Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hoffmann David Henry 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/05/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc [LEE] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED, 4600 E. 53RD STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) DAVENPORT, IA 52807 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 10,909,440 D(1) Common Stock 618,900 I(2) By Trust(3)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hoffmann David Henry C/O LEE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED 4600 E. 53RD STREET DAVENPORT, IA 52807	X	X

Signatures

/s/ David H. Hoffmann		02/17/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jerrilyn Hoffmann		02/17/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jerrilyn Hoffmann, Trustee of the Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann Revocable Trust dated May 30, 2001		02/17/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	These shares are owned directly by David Hoffmann.
(2)	These shares are owned directly by the Jerrilyn M. Hoffmann Revocable Trust dated May 30, 2001, of which Jerrilyn Hoffmann, David Hoffmann's spouse, is the sole trustee.
(3)	This Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 is being filed jointly as Reporting Persons by a "group" (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), the other members of which are set forth on Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 3.

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