---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001051512-24-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TDS"
cik: "0001051512"
company_name: "TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T01:31:37.217513+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Telephone and Data Systems elects Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. to Board, effective Dec 1, 2024

## Summary
- Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. elected to TDS Board effective December 1, 2024.
- Rutledge appointed to Audit Committee and designated as audit committee financial expert.
- Board determined Rutledge independent under NYSE and SEC rules.
- No arrangements or material interests in transactions requiring disclosure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001051512-24-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TDS
- cik: 0001051512
- company_name: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151224000068/0001051512-24-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151224000068/tds-20241108.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-24-000068
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-24-000068.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-24-000068.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. was elected as Director at TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On November 8, 2024, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. t o serve as a member of the Board effective December 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151224000068/0001051512-24-000068-index.htm

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