8-K
filed May 26, 2026, 9:02 AM ET
ticker TDS
CIK 0001051512
other
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.10
TDS shareholders elect directors, approve auditor and officer exculpation charter amendment
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/
- All eight Series A directors (Carlson Jr., Carlson M.D., Carlson P., Carlson W., Dixon K.S., Off, Rutledge, Villacrez) elected with ~74.8M votes each.
- Common share directors: K. Dixon, O'Leary, Oosterman, Woessner elected; O'Leary received 57.9M for, 36.2M withhold.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor for 2026 approved: 127.5M for, 517K against.
- Amendment to certificate to permit officer exculpation approved: 110.2M for, 13.7M against.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed: 118.8M for, 6.6M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say-on-Pay) at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
4. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in TDS' Proxy Statement dated April 8, 2026 (commonly known as "Say-on-Pay"). The proposal received the following votes and was approved : For Against Abstain Broker Non-vote 118,794,713 6,649,586 283,398 2,420,522
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Approve amendments to Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow for exculpation of officers at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
3. Proposal to approve amendments to TDS' Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow for exculpation of officers. The proposal received the following votes and was approved : For Against Abstain Broker Non-vote 110,192,258 13,684,261 1,851,178 2,420,522
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors by holders of Series A Common Shares at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
1. Election of Directors. The following directors received the following votes and were elected : a. For the election of eight Directors of TDS by the holders of Series A Common Shares: Nominee For Withhold Broker Non-vote LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. 74,832,251 — 20,040 Letitia G. Carlson, M.D. 74,832,251 — 20,040 Prudence E. Carlson 74,832,251 — 20,040 Walter C. D. Carlson 74,832,251 — 20,040 Kenneth S. Dixon 74,832,251 — 20,040 George W. Off 74,832,251 — 20,040 Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr. 74,832,251 — 20,040 Vicki L. Villacrez 74,832,251 — 20,040
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Ratify selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accountants for 2026 at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
2. Proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accountants for the year ending December 31, 2026. The proposal received the following votes and was approved : For Against Abstain Broker Non-vote 127,469,299 516,563 162,357 —
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ shareholders approved Election of Directors by holders of Common Shares at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-21
Exact text from the filing
b. For the election of four Directors of TDS by the holders of Common Shares: Nominee For Withhold Broker Non-vote Kimberly D. Dixon 83,131,138 10,875,791 4,433,834 Christopher D. O'Leary 57,851,257 36,155,672 4,433,834 Wade Oosterman 83,646,319 10,360,610 4,433,834 Dirk S. Woessner 83,654,676 10,352,254 4,433,834
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