UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
Date of Report:
January 29, 2005
Commission File Number
1-6227
LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
42-0823980
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
201 N. Harrison Street,
Davenport, Iowa 52801
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(563) 383-2100
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
_____________________________________________________________
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)
[ X ] 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))
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2005, Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (“Lee”) and LP Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lee, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Pulitzer Inc. (“Pulitzer”).
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2005, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SunTrust Bank and SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. have provided Lee a Senior Secured Financing Commitment Letter dated January 29, 2005 (the “Commitment Letter”).
A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1 and a copy of the Commitment Letter is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and both are incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Exhibits
| 2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 29, 2005 among Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, LP Acquisition Corp and Pulitzer Inc. |
| 10.1 | Senior Secured Financing Commitment Letter dated January 29, 2005 among Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SunTrust Bank, SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. and Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. |
The proposed transaction will be submitted to Pulitzer’s stockholders for their consideration, and Pulitzer will file with the SEC a proxy statement to be used to solicit the stockholders’ approval of the proposed transaction, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. STOCKHOLDERS OF PULITZER ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. A free copy of the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about Pulitzer, may be obtained at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the proxy statement and the SEC filings that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to James V. Maloney, Secretary, Pulitzer Inc., 900 North Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.
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Pulitzer and its directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Pulitzer in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding Pulitzer’s directors and executive officers is available in Pulitzer’s proxy statement for its 2004 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 2, 2004. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will be included in the proxy statement and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available.
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: February 3, 2005 | /s/Carl G. Schmidt | |
| Carl G. Schmidt | ||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, | ||
| and Treasurer |
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Exhibit No. Description
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 29, 2005 among Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, LP Acquisition
Corp. and Pulitzer Inc.
10.1 Senior Secured Financing Commitment Letter dated January 29, 2005 among Deutsche Bank Trust
Company Americas, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SunTrust Bank, SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.
and Lee Enterprises, Incorporated.