly traded and the latter is held privately—largely (over 90% through The 1997 Trust) by the descendants of [[Adolph Ochs]], who purchased ''The New York Times'' newspaper in 1896.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71691/000121465918000364/g19180sc13da11.htm|title=SCHEDULE 13D/A (Amendment No. 11)|date=January 1, 2018 |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref>

=== Carlos Slim loan and investment ===
On January 20, 2009, ''The New York Times'' reported that its parent company, the New York Times Company, had reached an agreement to borrow $250{{nbsp}}million from Mexican billionaire [[Carlos Slim]], "to help the newspaper company finance its businesses".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/business/media/20times.html |title=Mexican Billionaire Invests in Times Company |last=Dash |first=Eric |date=January 19, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 1, 2012}}</ref> The New York Times Company later repaid that loan ahead of schedule.<ref name="NYTx22">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-14/carlos-slim-doubles-new-york-times-stake-by-exercising-options.html |title=Billionaire Carlos Slim Doubles Holdings in New York Times |last1=Laya |first1=Patricia |date=January 14, 2015 |access-date=June 20, 2015 |publisher=[[Bloomberg News]] |last2=Smith |first2=Gerry}}</ref> Since then, Slim has bought large quantities of the company's Class A shares, which are available for purchase by the public and offer less control over the company than Class B shares, which are privately held.<ref name="NYTx22" /> Slim's investments in the company included large purchases of Class A shares in 2011, when he increased his stake in the company to 8.1% of Class A shares,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newyorktimes-idUSN1E7951NY20111006 |title=Carlos Slim increases stake in NY Times |last=Saba |first=Jennifer |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=July 1, 2012 |work=Reuters}}"</ref> and again in 2015, when he exercised stock options—acquired as part of a repayment plan on the 2009 loan—to purchase 15.9{{nbsp}}million Class A shares, making him the largest shareholder.<ref name="NYTx22" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-times-warrants-carlos-slim-idUSKBN0KN2M820150114 |title=Carlos Slim becomes top New York Times shareholder |date=January 14, 2017 |newspaper=Reuters}}</ref> As of March 7, 2016, Slim owned 17.4% of the company's Class A shares, according to annual filings submitted by the company.<ref name="NYT2016proxystatement2">{{cite web |url=http://s1.q4cdn.com/156149269/files/doc_financials/proxy/2016/Bookmarked-2016-Proxy-Statement.pdf |title=The New York Times Company Notice of 2016 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement |date=March 22, 2016 |publisher=The New York Times Company |access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/71691/000007169116000023/a2015form10-k.htm |title=Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for The New York Times Company (Form 10-K) |date=February 24, 2016 |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |access-date=October 28, 2016}}, See Item 12, which states, "The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the sections titled "Principal Holders of Common Stock", "Security Ownership of Management and Directors" and "The 1997 Trust" of our Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</ref> While Slim is the largest shareholder in the company, his investment only allows him to vote for Class A directors, a third of the company's board.<ref name="NYTx22" />

===Board of directors===
{{As of|2024|06|post=:}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.nytco.com/board-of-directors/ |website=NYTCo|access-date=June 24, 2024 }}</ref>
* [[A. G. Sulzberger]], chairman of The New York Times Company and publisher of The New York Times 
* Amanpal S. Bhutani, [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[GoDaddy]]
* Manuel Bronstein, [[Chief product officer|CPO]] of [[Roblox Corporation|Roblox]]
* [[Beth Brooke-Marciniak|Beth Brooke]], former global vice chair of public policy for [[Ernst & Young]]
* Rachel Glaser, [[Chief financial officer|CFO]] of [[Etsy]]
* [[Arthur Golden]], best-selling author
* [[Meredith Kopit Levien]], president and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of The New York Times Company
* [[Brian P. McAndrews]], former president, [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], and chairman of [[Pandora Media]]
* David Perpich, publisher of [[The Athletic]] and [[Wirecutter (website)|Wirecutter]]
* [[John W. Rogers Jr.]], founder and chairman of [[Ariel Investments]]
* Anuradha B. Subramanian, [[Chief financial officer|CFO]] of [[Bumble]]
* Margot Golden Tishler, chair of the Ochs-Sulzberger Trust
* Rebecca Van Dyck, former [[Chief operating officer|COO]] for Reality Labs at Meta Platforms