UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2011
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LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission File Number 1-6227
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Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
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42-0823980
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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201 N. Harrison Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(563) 383-2100
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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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)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 7.01.
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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Pursuant to Regulation FD, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (the “Company”) hereby discloses a letter from Mary E. Junck, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, to its stockholders discussing, among other matters, the Company’s withdrawal of its plans to privately offer $680 million of first priority lien senior secured notes due in 2017, $375 million of second priority lien senior secured notes due in 2018 and up to 8,928,175 shares of its common stock, $2.00 par value. A copy of the letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and information from the letter is hereby incorporated by reference. The information in this report shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Letter to the stockholders of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated from its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer dated May 5, 2011
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SIGNATURES
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.
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LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
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Date: May 5, 2011
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By:
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Carl G. Schmidt
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
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and Treasurer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Letter to the stockholders of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated from its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer dated May 5, 2011
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