Edgar Filing: SCHERMER GREGORY P

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SCHERMER GREGORY P

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEE ENTERPRISES, INC [LEE ENT]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice Pres.-Interactive Media

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 201 N HARRISON STREET STE 600

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2009

(Street)

DAVENPORT, IA 52801

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								40,113	D
Common Stock								540	I ⁽¹⁾	By Son
Common Stock								2,000	I ⁽¹⁾	By Son in Trust
Common Stock								540	I ⁽¹⁾	By Daughter
Common Stock								540	I ⁽¹⁾	By Daughter
Common Stock								540	I ⁽¹⁾	By Daughter
Class B Common Stock								512,970	D
Class B Common Stock								1,163,966	I ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	By Schermer Investment Partnership
Class B Common Stock								6,000	I ⁽¹⁾	By Spouse
Class B Common Stock								6,000	I ⁽¹⁾	By Son in Trust
Class B Common Stock								4,000	I ⁽¹⁾	By Daughter in Trust
Class B Common Stock								55,010	I ⁽¹⁾	By Trust
Class B Common Stock	05/15/2009		G	V	1	A	$ 0	1	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	By Son in Trust
Class B Common Stock	05/15/2009		G	V	1	A	$ 0	1	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	By Daughter in Trust
Class B Common Stock	05/15/2009		G	V	1	A	$ 0	1	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	By Daughter in Trust
Class B Common Stock	05/15/2009		G	V	1	A	$ 0	1	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	By Daughter in Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHERMER GREGORY P C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED 201 N HARRISON STREET STE 600 DAVENPORT, IA 52801	X	X	Vice Pres.-Interactive Media

Signatures

Edmund H. Carroll, Lmtd. POA, Attorney-in-Fact		06/11/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
(2)	Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all the shares of Lee Class B Common Stock ("Lee Class B") held by Schermer Investment Partnership, L.P. ("SIP"), including those held indirectly by Schermer Management Corporation ("SMC"), except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. As a result of the gifts of limited partnership interests in SIP noted below, Reporting Person's father, Lloyd G. Schermer, holds 23.20 limited partnership units of SIP; Reporting Person's mother, Betty A. Schermer, holds 37.30 limited partnership units of SIP; Reporting Person holds 10 limited partnership units of SIP; Reporting Person, as trustee of trusts for the benefit of each of his four children, holds 8 limited partnership units of SIP (2 units held by each such trust); Reporting Person's brother, Grant E. Schermer, holds 2 limited partnership units of SIP; Grant E. Schermer,
(3)	as trustee of a trust for the benefit of Grant E. Schermer, holds 10 limited partnership units of SIP; Grant E. Schermer, as trustee of a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of Betty A. Schermer during its term and for his benefit upon its termination, holds 8.5 limited partnership units of SIP; and SMC holds one general partnership unit of SIP.
(4)	On May 15, 2009, trusts for the benefit of each of the children of Reporting Person (who is trustee of such trusts) received gifts of (a) one share of Lee Class B Common Stock and (b) two limited partnership units of SIP.

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