Lee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Dividend
DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2006--The Board of Directors of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE:LEE), has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share. The dividend is payable Jan. 2, 2007, to stockholders of record of both the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of Dec. 1, 2006.
Lee Enterprises is a premier publisher of local news, information and advertising in primarily midsize markets, with 51 daily newspapers and a joint interest in five others, rapidly growing online sites and more than 300 weekly newspapers and specialty publications in 23 states. Lee's newspapers have circulation of 1.6 million daily and 1.9 million Sunday, reaching more than four million readers daily. Lee's online sites reach more than two million users, and Lee's weekly publications have distribution of more than 4.5 million households. Lee's newspaper markets include St. Louis, Mo.; Lincoln, Neb.; Madison, Wis.; Davenport, Iowa; Billings, Mont.; Bloomington, Ill.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Napa, Calif. Lee is based in Davenport, Iowa, and its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE. For more information about Lee Enterprises, please visit www.lee.net.
CONTACT: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated Dan Hayes, 563-383-2100 dan.hayes@lee.net SOURCE: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated