FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 1996 TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC. ------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Iowa 1-8251 36-2669023 -------- ---------- ------------ (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 30 North LaSalle Street, 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) The Exhibit Index is Located on Page 4 of 5 Total Pages. Item 5. Other Events. On February 20, 1996, the Company announced that its subsidiary American Portable Telecom, Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering an initial public offering of 11.0 million Common Shares. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of filing the news release issued by the Company relating to such announcement as an exhibit. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits The exhibits accompanying this report are listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index. 2 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, thereto duly authorized. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (Registrant) Date: February 23, 1996 By: /s/ GREGORY J. WILKINSON ------------------------ Gregory J. Wilkinson Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit Sequentially Numbered Page - -------------- ---------------------- -------------------------- 99 News Release dated 5 February 20, 1996 4