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Issuer:     TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ (TDS)
CIK:        0001051512
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001051512-25-000049
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

TDS discloses separation terms for former TDS Telecom CEO Butman; $2M severance
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- James Butman stepped down as TDS Telecom President/CEO on June 9, served as Senior Advisor through July 1, 2025.
- Transition agreement provides $2,000,000 lump sum cash payment and title to company vehicle.
- Butman also receives prorated 2025 target bonus of $343,710 under the Executive Officer Bonus Program.
- Agreement includes post-termination confidentiality, non-disparagement, and cooperation covenants.
- Butman executed the Transition Agreement on July 2, 2025; severance payable within 60 days.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151225000049/0001051512-25-000049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051512/000105151225000049/tds-20250702.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001051512-25-000049

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