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 2126, 2025 ~~(November 17, 2025)~~

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LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	1-6227	42-0823980
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

	4600 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, Iowa 52807
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	LEE	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Preferred Share Purchase Rights	LEE	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 52.02 ~~Departure~~. Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition.

~~(b)~~ On November 1726, 2025, ~~Timothy~~Lee ~~R. Millage~~Enterprises, ~~Vice~~Incorporated ~~President~~(the “Company”) reported its preliminary results for the fourth quarter ended September 28, ~~Chief~~2025. ~~Financial~~In ~~Officer~~connection with the preliminary results, ~~and~~the ~~Treasurer~~Company ofissued ~~Lee~~a ~~Enterprises~~news release, ~~Incorporated~~which ~~(the~~is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (“~~Company~~News Release”),. ~~informed~~The ~~the~~ Company ofalso ~~his~~prepared ~~decision~~presentation tomaterials ~~resign~~which ~~from~~were ~~his~~presented ~~positions~~by ~~with~~management during the Company’s toearnings ~~pursue~~conference ancall, ~~opportunity~~which inare ~~church~~attached ~~ministry~~hereto as Exhibit 99. ~~His~~2 ~~resignation~~and ~~will~~have ~~become~~been ~~effective~~made ~~February~~available 28on the Company’s website, ~~2026~~investors.lee.net (“Presentation Materials”). In addition to the information in the News Release, the Presentation Materials include content and hefinancial ~~has~~figures ~~agreed~~showing its expectation to ~~provide~~be ~~consulting~~sustainable ~~services~~without toreliance ~~the~~on ~~Company~~print ~~through~~media ~~May~~within ~~31,~~five ~~2026~~years.

~~Mr.~~The ~~Millage’s~~information ~~decision~~furnished isby ~~due~~and toincorporated ~~personal~~by ~~reasons~~reference ~~and~~in this Item 2.02, including the attached Exhibits, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the ~~result~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any ~~disagreement~~filing ~~with~~under the ~~Company~~Securities orAct ~~its~~of ~~operations~~1933, ~~policies~~as oramended, ~~practices~~except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The Company has initiated a search process to identify a new chief financial officer.

(e) In connection with Mr. Millage’s resignation, the Company and Mr. Millage entered into a separation agreement, dated November 20, 2025 (the “Separation Agreement”). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, Mr. Millage will receive (a) his full compensation through the end of his consulting role, (b) a severance payment equaling twenty-six weeks of his base salary, (c) the vesting of all unvested stock awards on February 28, 2026, and (d) survival of the indemnification terms under his employment agreement and indemnity agreement. The Separation Agreement also includes customary non-compete, non-solicitation, and release of claims provisions.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

OnThe ~~November~~disclosure ~~21,~~contained ~~2025,~~in ~~the~~Item ~~Company issued a press release announcing Mr~~2.02 ~~Millage's resignation as its Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer. A copy of the press release~~ is ~~attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is~~ incorporated herein by reference ~~herein~~.

The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and therefore shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

			(d)Exhibits
			99.1			~~Press~~Earnings Release
			99.2			Presentation Materials
			104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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

Date:

November 2126, 2025

By:

/s/ ~~Kevin~~Timothy DR. ~~Mowbray~~Millage

Kevin D. Mowbray

Timothy R. Millage

President and Chief Executive Officer

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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