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Lee Enterprises announces up to $50M rights offering; term loan rate could drop to 5% from 9%
LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
- Up to $50M rights offering to raise capital for digital transformation; conditioned on stockholder approval of additional shares.
- Agreement-in-principle to cut term loan interest to 5% from 9% for 5 years if full $50M raised, saving ~$18M annually.
- Basic subscription rights plus over-subscription privilege; non-voting common stock converts to voting after three years.
- Special meeting to vote on charter amendments authorizing new voting common, non-voting common, and blank check preferred.