0001120437-12-000033.txt : 20120126 0001120437-12-000033.hdr.sgml : 20120126 20120126131055 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001120437-12-000033 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120124 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120126 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VOTING TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000713753 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14157 FILM NUMBER: 12546844 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TDS STREET 2: 30 N LASALLE ST. STE 4000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TDS STREET 2: 30 N LASALLE ST, STE 4000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001051512 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 362669023 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 NORTH LASALLE STREET STREET 2: STE 4000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126301900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 NORTH LASALLE STREET STREET 2: STE 4000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2012-01-24 0001051512 TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ TDS 0000713753 VOTING TRUST 30 N. LASALLE ST., STE. 4000 CHICAGO IL 60602 0 0 1 0 Special Common Shares 2012-01-24 4 J 0 6100979.33 D 0 I By Voting Trust Common Share 2012-01-24 4 J 0 6100979.33 A 6100979.33 I By Voting Trust Series A Common Shares 2012-01-24 4 J 0 6197259 D Common or Special Common Shares 6197259 0 I By Voting Trust Series A Common Shares 2012-01-24 4 J 0 6736419.963 A Common Shares 6736419.963 6736419.963 I By Voting Trust The trustees of the Voting Trust are Walter CD Carlson, LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Letitia G. Carlson, and Prudence Carlson. The Voting Trust entered into as of June 30, 1989 expires on June 30, 2035. The Voting Trust was created to facilitate long-standing relationships among the trusts certificate holders. In addition, the trustees of the Voting Trust, from time to time, commit on behalf of certain depositors in the Voting Trust dividends which would otherwise be paid to the Voting trustees and distributed to such depositors to the purchase of shares of the Company's Series A or special common stock under the dividend reinvestment plan. The shares so purchased are held for the account of the Voting trustees on behalf of such depositors and are included herein. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any voting trustee is for the purpose of Section 16 of the Act, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered hereby. Includes 391,606.9626 Series A common shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. Includes 282,858.33 Special Common shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. Pursuant to a reclassification exempt under Rule 16b-3 and Rule 16b-7, each Special Common Share was reclassified into one Common Share, each Common Share was reclassified into 1.087 Common Shares, and each Series A Common Share was reclassified into 1.087 Series A Common Shares, and each stock award relating to such shares was appropriately adjusted. Series A Common Shares are convertible on a share for share basis. Prior to the reclassification, Series A Common shares were convertbile into common shares or special common shares but pursuant to the reclassification the shares are only convertible into common shares. Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 2012-01-26