DAVENPORT, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 2, 2015--
Lee Enterprises, a leading provider of news, information and advertising
in 50 markets, today announced the sale of its land and building located
at 811 & 830 Seminary Street and 807 Wilson Street in Napa, California —
the current headquarters of the Napa Valley Register.
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Ron Mayo said the net proceeds
from the sale, which is expected to be about $5.0 million, will be used
to reduce outstanding debt under the 2nd Lien Term Loan, at
par. Sales of Pulitzer assets provide the company with the opportunity
to prepay the 2nd Lien Term Loan at par and reduce its
highest rate debt without incurring call premiums.
Mayo said the Napa real estate sale is part of the company’s ongoing
real estate monetization program. Real estate valued at more than $10
million is currently listed for sale or is under contract including
properties in Provo, Utah; Bloomington, Illinois; Portage, Wisconsin;
and St. Louis, Missouri.
“As we continue to transform our business through consolidation,
outsourcing and other means, we have excess real estate assets in
certain markets,” he said. “Monetizing those assets provides us with the
capital to reduce debt and invest in our digital transformation as we
move forward.”
ABOUT LEE
Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information, and
a major platform for advertising, in its markets, with 46 daily
newspapers and a joint interest in four others, rapidly growing digital
products and nearly 300 specialty publications in 22 states. Lee's
newspapers have circulation of 1.0 million daily and 1.5 million Sunday,
reaching more than three million readers in print alone. Lee's markets
include St. Louis, MO; Lincoln, NE; Madison, WI; Davenport, IA;
Billings, MT; Bloomington, IL; and Tucson, AZ. Lee Common Stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LEE. For more
information about Lee, please visit www.lee.net.
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Source: Lee Enterprises
Lee Enterprises
Charles Arms, 563-383-2100
Director of
Communications
IR@lee.net
lee.net
