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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-22-000254
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220128
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220128

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000058361
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NEWSPAPERS:  PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711]
		IRS NUMBER:				420823980
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0926

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06227
		FILM NUMBER:		22565377

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 E. 53RD STREET
		CITY:			DAVENPORT
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52807
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5633832100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4600 E. 53RD STREET
		CITY:			DAVENPORT
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52807

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEE ENTERPRISES, INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050610

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEE ENTERPRISES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MNG Enterprises, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001688152
		IRS NUMBER:				814140550
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		101 W. COLFAX AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		214-969-2831

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		101 W. COLFAX AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1100
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Rule 14a-101)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Information
Required in Proxy Statement</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Schedule
14a Information</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Amendment No. )</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant &#9746;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9744;</TD><TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9744;</TD><TD>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9744;</TD><TD>Definitive Proxy Statement</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9744;</TD><TD>Definitive Additional Materials</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">&#9746;</TD><TD>Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12</TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">LEE ENTERPRISES,
INCORPORATED</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">MNG
ENTERPRISES, INC.</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">MNG
INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES LLC</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">ALDEN
GLOBAL CAPITAL LLC</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">HEATH
FREEMAN</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">COLLEEN
BROWN</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">JOHN
ZIESER</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(3)</TD><TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(4)</TD><TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Check
box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee
was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Strategic Investment Opportunities
LLC (&ldquo;Opportunities&rdquo;), together with the other participants named herein (collectively, the &ldquo;Stockholder Group&rdquo;),
has filed a preliminary proxy statement and accompanying BLUE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;)
to be used to solicit votes for the election of its slate of highly-qualified director nominees at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders
of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On January 27, 2022, the Stockholder Group issued
the following press release:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><B>Alden Global Capital, LLC
Announces That Affiliate Has Filed Preliminary Proxy Materials for Lee&rsquo;s 2022 Annual Meeting</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>Seeking the Election of Two Highly Qualified
and Fully Independent Director Candidates &ndash; Colleen Brown and John Zieser &ndash; to Replace Two Extremely Long-Tenured and Deeply
Entrenched Incumbent Candidates &ndash; Mary Junck and Herbert Moloney III</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><I>Urges Lee Stockholders Not to Be Misled by the
Board&rsquo;s Disparaging Rhetoric That is Intended to Distract Stockholders from the Board&rsquo;s Own Governance Shortcomings and Underperformance</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(<FONT STYLE="color: #499ED6"><U>BUSINESS
WIRE</U></FONT>)--Alden Global Capital, LLC (together with its affiliates, &quot;Alden&quot; or &quot;we&quot;), who through an affiliate
has an ownership stake of approximately 6.3% of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (&ldquo;Lee&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) (NASDAQ:
LEE), today announced that its affiliate has filed preliminary proxy materials with the SEC regarding the election of two highly qualified
and fully independent directors to Lee&rsquo;s Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) at the upcoming 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the &ldquo;2022 Annual Meeting&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Alden issued the following statement:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;As a significant investor in American newspapers,
with platforms including MediaNews Group, Inc. and Tribune Publishing Company, and as a long-term investor in the Company, we have demonstrated
a long-standing commitment to investment in the local newspaper business and serving communities with robust independent journalism over
the long term. We believe the Company and its news and information platform have untapped potential and, with <I>the right</I> enhanced
strategy and improved leadership, can provide significant value for stockholders while improving the quality of journalism for readers
and subscribers. <I>Unfortunately, </I>the current Board&rsquo;s decision to prioritize their own interests over what is clearly best
