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Telephone & Data Systems Inc./DE – ‘8-K’ for 5/17/21

On: Monday, 5/17/21, at 2:26pm ET · For: 5/17/21 · Accession #: 1051512-21-45 · File #: 1-14157

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM i 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): i May 17, 2021

i TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

i Delaware

i 001-14157

i 36-2669023

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

i 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, i Chicago, i Illinois i 60602

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: i (312) i 630-1900

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


i ☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

i ☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

i ☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

i ☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

i Common Shares, $.01 par value

i TDS

i New York Stock Exchange

i Depositary Shares each representing a 1/1000th interest in a share of 6.625% Series UU Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $.01 par value

i TDSPrU

i New York Stock Exchange

i 6.625% Senior Notes due 2045

i TDI

i New York Stock Exchange

i 6.875% Senior Notes due 2059

i TDE

i New York Stock Exchange

i 7.000% Senior Notes due 2060

i TDJ

i New York Stock Exchange

i 5.875% Senior Notes due 2061

i TDA

i New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


i ☐			Emerging growth company


☐			If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On May 10, 2021, United States Cellular Corporation (the “Company”), subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), and a related Terms Agreement (the “Terms Agreement”) among the Company and the Representatives, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company, subject to the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.500% Senior Notes due 2070 (the “Notes”).

The terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement and the Notes are described in the Company's Form 8-K dated May 1 7 , 2021, which Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-251482), including the prospectus forming a part thereof. On May 10, 2021, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a prospectus supplement to the prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act, relating to the offering of the Notes.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit Number						Description of Exhibits
1.1						Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2021, among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, relating to the Company’s 5.500% Senior Notes due 2070, is hereby incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated May 17, 2021.
1.2						Terms Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2021 among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters, relating to the Company’s 5.500% Senior Notes due 2070, is hereby incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated May 1 7 , 2021 .
4.1						Indenture dated as of June 1, 2002 between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), is hereby incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-188971).
4.2						Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 17, 2021 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to BNY Midwest Trust Company), the form of which is hereby incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated and filed on May 17, 2021 .
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
		(Registrant)

Date:	May 17, 2021	By:	/s/ *Peter L. Sereda*
			Peter L. Sereda
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(principal financial officer)

Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘8-K’ Filing	Date	Other Filings

Filed on / For Period end:	5/17/21
	5/10/21	4
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2 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/11/21  Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.    424B5                  1:674K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 8/09/21  Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.    424B5                  1:660K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA

3 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/17/21  United States Cellular Corp.      8-K:8,9     5/17/21   15:823K
 5/17/21  United States Cellular Corp.      8-A12B                 2:127K
 5/31/13  United States Cellular Corp.      S-3                    8:1.6M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA

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Telephone & Data Systems Inc./DE – ‘8-K’ for 5/17/21

On: Monday, 5/17/21, at 2:26pm ET · For: 5/17/21 · Accession #: 1051512-21-45 · File #: 1-14157

Current Report — Form 8-KFiling Table of Contents

‘8-K’ — Current Report

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Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

2 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

3 Previous Filings that this Filing References

Current Report — Form 8-K

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