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Off received 47.1M for vs 44.4M withhold.","Ratification of PwC as auditor approved: 124.5M for, 1.2M against.","Non-Employee Director compensation plan approved, authorizing 500,000 common shares.","Say-on-pay approved (115.6M for, 7.5M against); company adopts annual advisory vote frequency.","Shareholder proposal for equal vote per share defeated: 40.8M for, 82.2M against."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-23-000035","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-23-000035.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-23-000035.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-23-000035.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/tds-20230518.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T19:13:53.317120+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"04cbe4c8d9ec81d487fa80cac3283d46e1ebcf65","claim":"TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Advisory vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes. The proposal received the following votes, with the following choice receiving a plurality of the votes: every \" 1 year \": 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-vote 119,306,362 15,664 3,822,314 28,770 2,626,775","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"17051171c06b0c8a2ea7cba904f6226aa8bf2c7b","claim":"TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors by the holders of Common Shares at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"For the election of four Directors of TDS by the holders of Common Shares: Nominee For Withhold Broker Non-vote Clarence A. Davis 87,275,473 4,198,568 4,886,073 George W. Off 47,062,989 44,411,052 4,886,073 Wade Oosterman 83,793,740 7,680,302 4,886,073 Dirk S. Woessner 84,909,898 6,564,144 4,886,073","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"3eaebfd92c933fb856bd41768c624095d701acd2","claim":"TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023. The proposal received the following votes and was approved : For Against Abstain Broker Non-vote 124,512,216 1,237,876 49,795 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4e55cecfef5ef36ca30794565e152de55f48e6cb","claim":"TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal to recapitalize TDS' outstanding stock to have an equal vote per share at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Shareholder Proposal to recapitalize TDS' outstanding stock to have an equal vote per share. The proposal received the following votes and was defeated : For Against Abstain Broker Non-vote 40,774,360 82,218,521 180,231 2,626,775","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ae0094826480595f08fed2c892887c8c91d78910","claim":"TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Approve the TDS Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, including approval of 500,000 TDS Common Shares for issuance under the plan at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal to approve the TDS Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, which includes approval of 500,000 TDS Common Shares for issuance under the plan. The proposal received the following votes and was approved : For Against Abstain Broker Non-vote 119,251,975 3,871,185 49,951 2,626,775","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"bee485769690ac53bc71a1601f381b271fac40f1","claim":"TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors by the holders of Series A Common Shares at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"For the election of eight Directors of TDS by the holders of Series A Common Shares: Nominee For Withhold Broker Non-vote James W. Butman 74,014,596 — 980 LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. 74,014,596 — 980 Letitia G. Carlson, M.D. 74,014,596 — 980 Prudence E. Carlson 74,014,596 — 980 Walter C. D. Carlson 74,014,596 — 980 Kimberly D. Dixon 74,014,596 — 980 Christopher D. O'Leary 74,014,596 — 980 Laurent C. Therivel 74,014,596 — 980","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"df5e30c802a0c0fb9336559f8e93a5e1bea7ff24","claim":"TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2023 (Say-on-Pay) at the 2023-05-18 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in TDS' Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2023 (commonly known as \"Say-on-Pay\"). The proposal received the following votes and was approved : For Against Abstain Broker Non-vote 115,575,482 7,482,880 114,749 2,626,775","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151223000035/0001051512-23-000035-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-18"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}