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): April 24, 1996
TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Iowa 1-8251 36-2669023
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) No.)
30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 630-1900
Not Applicable
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(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 April 24, 1996, the Company reported that its subsidiary, American
Portable Telecom, Inc. announced an initial public offering of 12,250,000 Common
Shares at a price of $17 per share to the public.
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.
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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: May 2, 1996
By: /s/ GREGORY J. WILKINSON
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Gregory J. Wilkinson
Vice President and Controller
(principal accounting officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit Sequentially Numbered Page
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99 News Release dated 5
April 24, 1996
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