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): December 8, 2021
TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-14157 | 36-2669023 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60602
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 630-1900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Shares, $.01 par value | TDS | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depositary Shares each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 6.625% Series UU Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $.01 par value | TDSPrU | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depositary Shares each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 6.000% Series VV Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $.01 par value | TDSPrV | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| ☐ | Emerging growth company | ||||
| ☐ | If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ||||
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 9, 2021, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) issued a press release disclosing that Peter L. Sereda will retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective in May 2022. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Also as disclosed in the press release, TDS announced that Vicki L. Villacrez will succeed Mr. Sereda as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TDS effective in May 2022. In such capacity, Ms. Villacrez will serve as TDS' principal financial officer.
Ms. Villacrez, age 59, will serve in such capacity for a term commencing in May 2022, until her successor is elected and qualifies.
Ms. Villacrez is currently Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of TDS' wholly-owned subsidiary TDS Telecommunications LLC, a position she has held since 2012.
Further information with respect to Ms. Villacrez's background and experience, is incorporated by reference herein from the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
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. | |||||||||||
| Date: | December 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Peter L. Sereda | ||||||||
| Peter L. Sereda | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||