LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:LEE) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

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LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:LEE) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year.>

On February 22, 2017, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Lee
Enterprises, Incorporated (the Company) approved the Companys
Amended and Restated By-Laws (the Amended By-Laws), effective
immediately, to correct a mistake in the description of the
duties of the Executive Chairman in Article IV, Section 3. A copy
of the Amended By-Laws is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.

The foregoing summary description of the Amended By-Laws does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Amended By-Laws.

Item 5.07. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Annual Meeting) was
held on February 22, 2017. Nancy S. Donovan, Leonard J. Elmore
and Brent Magid were elected as directors for three-year terms
expiring at the 2020 annual meeting. Dr. Richard R. Cole was
elected as director for a one-year term expiring at the 2018
annual meeting.

Votes were cast for nominees for director as follows:



	FOR	WITHHOLD	BROKER NON-VOTE
Nancy S. Donovan	28,500,190	225,557	14,004,262
Leonard J. Elmore	28,291,444	434,303	14,004,262
Brent Magid	28,283,183	442,564	14,004,262
Dr. Richard R. Cole	28,259,429	466,318	14,004,262

The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP to serve as
the independent registered public accounting firm to audit the
Companys financial statements for the 2016 fiscal year, and votes
were cast as follows:



	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTE
Ratify Selection of KPMG LLP	42,306,988	293,785	129,236

The stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Amended and
Restated 1996 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and votes
were cast as follows:



FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTE
27,193,933	1,476,747	55,067	14,004,262

The stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Amended and
Restated Incentive Compensation Program, and votes were cast as
follows:



FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTE
26,568,389	2,085,747	71,611	14,004,262

The stockholders approved, by non-binding vote, compensation of
the named executive officers, and votes were cast as follows:



FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTE
27,407,243	1,229,456	89,048	14,004,262

The stockholders recommended, by non-binding vote, the frequency
of advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive
officers, and votes were cast as follows:



3 YEARS	2 YEARS	1 YEAR	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTE
10,757,025	329,318	17,513,137	126,267	14,004,262

About LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:LEE)
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated is a provider of local news and information, and a platform for print and digital advertising. The Company’s products included 46 daily and 34 Sunday newspapers, 300 weekly newspapers, and classified and niche publications, as of September 25, 2016. The Company also provides a range of digital products, including video, digital couponing, behavioral targeting, audience retargeting, banner advertisements and social networking. It provides digital marketing services to small and midsized businesses (SMBs), including search engine marketing (SEM), social media, audience extension, business profiles, and Website hosting and design. It offers small business solutions, including search engine optimization (SEO), local online marketing, social media marketing, video advertising and Website design. The markets it caters to are located primarily in the Midwest, Mountain West and West regions of the United States. LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:LEE) Recent Trading Information
LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED (NYSE:LEE) closed its last trading session down -0.05 at 2.60 with 162,283 shares trading hands.