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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Fiscal Year Ended September 26 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number 1-6227 LEE ENTERPRISES , INCORPORATED ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter ) Delaware ( State of incorporation ) 42-0823980 4600 E 53rd Street , Davenport , lowa 52807 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 563 ) 383-2100 Registrant's telephone number , including area code Title of Each Class Common Stock - $ 0.01 par value Preferred Share Purchase Rights ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) LEE LEE Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered The Nasdaq Global Select Market The Nasdaq Global Select Market Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this Chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer □ Accelerated filer □ Non - accelerated filer » Smaller Reporting Company » Emerging growth company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registrant's public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No As of March 31 , 2021 , the aggregate market value of the Registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 141,804,818 based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . As of November 30 , 2021 , 5,889,159 shares of Common Stock $ 0.01 par value were outstanding on Nasdaq Global Select Market . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Lee Enterprises , Incorporated Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in January 2022 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K . Except as expressly incorporated by reference , the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement shall not be deemed to be a part of this report .