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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000058361-26-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEE"
cik: "0000058361"
company_name: "LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc"
filed_at: "2026-09-09T20:01:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-09T20:02:07.987947+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lee Enterprises replaces auditor BDO with Grant Thornton; no disagreements

## Summary
- BDO USA dismissed as independent auditor effective after FY2026 audit and 10-K filing.
- Grant Thornton LLP appointed for fiscal year ending Sept 26, 2027, subject to client acceptance.
- No disagreements with BDO; material weakness in internal controls remediated as of Sept 29, 2024.
- BDO's reports for FY2024 and FY2025 were unqualified; change follows competitive RFP process.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000058361-26-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEE
- cik: 0000058361
- company_name: LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
- filed_at: 2026-09-09T20:01:06+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58361/000005836126000067/0000058361-26-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58361/000005836126000067/lee-20260902.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000058361-26-000067.txt

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