Nathan E. Bekke - 09 Dec 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE)

Reporting relationship: Chief Operating Officer
Issuer ticker: LEE
Reported as of: 09 Dec 2022
Net transaction value: -$25,627
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 18 Dec 2025, 18:30:06 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 14 Dec 2021
Next SEC filing: 14 Dec 2023
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/Timothy B. Gulbranson, Limited POA, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Nathan E. Bekke filed Form 4 for LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE) on 18 Dec 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes Nathan E. Bekke's Form 4 filing for LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc (LEE).
5 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 18 Dec 2025, 18:30.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 14 Dec 2021.
Current net transaction value: -$25,627.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001725413 Primary reporting owner

BEKKE NATHAN E.

Relationship: Chief Operating Officer
Address: C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 4600 E. 53RD STREET, DAVENPORT
Signature: /s/Timothy B. Gulbranson, Limited POA, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 18 Dec 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

LEE transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $16,271
Shares: -972
Change %: -2.5%
Price: $16.74
Shares after: 38,249
Date: 09 Dec 2022
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

LEE transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $8,176
Shares: -1,970
Change %: -5.2%
Price: $4.15
Shares after: 36,279
Date: 09 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

LEE transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $1,180
Shares: -342
Change %: -0.94%
Price: $3.45
Shares after: 35,937
Date: 16 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

LEE transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +5,946
Change %
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 5,946
Date: 11 Mar 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 5,946
Exercise price: $16.36
Footnotes: F2, F3

LEE transaction Derivative

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +7,273
Change %
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 7,273
Date: 11 Mar 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 7,273
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Exercise of tax withholding right in connection with vesting of previously granted (and reported) restricted stock resulting in a deemed disposition of the withheld shares back to LEE.

Footnote F2

The grant of restricted stock awards, stock options, and performance shares were approved by the executive compensation committee of LEE's board of directors on December 16, 2024, subject to shareholder approval of the First Amendment to the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("Amendment") under which the awards were granted and the subsequent filing of LEE's Registration Statement on Form S-8 registering the additional shares authorized under the Amendment. LEE's shareholders approved the Amendment on February 27, 2025, and the Form S-8 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2025.

Footnote F3

The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on December 16, 2025.

Footnote F4

Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of LEE common stock. The performance rights vest on the expiration date and upon the satisfaction of certain performance criteria of LEE's common stock.