SEC Form 5
FORM 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Form 3 Holdings Reported.
  
Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CARLSON WALTER CD

(Last) (First) (Middle)
30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000

(Street)
CHICAGO IL 60602

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ [ TDS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2020
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 1,978,499(1)(2) I By Voting Trust
Common Shares 60,088 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Common Shares (3) (3) (3) Common Shares 1,266 1,266 D
Series A Common Shares (3) (3) (3) Common Shares 2,295,234 2,295,234(4) I By Voting Trust
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reporting person is one of four trustees which is record owner of these shares and while files its holdings on forms 4. Of these shares, 135,237 are held for the benefit of children, 7,770 are held by wife, and 689,904 are held by family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Includes 27,455 shares that reporting person is trustee of trusts which his children beneficially own the shares in the trusts. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held for benefit of persons other than the reporting person. The remaining shares include 217,096 in GRAT's name and 901,037 in the individual reporting person's name.
2. On April 14, 2020, the reporting person transferred voting trust certificates representing 68,313 Common Shares from reporting person's GRAT to reporting person individually. The reporting person previously reported all securities held in his name and through GRAT. Accordingly, the transfer of voting trust certificates did not result in any change in the number of securities reported as beneficially owned by the reporting person.
3. Series A Common shares are convertible, on a share-for-share basis, into common shares.
4. Reporting person is one of four trustees which is record owner of these shares and while files its holdings on forms 4. Of these shares, 156,062 are held for the benefit of children, 729,065 are held by a family limited partnership, and 751,789 are held by family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Includes 29,645 that reporting person is trustee of trusts which his children beneficially own the shares in the trusts. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held for the benefit of persons other than the reporting person. The remaining shares include 350,000 owned by GRAT and 278,673 shares in the individuals reporting person's name.
Remarks:
Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 01/06/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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