UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

 

001-14157

 

 

36-2669023

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

 

(Commission

 

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

File Number)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60602

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 630-1900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 

 

 




Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 26, 2016, the following number of votes were cast for the matters indicated.

 

  1. Election of Directors.

 

The following directors received the following votes and were elected:

 

  1. For the election of eight Directors of TDS by the holders of Series A Common Shares and Preferred Shares:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letitia G. Carlson, M.D.

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prudence E. Carlson

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walter C.D. Carlson

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kenneth R. Meyers

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher D. O'Leary

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herbert S. Wander

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David A. Wittwer

 

71,159,473

 

-

 

9,020

 

 

 

  1. For the election of four Directors of TDS by the holders of Common Shares:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Withhold

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarence A. Davis

 

87,074,300

 

5,538,654

 

3,583,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George W. Off

 

74,548,686

 

18,064,268

 

3,583,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mitchell H. Saranow

 

76,697,723

 

15,915,231

 

3,583,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary L. Sugarman

 

87,059,066

 

5,553,888

 

3,583,642

 

 

 

  1. Proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2016.

 

This proposal received the following votes and was approved:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122,991,356

 

224,844

 

19,855

 

-

 

 

 

  1. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in TDS‘ Proxy Statement dated April 13, 2016 (commonly known as “Say-on-Pay”).

 

This proposal received the following votes and was approved:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,556,166

 

1,615,692

 

115,487

 

1,948,709

 

 

 

  1. Shareholder Proposal to recapitalize TDS’ outstanding stock to have an equal vote per share.

 

This proposal received the following votes and was defeated:

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-vote

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,141,059

 

85,063,584

 

82,703

 

1,948,709

 


 

 

 




SIGNATURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 1, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Douglas D. Shuma

 

 

 

 

Douglas D. Shuma

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)