Judge backs Lee Enterprises rejection of hedge fund nominees

Lee Enterprises' effort to repel a hostile takeover got a boost this week when a judge ruled the newspaper publisher could ignore two director nominations from the Alden Global Capital Hedge Fund. 

February 15, 2022Updated: February 15, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NEBRASKA -- Lee Enterprises' effort to repel a hostile takeover got a boost this week when a judge ruled the newspaper publisher could ignore two director nominations from the Alden Global Capital Hedge Fund. 

But Alden said it will press the fight by urging shareholders to vote against Lee's Chairman Mary Junck and one other longstanding board member at the company's annual meeting next month.

Late last year, Lee rejected Alden's $24 per share offer to buy the company because it said the bid grossly undervalues the publisher of dozens of newspapers, including 12 in Nebraska. 

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