-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E1Mfa/gB6DP6duqEXd5LaXIbwMBBKO4O1MrunIVs1dinCspqzGZoS4QCJAiH6xhT dAqbIh0JMrQdIB7uDmnhtA== 0001230118-03-000006.txt : 20031010 0001230118-03-000006.hdr.sgml : 20031010 20031010144121 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001230118-03-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031008 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031010 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CARLSON LEROY T JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000901731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14157 FILM NUMBER: 03936850 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TDS STREET 2: 30 N. LASALLE ST #4000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126301900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TDS STREET 2: 30 N. LASALLE ST #4000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0201 4 2003-10-08 0 0001051512 TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ TDS 0000901731 CARLSON LEROY T JR C/O TDS 30 N. LASALLE ST #4000 CHICAGO IL 60602 1 1 0 0 President & CEO Series A Common Shares 2003-10-08 4 J 0 196367 0 A Common Shares 196367 1805396.243 I By Voting Trust Series A Common Shares 2003-10-08 4 J 0 493 0 A Common Shares 493 1805396.243 I By Voting Trust Series A Common Shares 2003-10-08 4 J 0 493 0 D Common Shares 493 1805396.243 I By Voting Trust Series A Common Shares Common Shares 12365.93 12365.93 D Series A Common Shares Common Shares 5163.284 5163.284 I By Wife Series A Common shares are convertible on a share for share basis into common. Voting trust certificates representing 194,888 Series A Common shares were contributed to family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner in exchange for limited partner interest in such partnership. In addition, voting trust certificates representing 1479 Series A common shares were contributed to family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner in exchange for general partner interest in such family partnership. Reporting person is one of four trustees of a voting trust that is record holder of these Series A Common Shares and which files its holdings on Forms 4. Of these shares, 8,882.287 shares are owned by wife, 81,988.329 shares are owned by reporting person and wife as custodian for children, 862,693 shares are owned by a family limited partnership and 676,471.48 shares are held by family partnership of which reporting person is a general partner. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares owned by wife and the shares held as custodian for children. Includes 3091.15 shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. Reporting person contributed voting trust certificates representing 493 Series A common shares to family partnership of which he is a general partner in exchange for additional general partner interests. Includes 6,865.93 Series A common shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. Includes 153.284 Series A common shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan. Reporting person denies beneficial ownership of these shares. Julie D. Mathews, by power of atty 2003-10-10 EX-24 3 carlsonjrlt.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Julie D. Mathews and Mary T. McNamara, signing singly, [his/her] true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any other person; and

(3) take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in her discretion.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall be effective on the date set forth below and shall continue in full force and effect until the date on which the undersigned shall cease to be subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder or until such earlier date on which written notification executed by the undersigned expressly revoking this Limited Power of Attorney is delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 9th day of September, 2002.

/s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.
LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.

-----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----