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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) will participate in the Sidoti May Virtual Investor Conference on May 8-9, 2024. The CEO and CFO will hold a group presentation and one-on-one meetings with investors. Registration is free for all interested parties.

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Lee Enterprises reported a 5% year-over-year growth in Adjusted EBITDA, with digital-only subscription revenue increasing by 48%. Total digital revenue reached $71 million, representing 48% of total revenue. The company aims to achieve a digital inflection point where more than 50% of revenue is digital. Second-quarter highlights include $147 million in total operating revenue, $71 million in total digital revenue, and $15 million in Adjusted EBITDA. The 2024 fiscal year outlook includes targets for total digital revenue, digital-only subscribers, and Adjusted EBITDA. The company has $454 million in debt and $16 million in cash on the balance sheet, with favorable financing terms.

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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:LEE) has appointed Les Ottolenghi as Chief Transformation and Commercial Officer. Ottolenghi's vast experience in technology and cybersecurity will drive Lee's digital growth, data business, and digital leadership. His role aims to exceed the company's growth targets and strengthen market position.

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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) has announced a conference call and webcast scheduled for May 2, 2024, to discuss preliminary results for its second quarter. The company is a major player in the subscription and advertising platform, providing local news and information in 73 markets.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) announced the adoption of a -duration shareholder rights plan in response to Quint Digital 's significant accumulation of over 12.4% of Lee's common stock. The plan aims to protect all shareholders' long-term value and ensure fair treatment in the event of a takeover. The Board may consider terminating the plan earlier if needed.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) reported impressive first quarter fiscal 2024 financial results, with a 6% YOY growth in Adjusted EBITDA and a 60% YOY increase in total digital revenue. Digital-only subscribers reached 735,000, representing a 30% YOY increase, and digital revenue accounted for 46% of total operating revenue. The company's Three Pillar Digital Growth Strategy is driving audience growth, consumer engagement, and digital subscription revenue. Despite a decline in operating expenses and cash costs, net income was $1 million. The company's 2024 fiscal year outlook remains unchanged, with expectations of continued growth in digital revenue and digital-only subscribers. Lee Enterprises has $454 million of debt outstanding and $15 million in cash on the balance sheet, with favorable terms under the Credit Agreement with BH Finance.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) has scheduled an audio webcast and conference call to announce its preliminary results for the first quarter ended December 24, 2023. The conference call is set for Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 9 a.m. Central Time. The live webcast can be accessed via Lee's website, and a replay will be available 24 hours later.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) reported total digital revenue of $73M in Q4, representing 44% of total operating revenue. Digital-only subscribers totaled 721,000, up 36% YOY, with Adjusted EBITDA in line with full year guidance. The company's digital growth strategy led to a 14% increase in total digital revenue and a 68% increase in digital-only subscription revenue in Q4.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) has elected Theodore F. Olt III as the new secretary and general counsel, succeeding C. Dana Waterman III, who is retiring after 34 years. Olt, a U.S. Naval Academy and University of Iowa College of Law graduate, has been a member of Lane & Waterman LLP since 1995. Lee Enterprises is a digital-first subscription platform providing local markets with valuable, high-quality, intensely local news, information, advertising, and marketing services with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products, and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 75 markets in 26 states. Year to date, Lee’s newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 33 million digital unique visitors.
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Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ: LEE) has scheduled an audio webcast and conference call for Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 9 a.m. Central Time to discuss preliminary results for its year ended September 24, 2023. Lee is a major subscription and advertising platform providing local news and information in 75 markets.
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Lee Enterprises, Inc.

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About LEE

lee enterprises is a leading provider of local news, information and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with 46 daily newspapers and a joint interest in two others, along with rapidly growing digital products and nearly 300 specialty publications in 21 states. lee was founded in 1890 in iowa, by a.w. lee. most of our papers trace their beginnings to the mid-1800s. among our alumni, teenage sam clemens wrote for the muscatine journal in iowa before becoming world-renowned as mark twain. a reporter from our newspaper in bismarck, north dakota, died with george custer at the battle of the little big horn. in 1973, our newspaper in davenport, iowa, became the first in the world to be produced totally by computer.