UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Kuraitis, Vytenis P.
c/o Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
400 Putnam Building
Davenport, IA 52801
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
LEE ENT
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
11/16/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President - Human Resources
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |11/16/|A |V|750 |A |27.188 |3,142* |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option | | | | | | |** |10/31|Common Stock|600 | |600 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |/04 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option | | | | | | |** |11/7/|Common Stock|1800 | |1,800 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |05 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option | | | | | | |** |10/27|Common Stock|1250 | |1,250 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |/06 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option | | | | | | |** |11/9/|Common Stock|6000 | |6,000 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |07 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$27.188 |11/16|A |V|4,500 |A |** |11/16|Common Stock|4,500 |$27.188|4,500 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | |/98 | | | | | |/08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* Includes 492 shares of common stock acquired through Issuer's Employee Stock
Purchase Plan through payroll
deduction and dividend
reinvestment.
**These securities become exercisable as follows: 30% upon the first
anniversary date of the grant; 60% upon
the second anniversary of the grant; 100% upon the third anniversary of the
grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Vytenis P. Kuraitis
DATE
7/12/99
