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): September 28, 2012
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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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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (the “Company”) has elected William T. Masterson, Jr., 51, as Vice President-Newspapers effective September 28, 2012. He will continue as publisher of The Times Media Company of Northwest Indiana, a position he has held since 2006. As with all of the Company’s elected officers, he will serve in such capacity until the next annual meeting of its Board of Directors, when the Board considers election of officers, or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. A copy of the News Release announcing Mr. Masterson’s election is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Lee Enterprises, Incorporated News Release announcing the election of William T. Masterson, Jr. as Vice President-Newspapers |
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 | ||
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| Date: October 2, 2012 | By: | |
| Carl G. Schmidt | ||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | ||
| and Treasurer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Lee Enterprises, Incorporated News Release announcing the election of William T. Masterson, Jr. as Vice President-Newspapers |
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