LEE Lee Enterprises, Inc - 8-K

Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 6, 2026.

On April 6, 2026, Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc., the independent inspector of election for the Annual Meeting (the “Inspector of Election”), issued its final report certifying the final voting results for the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the final voting results as provided by the Inspector of Election.

Each share of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) outstanding on March 2, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), had one vote on each proposal. On the Record Date, there were 22,229,939 shares of Common Stock outstanding. Present at the Annual Meeting were holders of 19,715,634 shares of Common Stock, all represented by proxy, or 88.68% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting as of the Record Date, constituting a quorum.

The stockholders voted to elect Ronald J. Kruszewski and M adeline E. McIntosh as directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. Votes were cast as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Ronald J. Kruszewski

18,355,607

487,169

519

872,339

Madeline E. McIntosh

18,802,948

39,918

429

872,339

The stockholders approved, by non-binding vote, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 proxy statement, and votes were cast as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

18,798,111

33,165

12,019

872,339

The stockholders approved the Second Amendment to the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan as disclosed in the Company's 2026 proxy statement. Votes were cast as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

17,921,101

919,991

2,203

872,339

The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2026.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Ratify Appointment of BDO USA, P.C.

19,703,454

9,368

2,812

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