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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc | a2017q3earningsrelease6252.htm |
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): August 3, 2017
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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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operation and Financial Condition. |
On August 3, 2017, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated reported its preliminary results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 25, 2017. 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 in this report shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 3, 2017, the Company issued a news release announcing that it will present third quarter operating results during the third quarter earnings release conference call and webcast. It includes remarks by Mary Junck, Executive Chairman, Kevin Mowbray, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ron Mayo, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, including:
• | The Company is evaluating the best use of its free cash flow beyond debt reduction, including additional print and digital acquisitions, as well as other opportunities that will increase shareholder value. |
• | The Company is actively evaluating the timing and economics of refinancing all or a portion of the Company’s long-term debt. |
The information in Item 7.01 of this Report is furnished and 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 - Third fiscal quarter ended June 25, 2017 | ||
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: | August 3, 2017 | By: | ||
Ronald A. Mayo | ||||
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | ||||
and Treasurer | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | News Release dated August 3, 2017 |