WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Check the appropriate box to designate
the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for
a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however,
see
the Notes).
CUSIP No.
579489303
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13G
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Page 2 of 7 pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a) ☒
(b) ☐
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Jersey, Channel Islands
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NUMBERS OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER 0
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER 329,554
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 329,554
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
329,554
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
☐
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.36%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
FI
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CUSIP No.
579489303
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13G
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Page 3 of 7 pages
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (BERMUDA)
LIMITED
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a) ☒
(b) ☐
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda
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NUMBERS OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER 0
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6
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SHARED VOTING POWER 329,554
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 329,554
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
329,554
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
☐
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.36%
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
FI
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a).
Name of Issuer:
The McClatchy Company
Item 1(b).
Address of Issuer’s
Principal Executive Offices:
2100 Q St.
Sacramento
CA 95816
United States
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Item 2(a).
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Name of Person Filing:
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Contrarius Investment Management Limited
Contrarius Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited
Item 2(b).
Address of Principal Business
Office or, if None, Residence:
Contrarius Investment Management Limited
- 2 Bond Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3NP, Channel Islands
Contrarius Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited –
Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08 Bermuda
Item 2(c).
Citizenship:
Contrarius Investment Management Limited is a company organized
under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands.
Contrarius Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited is a company
organized under the laws of Bermuda.
Item 2(d).
Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock
Item 2(e).
CUSIP Number:
579489303
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Item 3.
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If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check
whether the person filing is a:
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(a) ☐
Broker or dealer
registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) ☐
Bank as defined
in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) ☐
Insurance company
as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) ☐
Investment
company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) ☐
An investment
adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) ☐
An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) ☐
A parent
holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d– 1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) ☐
A savings
association as defined in Section 3 (b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S. C. 1813).
(i) ☐
A church
plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S. C. 80a-3).
(j) ☒
A non-U.S. institution in accordance
with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
(k) ☒
Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in
accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: Equivalent to IA.
Provide the following
information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially
owned: 329,554
(b) Percent of class: 6.36%
(c) Number of shares
as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power
to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(ii) Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote: 329,554
(iii) Sole power
to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
(iv) Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 329,554
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Item 5.
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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If this statement
is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.
Item 6.
Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Other persons have
the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the 329,554 shares
of Class A common stock of The McClatchy Company beneficially owned by Contrarius Investment Management Limited and Contrarius
Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited.
Item 7.
Identification and
Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
N/A
Item 8.
Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group.
Contrarius Investment Management Limited and Contrarius Investment
Management (Bermuda) Limited are together making this filing because they may be deemed to constitute a “group” for
the purposes of section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Item 9.
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Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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N/A
Item 10.
Certifications.
By signing below
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.
By signing below I certify that, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to Contrarius Investment Management Limited and Contrarius
Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent
U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed
in a Schedule 13D.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry
and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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5
July 2017
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CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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By:/s/ Thomas Daniel
Perkins
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Director
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5
July 2017
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CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT (BERMUDA) LIMITED
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By:/s/ Michal Nosek
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Director
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