Lee Enterprises, Inc. filings document the formal disclosures of a Nasdaq-listed local media company with common stock outstanding. The record includes Form 8-K reports on preliminary operating results, Regulation FD materials, executive appointments, annual-meeting voting results, shareholder proposal deadlines, material agreements and capital-structure changes.
Proxy statements and related meeting filings describe board elections, executive compensation, charter and share-authorization matters, stock issuance approvals and shareholder voting mechanics. Other disclosures address the company’s digital-subscription and advertising model, the transition from print media, credit-facility and debt terms, preferred share purchase rights, governance practices and risk factors including advertising demand, subscription trends, technology systems, cybersecurity, labor costs, newsprint and other input costs, competition and Nasdaq listing status.
LEE Enterprises (LEE) director Gregory David Hoffmann acquired 3,928 shares of common stock in a grant/award transaction on September 28, 2026. The reported price was $6.79 per share, reflecting a weighted average purchase price across multiple trades. His direct holdings following the transaction were 3,928 shares.
Lee Enterprises, Inc. (LEE) lists director Gregory David Hoffmann with 0 shares of common stock in a direct holding entry dated September 28, 2026. The entry reports a holding position, not a purchase or sale.
Lee Enterprises appointed Gregory Hoffmann, age 37, to its Board effective immediately. He will serve until the 2028 annual meeting and until a successor is duly elected and qualified, or his earlier departure, and has joined the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Gregory Hoffmann is the son of Board Chairman and majority stockholder David Hoffmann. He will participate in the non-employee director compensation program on the same basis as other directors, with compensation prorated as applicable.
David Hoffmann purchased 10,909,440 Lee shares in a private placement completed February 5, 2026. On May 14, 2026, Lee entered a five-year management agreement with Hoffmann Media Group, beneficially owned by David Hoffmann, to manage certain group-owned newspaper publications and digital properties. Lee receives a fixed fee of $135,000 per fiscal quarter, a variable fee equal to 20% of prior-quarter EBITDA attributable to publications the group acquires after the agreement’s effective date, and reimbursement of certain shared-service costs at cost.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) reported that its Audit and Risk Management Committee approved the dismissal of BDO USA, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm, effective after completion of BDO’s audit of the fiscal year ending September 27, 2026 and the filing of the related Form 10-K.
BDO’s audit reports for the fiscal years ended September 28, 2025 and September 29, 2024 contained no adverse opinions, disclaimers, or qualifications, and the company reports no disagreements or other reportable events with BDO, other than a previously disclosed material weakness in internal control over financial reporting that existed through June 23, 2024 and was remediated as of September 29, 2024.
The Audit Committee approved the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the new independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 26, 2027, subject to completion of customary client acceptance procedures, and states that neither the company nor its representatives consulted Grant Thornton on accounting or auditing matters during the past two fiscal years.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) director Madeline E. McIntosh reported a grant or award of 5,313 shares of common stock on August 31, 2026 at a reported value of $8.00 per share. Following this acquisition, she holds a total of 25,159 shares of LEE common stock directly.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (symbol: LEE) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. McAlmont Shaun reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) reported that director Shaun McAlmont received a grant of 5,000 shares of common stock on August 31, 2026 at $8.00 per share. Following this award, he directly holds 35,183 shares of LEE common stock. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported for this transaction.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) director Ronald J. Kruszewski reported an indirect acquisition of 5,000 shares of common stock on August 31, 2026, as a grant or award to the Kruszewski Revocable Trust at a reported value of $8.00 per share.
Following this award, the Kruszewski Revocable Trust holds 11,112 shares, and a separate indirect holding, the Stifel Corporation Trust, is reported with 615,385 shares. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these holdings.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (symbol: LEE) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC. Hoffmann David Henry reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) reported that director and ten percent owner David Henry Hoffmann received a grant or award of 7,813 shares of common stock on August 31, 2026 at a reported value of $8.00 per share. Following this award, he holds 11,530,621 shares directly and 618,900 shares indirectly through a trust.
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) director Steven C. Fletcher received a grant of 5,469 shares of common stock on August 31, 2026, described as a grant, award, or other acquisition at $8.00 per share. Following this award, he holds 38,873 shares directly and 8,000 shares indirectly through the Fletcher Family Trust. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for these transactions.