for the Company confirms our belief that Lee&rsquo;s current Board lacks the experience and commitment to good corporate governance needed
to achieve that end.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Our two highly-qualified candidates, Colleen Brown
and John Zieser, have strong media expertise and track records of value creation, and are ready to serve the Company&rsquo;s stockholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Only three directors will be elected at the upcoming
2022 Annual Meeting given Lee&rsquo;s classified Board structure. We are not opposing the election of President and CEO Kevin Mowbray.
Rather, our nominees will be running squarely against two extremely long-tenured incumbent directors, Mary Junck and Herbert Moloney III,
who have each served on the Board for over 20 years, and who occupy virtually all of the leadership positions in Lee&rsquo;s boardroom.
We believe Ms. Junck and Mr. Moloney should bear much of the responsibility for the Board&rsquo;s poor corporate governance practices
and the Company&rsquo;s significant underperformance since the acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway's BH Media Group publications. In fact,
we question the circumstances under which Ms. Junck and Mr. Moloney have been re-nominated given that Lee&rsquo;s Corporate Governance
Guidelines include a director retirement policy that takes effect if a director would be age 70 or older at the time of the election,
which applies to both of them.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We ask that you consider the following ways in
which Ms. Junck and Mr. Moloney have consolidated their power and influence over the Lee Board: (i) Ms. Junck is not independent and serves
as Non-Independent Chairman of the Board, given that she was formerly an executive officer and Executive Chairman of Lee; (ii) Mr. Moloney
is the only director who serves as a member of every single committee of the Board, including as Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee;
and (iii) both Ms. Junck and Mr. Moloney are the only two non-CEO directors who serve on the Executive Committee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We urge stockholders not to be misled by the Company&rsquo;s
misleading and disparaging rhetoric about our intentions for Lee. Simply put, we are not seeking to acquire Lee at a steep discount, nor
could the election of our two entirely independent director candidates result in any such unfair transaction. Our sole purpose in this
campaign is to elect highly qualified directors who will bring much-needed independent perspectives and relevant expertise to the boardroom
and, who are committed to re-shaping the highly questionable corporate governance practices at Lee, all of which we believe are critical
for driving stockholder value creation. We look forward to engaging with our fellow stockholders and sharing more details over the coming
weeks and months.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Advisors</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Moelis &amp; Company LLC is acting as financial
advisor to Alden Global Capital. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP and Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP are serving as its legal counsel.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS</I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Alden Global Capital, LLC, together with the other
participants named herein (collectively the &ldquo;Stockholder Group&rdquo;), has filed a preliminary proxy statement and accompanying
BLUE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) to be used to solicit votes for the election of its slate
of highly-qualified director nominees at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">THE STOCKHOLDER GROUP STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS
OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEB SITE AT <FONT STYLE="color: #499ED6"><U>HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV</U></FONT>.
IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON
REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS' PROXY SOLICITOR.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The participants in the solicitation are anticipated
to be Strategic Investment Opportunities LLC (&ldquo;Opportunities&rdquo;), MNG Enterprises, Inc. (&ldquo;MNG Enterprises&rdquo;), MNG
Investment Holdings, LLC (&ldquo;MNG Holdings&rdquo;), Alden Global Capital LLC (&ldquo;Alden&rdquo;), Heath Freeman, Colleen Brown and
John Zieser.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As of the date hereof, Opportunities directly
beneficially owns 371,117 shares of Common Stock. MNG Holdings, as the managing member of Opportunities, may be deemed the beneficial
owner of the 371,117 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Opportunities. MNG Enterprises, as the sole member of MNG Holdings, may
be deemed the beneficial holder of the 371,117 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Opportunities. Alden, as the investment manager
of funds that collectively hold a majority voting interest in MNG Enterprises, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 371,117 shares
of Common Stock owned directly by Opportunities. Mr. Freeman, as the President of Alden, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the 371,117
shares of Common Stock owned directly by Opportunities. Neither Ms. Brown nor Mr. Zieser beneficially own any shares of Common Stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Contacts</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Investors</B><BR>
Innisfree M&amp;A Incorporated<BR>
Scott Winter / Jonathan Salzberger / Gabrielle Wolf<BR>
(212) 750-5833</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Media</B><BR>
Cameron Gurley (646) 660-8642<BR>
cameron@goldin.com</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center; background-color: #FEFEFE"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>ALDEN
GLOBAL CAPITAL, LLC</B></FONT></P>

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