FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2021 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc [ LEE ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock | 587,985 | I(1)(2)(3) | By partnerships and corporations(1)(2)(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. As of May 11, 2021, Tonga Partners, LP, Tristan Partners, LP, and Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd (collectively the "Cannell Investment Vehicles") owned in the aggregate 587,985 shares of the common stock of Lee Enterprises, Inc.. |
2. Cannell Capital LLC acts as the general partner of and investment adviser to Tonga Partners, LP, Tristan Partners, L.P. and Tristan Offshore Fund, Ltd. J. Carlo Cannell is the sole managing member of Cannell Capital LLC. As such, Mr. Cannell possesses sole power to vote and direct the disposition of all securities of Lee Enterprises, Inc. held by the Cannell Investment Vehicles. Thus, for the purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, as of May 11, 2021, Mr. Cannell beneficially owns 587,985 shares. Mr. Cannell's interest in the securities reported herein is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest in each of the Cannell Investment Vehicles, if any. |
3. From the sale transactions dated May 14, 2021, Cannell Capital LLC realized short-swing profits of $6,125.11 on 304 shares of the Company purchased November 19, 2020 at a split-adjusted price of $9.52 per share. Cannell Capital LLC has voluntarily disgorged these profits to the Company. |
/s/ J. Carlo Cannell, on behalf of Cannell Capital LLC | 05/11/2021 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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