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
Schermer, Lloyd G.
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
400 Putnam Building
215 N. Main Street
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
11/17/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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 |10/27/|G |V|54,900 |D | | |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |11/17/|G |V|55,322 |D | |0* |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |110,020 |I |By Trust** |
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Class B Common Stock |11/17/|G |V|55,000 |A | |453,028 |D | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock | | | | | | |110,020 |I |By Trust** |
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Class B Common Stock |11/17/|G |V|55,000 |D | |751,338 |I |By Spouse** |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock | | | | | | |49,319 |I |By Spouse 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 | | | 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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Explanation of Responses:
*The Reporting Person's Form 5 dated 6/30/00 incorrectly reported the receipt
of 500 shares of the Issuer's common
stock under the Issuer's Non-Employee Director Stock Plan. Reporting Person's
term as director ended January 25,
2000.
**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.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Lloyd G. Schermer
DATE
1/3/01
