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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 4, 2022   LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)       Delaware (State of Incorporation) 1-6227 (Commission File Number) 42-0823980 (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     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)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   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 ☐   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. ☐         Item 2.02.      Results of Operation and Financial Condition .   On August 4, 2022, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (the "Company") reported its preliminary results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 26, 2022. 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 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits .       (d) Exhibits       99.1 News Release - Third fiscal quarter ended June 26, 2022     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: August 4, 2022 By: /s/ Timothy R. Millage         Timothy R. Millage         Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and         Treasurer