SEC Form 4 · accession 0001183010-26-000054
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc · LEE
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
A later amendment supersedes this filing — read the amendment. The figures below are kept as originally reported (version chain, not an overwrite).
Reporting owner
Nathan E. Bekke
Officer — President & CEO
Period of report
Aug 6, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Aug 10, 2026 · 5:31 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
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Issuer CIK
0000058361
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Aug 6, 2026 | A | 107,759 | $0.00 | A | 143,696 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)F1,F2 | $16.36 | Mar 11, 2025 | A | 5,946 | A | — | Dec 15, 2034 | Common Stock | 5,946 | 5,946 | D |
| Performance RightsF1,F3 | — | Mar 11, 2025 | A | 7,273 | A | — | Sep 26, 2027 | Common Stock | 7,273 | 7,273 | D |
| Performance RightsF1,F3 | — | Aug 6, 2026 | A | 107,759 | A | — | Sep 30, 2029 | Common Stock | 107,759 | 107,759 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The grant of restricted stock awards, stock options, and performance shares were approved by the executive compensation committee of LEE's board of directors on December 16, 2024, subject to shareholder approval of the First Amendment to the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("Amendment") under which the awards were granted and the subsequent filing of LEE's Registration Statement on Form S-8 registering the additional shares authorized under the Amendment. LEE's shareholders approved the Amendment on February 27, 2025, and the Form S-8 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2025.
- F2The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 16, 2025.
- F3Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of LEE common stock. The performance rights vest on the expiration date and upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria of LEE's common stock.