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Issuer:     TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ (TDS)
CIK:        0001051512
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001051512-25-000005
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

TDS appoints Walter Carlson as CEO; predecessor Ted Carlson becomes Vice Chair effective Feb 1
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- Walter C. D. Carlson appointed TDS President & CEO effective Feb 1, 2025; was Board Chair since 2002.
- LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. becomes Vice Chair focusing on enterprise strategy; remains UScellular Board Chair.
- Christopher D. O'Leary appointed Lead Independent Director of TDS Board.
- Walter Carlson compensation: $850k base, 115% bonus target, $3M LTIP; Ted Carlson: $700k base, 80% bonus, $1.25M LTIP.
- Bylaws amended to allow Board Chair to be a non-officer/employee.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151225000005/0001051512-25-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151225000005/tds-20250124.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-25-000005

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