UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gottlieb, Richard D.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
400 Putnam Bldg.
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)
4. Statement for Month/Year
09/30/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
President and CEO
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |10/9/9|G |1,167*** |D | | |D | |
|8 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |11/8/9|F |5,289 |D |$28.1875 | |D | |
|8 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |11/16/|A |2,800 |A |$27.188 | |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/14/|G |1,300 |D | | |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/14/|G |1,300 |A | | |I |By Spouse* |
|98 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/14/|G |325 |A | | |I |By Daughter* |
|98 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/14/|G |1,300 |D | | |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/14/|G |325 |A | |4,762 |I |By Daughter* |
|98 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |01/06/|G |325 |D | |68,280*** |D | |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |01/06/|G |325 |A | | |I |By Spouse* |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |01/06/|G |325 |D | |800 |I |By Spouse* |
|99 | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | |9,845 |I |By Daughter in Trust* |
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Class B Common Stock |12/31/|J***|460 |A | | |D | |
|98 |* | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |03/31/|J***|875 |A | |66,234 |D | |
|99 |* | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock | | | | | |21,360 |I |By Spouse* |
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Class B Common Stock | | | | | |3,957 |I |By Daughter* |
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Class B Common Stock | | | | | |2,100 |I |By Daughter in Trust* |
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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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice 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 | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$11 | | | | |** |11/7/|Common Stock|50,300 | |50,300 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |00 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$11 | | | | |** |11/19|Common Stock|80,000 | |80,000 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |/01 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$15.5625| | | | |** |11/17|Common Stock|60,000 | |60,000 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |/02 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$16 | | | | |** |11/2/|Common Stock|35,600 | |35,600 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |03 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$16.625 | | | | |** |11/1/|Common Stock|40,000 | |40,000 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |04 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$19.8125| | | | |** |11/7/|Common Stock|40,000 | |40,000 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |05 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$20.875 | | | | |** |11/7/|Common Stock|7,906 | |7,906 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |00 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$21.50 | | | | |** |11/7/|Common Stock|20,000 | |20,000 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |06 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$28.8125| | | | |** |11/8/|Common Stock|1,794 | |1,794 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |00 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$26 5/8 | | | | |** |11/9/|Common Stock|25,000 | |25,000 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |07 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|$27.188 | | | | |** |11/16|Common Stock|17,500 | |17,500 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | |/08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and
this report shall not be deemed an
admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities
for purposes of Section 16 or any
other
purpose.
**These securities become 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.
***This figure corrects a scrivener's error on the Form 4 filed 10/12/99
wherein the holdings of the Reporting
Person were underreported by 2,372 shares, and the inclusion of the disposition
by gift reported herein but not
reported
therein.
****Distribution from Reporting Person's grantor annunity trust by the
non-affiliated trustee of shares originally
contributed by Reporting
Person.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Richard D. Gottlieb
DATE
11/3/99
