---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001051512-22-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TDS"
cik: "0001051512"
company_name: "TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2022-01-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T20:28:08.784100+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Gary L. Sugarman resigns from TDS board over strategic disagreement

## Summary
- Gary L. Sugarman resigned as director effective January 3, 2022, citing disagreement with the company's strategic direction.
- Sugarman served on the Compensation and Human Resources Committee at the time of resignation.
- TDS thanked Sugarman for his constructive service over many years and filed his resignation letter as Exhibit 17.1.
- Resignation is immediate; no replacement named.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001051512-22-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TDS
- cik: 0001051512
- company_name: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2022-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151222000002/0001051512-22-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151222000002/tds-20220103.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-22-000002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-22-000002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-22-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gary L. Sugarman resigned as Director at TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 3, 2022, Gary L. Sugarman submitted his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151222000002/0001051512-22-000002-index.htm

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