4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 - 11/29/00 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Gottlieb, Richard D. Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 400 Putnam Bldg. Davenport, IA 52801 USA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE ENT 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 11/29/00 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) President and CEO 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Common Stock |11/3/0|F |V|4,000 |D |$27.8125 | |D | | |0 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |11/29/|M | |15,194 |A |$11-15.5625| |D | | |00 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |11/29/|F | |7,078 |D |$28.250 | |D | | |00 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |12/4/0|G |V|4,200 |D | | |D | | |0 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |12/4/0|G |V|1,400 |D | |75,707 |D | | |0 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |800 |I |By Spouse* | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock | | | | | | |9,845 |I |By Daughter in Trust* | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Common Stock |12/4/0|G |V|600 |A | |5,962 |I |By Daughter* | |0 | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock | | | | | | |64,958 |D | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock | | | | | | |21,360 |I |By Spouse* | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock | | | | | | |3,957 |I |By Daughter* | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class B Common Stock | | | | | | |2,100 |I |By Daughter in Trust* | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Employee Stock Option |$11 |11/29|M | |8,000 |D |** |11/19|Common Stock|80,000 | |72,000 |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/00 | | | | | |/01 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$15.5625|11/29|M | |7,194 |D |** |11/17|Common Stock|60,000 | |52,806 |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/00 | | | | | |/02 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$16 | | | | | |** |11/2/|Common Stock|35,600 | |35,600 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |03 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$16.625 | | | | | |** |10/31|Common Stock|40,000 | |40,000 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |/04 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$19.8125| | | | | |** |11/7/|Common Stock|40,000 | |40,000 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |05 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$21.50 | | | | | |** |10/27|Common Stock|20,000 | |20,000 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |/06 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$28.8125| | | | | |** |11/8/|Common Stock|1,794 | |1,794 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |00 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$26 5/8 | | | | | | |11/3/|Common Stock|25,000 | |25,000 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |07 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$27.188 | | | | | |** |11/15|Common Stock|17,500 | |17,500 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |/08 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$29.938 | | | | | |** |11/9/|Common Stock|25,000 | |25,000 |D | | (Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |09 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$25.938 |11/14|A |V|30,000 |A |** |11/13|Common Stock|30,000 | |30,000 |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/00 | | | | | |/10 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$28.250 |11/29|A |V|3,963 |A |11/29|11/17|Common Stock|3,963 | |3,963 |D | | (Right to Buy) | |/00 | | | | |/01 |/02 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: *The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. One of the Reporting Person's daughters is no longer a dependent and her holdings have been deleted from reporting with this filing. **These securities become exercisable as follows: 30% upon the first anniversary date of the grant; 60% upon the second anniversary date of the grant; and 100% upon the third anniversary date of the grant. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /s/ Richard D. Gottlieb DATE 12/7/00