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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT


PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 12, 2015


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LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Commission File Number 1-6227

Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
42-0823980
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


201 N. Harrison Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


(563) 383-2100
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02.
Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

On November 12, 2015, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated announced certain summary preliminary results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 27, 2015, which contains certain information not previously publicly disclosed. This Exhibit 99.1, which discloses financial results in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), also includes a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures for cash costs, EBITDA and operating cash flow. The “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” is included as a table in Exhibit 99.1 and sets forth how the Company uses these non-GAAP measures and the reasons why the Company views these measures as providing useful information for investors. No non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered as a substitute for any related GAAP financial measure. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and information from the news release is hereby incorporated by reference. The information under Item 2.02 of this report shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
99.1
News Release dated November 12, 2015 and Preliminary Results

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
/s/ Ronald A. Mayo
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 13, 2015
By:
 
 
 
 
Ronald A. Mayo
 
 
 
 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
 
 
 
 
and Treasurer
 


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
99.1
News Release dated November 12, 2015 and Preliminary Results