SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCHERMER GREGORY P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
201 N. HARRISON STREET, STE. 600

(Street)
DAVENPORT IA 52801

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEE ENTERPRISES, INC [ LEE ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2018
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/08/2018 M 52,600 A $0 1,132,811 D
Common Stock 540 I(1) By Son
Common Stock 2,000 I(1) By Son in Trust
Common Stock 540 I(1) By Daughter
Common Stock 540 I(1) By Daughter
Common Stock 540 I(1) By Daughter
Common Stock 29,280 I(1)(2) By Son in Trust
Common Stock 27,280 I(1)(2) By Daughter in Trust
Common Stock 23,280 I(1)(2) By Daughter in Trust
Common Stock 23,280 I(1)(2) By Daughter in Trust
Common Stock 55,000 I(1) By Trust
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $2.57 08/08/2018 M 12,600(3) 09/28/2011 09/28/2020 Common Stock 12,600 $2.57 0 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $1.13 08/08/2018 M 40,000(3) 04/30/2013 04/30/2022 Common Stock 40,000 $1.13 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
2. Reporting Person's indirect ownership of these shares of Common Stock was timely reported on December 11, 2015, but due to an inadvertent scrivener's error, these holdings were omitted from Reporting Person's last three Form 4 filings.
3. These securities are exercisable as follows: 30% upon the first anniversary date of the grant; 60% upon the second anniversary date of the grant; and 100% upon the third anniversary date of the grant. These securities were awarded to Reporting Person while he was an officer of the Company.
/s/Edmund H. Carroll, Limited POA, Attorney-in-Fact 08/10/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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