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The SEC filings page for Lee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEE) brings together the company’s official regulatory disclosures, giving investors structured access to its financial reporting, capital plans, and governance updates. Lee identifies itself as a smaller reporting company and files a range of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual and quarterly reports, current reports on Form 8-K, registration statements, and proxy materials.
Through its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings, Lee details operating revenue by category, including print and digital advertising and marketing services, print and digital subscription revenue, and other print and digital revenue. These reports also describe Total Digital Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Cash Costs, and other metrics related to its digital-first subscription platform, as well as information about its term loan under a Credit Agreement with BH Finance.
Current reports on Form 8-K provide timely disclosure of material events. Recent 8-K filings reference preliminary quarterly results, expectations about sustainability without reliance on print media within a multi-year period, the intent to pursue a rights offering, the cancellation of a special meeting of stockholders, and executive transitions such as the resignation of the Chief Financial Officer. These filings often incorporate press releases and presentation materials that expand on Lee’s digital transformation and financing strategy.
Lee has also filed a registration statement on Form S-1 related to a proposed rights offering of common stock and a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for a special meeting of stockholders to consider amendments to its certificate of incorporation. Those amendments include increasing authorized common stock, establishing a class of non-voting common stock, and authorizing blank check preferred stock, which the company links to its ability to execute financing transactions.
In addition, Forms 3, 4, and 5 referenced in Lee’s communications provide information on beneficial ownership and changes in holdings by directors and executive officers, allowing users to track insider transactions and equity incentives. On Stock Titan, AI-powered tools can help summarize lengthy filings, highlight key risk factors, explain complex capital structure changes, and surface important trends in Lee’s digital revenue mix and debt profile, so that readers can review the substance of Lee’s SEC disclosures more efficiently.
Lee Enterprises (LEE) filed an S-1 for a rights offering of up to $50.0 million. The company will distribute non-transferable subscription rights to existing holders of voting common stock. Each right includes a basic right and an over‑subscription privilege, with any unsubscribed shares eligible for placement by Oppenheimer & Co. at the same subscription price for up to 45 days after expiration.
Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures, working capital, and technology investments. The offering requires stockholder approval of charter amendments to increase authorized voting shares and to authorize convertible non‑voting common stock, which automatically converts into voting stock on the third anniversary of issuance.
Lee disclosed in‑principle Term Loan amendments with BH Finance that, upon receipt of the full $50.0 million gross proceeds, would reduce the loan’s interest rate to 5.0% from 9.0% for five years, implying about $18.0 million in annual interest savings based on June 29, 2025 principal. Oppenheimer will serve as dealer‑manager; a $2,500,000 fee is payable upon consummation.
Lee Enterprises, Inc. called a special stockholder meeting to vote on charter amendments that expand its capital structure. The board unanimously recommends voting FOR all proposals.
The agenda includes: increasing authorized common stock from 12,000,000 to 24,000,000 shares (Proposal 1); creating a new class of Non‑Voting Common Stock with up to 12,000,000 shares that automatically convert into common stock on the third anniversary of issuance, subject to customary adjustments (Proposal 2); and authorizing up to 10,500,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock (Proposal 3). An adjournment proposal (Proposal 4) would allow extra time if needed to secure approvals.
The company states these changes would provide flexibility for potential financing, equity incentives, and strategic transactions. Shares outstanding were 6,262,967 as of October 22, 2025 for voting eligibility. Approval thresholds vary: Proposal 1 requires more FOR than AGAINST votes; Proposals 2 and 3 require a MAJORITY of outstanding shares; Proposal 4 requires a MAJORITY of shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting. The meeting will be held exclusively online.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated called a special shareholder meeting to vote on a Charter Amendment that would increase authorized common stock from 12,000,000 to 24,000,000 shares, and on an adjournment proposal. The meeting will be held virtually on November 25, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. CT.
The Board unanimously recommends voting FOR both proposals. The company states the increase would provide flexibility for future needs such as financing transactions, equity incentives, and potential strategic deals, noting limited remaining capacity under current authorization. The Board may elect not to implement the amendment even if approved.
Future issuances could dilute earnings per share and voting power at the time of issuance. Shares outstanding were 6,262,967 as of the October 22, 2025 record date. Approval of each proposal requires a majority of shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Lee Enterprises reported total operating revenue of $423.2 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2025, a 6.5% decline from the prior year, driven by continued print revenue declines. Digital revenue (digital advertising, digital subscriptions and digital services) grew 3.0% year-over-year and represented 52.9% of total revenue; digital-only subscribers totaled 670,000. Operating loss was $3.2 million for the nine months, and net loss widened to $29.9 million, or $5.16 per diluted share.
The company reported a material cybersecurity incident on February 3, 2025 that management estimates reduced revenue by more than $10 million, incurred $3.1 million of remediation expenses year-to-date (recorded in restructuring and other), and has led to putative class actions. Lee held $14.1 million in cash at June 29, 2025, reported Adjusted EBITDA of $30.3 million for the nine months, and carries a $455.9 million 25-year term loan at a 9% fixed rate (fair value $375.6 million). LEE had a stockholders' deficit of approximately $40.5 million at period end.
On 7 Aug 2025 Lee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEE) furnished an 8-K announcing preliminary results for the quarter ended 29 Jun 2025. The company released an earnings news release (Ex. 99.1) and a management slide deck (Ex. 99.2), both posted on investors.lee.net and discussed on its earnings call. These exhibits contain the detailed financial data and forward-looking commentary.
Management’s presentation states an expectation that Lee can operate sustainably without reliance on print media within five years, underscoring its ongoing digital transformation strategy. The information is provided under Items 2.02 and 7.01 and is deemed “furnished” rather than “filed,” limiting liability under Exchange Act §18. No specific revenue, earnings or cash-flow figures appear in the body of the 8-K itself.