Delisting Notice · Reg FD Disclosure

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):   April 5, 2021 _____________________________________________________   LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED   (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) _______________________________________________________________________   Delaware (State of Incorporation) 1-6227 (Commission File Number) 42-0823980 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)     4600 E. 53 rd Street , Davenport , IA 52807 (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)   ☐   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))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock , $.01 par value per share   LEE   New York Stock Exchange   Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company ☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐           Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.   On April 5, 2021, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (“Company”), acting pursuant to authorization from its Board of Directors, determined to voluntarily withdraw the principal listing of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and transfer the listing to The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”). The Company expects listing and trading of its Common Stock on the NYSE will end at market close on April 16, 2021, and trading will begin on Nasdaq at market open on April 19, 2021.   The Common Stock has been approved for listing on Nasdaq, where it will continue to trade under the stock symbol “LEE.”   Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.   The Company issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 in connection with the transfer of the principal listing of its Common Stock to Nasdaq.   The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.   Safe Harbor.   The information provided in this Report and attached Exhibit may include forward-looking statements relating to future events or the future financial performance of the Company. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Words such as “aims”, “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “potential,” “hope” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations of the Company and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties. Detailed information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by statements in report relating to the Company may be found in the Company’s periodic filings with the Commission, including the factors described in the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” copies of which may be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this Report or the attached Exhibit.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.     (d) Exhibits             99.1 Press release issued by Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, dated April 5, 2021.     104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)         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.     LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED Date: April 5, 2021 By: /s/  Timothy R. Millage Timothy R. Millage Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer