UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 28, 2005
LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number
1-6227
Delaware
42-0823980
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
201 N. Harrison Street,
Davenport, Iowa 52801
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(563) 383-2100
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Check the appropriate box below if
the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On September 28, 2005, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into an Executive Resignation Agreement with Michael E. Phelps, Vice-President – Publishing, relating to the terms of his resignation of employment from the Company and its affiliates. The agreement confirms that Mr. Phelps’ employment with the Company will terminate on November 14, 2005. In exchange, Mr. Phelps has agreed not to compete with the Company, prior to November 14, 2006, within a specified radius of any of the Company’s daily newspapers. The agreement contains covenants regarding Mr. Phelps’ use or disclosure of confidential information and the hiring, prior to November 14, 2006, of any employee of the Company.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED | ||
| Date: October 3, 2005 | By: /s/Carl G. Schmidt | |
| Carl G. Schmidt | ||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | ||
| and Treasurer |
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