8-K

 

FORM 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2013

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-9712	62-1147325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, Illinois		60631
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (773) 399-8900

Not Applicable

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

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Item 5.02.             Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

                On November 1, 2013, United States Cellular Corporation (“U.S. Cellular”) issued a press release announcing that Carter S. Elenz resigned as Executive Vice President – Sales and Customer Service, and that Jay M. Ellison joined U.S. Cellular to lead its sales and customer service operations.  A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. The following responds to the requirements of Item 5.02 of Form 8-K with respect to the resignation of Mr. Elenz because he is a “named executive officer”:

 (b)          Carter S. Elenz resigned as U.S. Cellular’s Executive Vice President – Sales and Customer Service effective as of the end of the day on October 28, 2013.  It is expected that Mr. Elenz will continue to be an employee of U.S. Cellular through the end of the day on December 31, 2013. 

(e)           U.S. Cellular and Mr. Elenz are in the process of negotiating a separation agreement which, if agreed to by the parties, will be disclosed in a future Form 8-K filing.

Item 9.01.             Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits: 

In accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K, any Exhibits filed or furnished herewith are set forth on the Exhibit Index attached hereto.

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, thereto duly authorized.
United States Cellular Corporation
(Registrant)
Date:	November 1, 2013
By:	/s/ Steven T. Campbell
	Steven T. Campbell
	Executive Vice President - Finance,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed herewith as noted below.
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated November 1, 2013

EX-99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jay M. Ellison to Lead U.S. Cellular Sales and Customer Service

CHICAGO, Ill., (Nov. 1, 2013) – United States Cellular Corporation [NYSE: USM] announced that Jay M. Ellison has joined the company to lead its sales and customer service operations, effective today. Carter S. Elenz, the company’s current executive vice president, sales and customer service, is leaving the company, effective today.

Ellison is rejoining U.S. Cellular, where he was a member of the leadership team for nearly 10 years, serving most recently as executive vice president and chief operations officer, before retiring from the company at the end of 2009.

"Jay Ellison brings a deep and broad understanding of U.S. Cellular and the wireless industry to this role," said Kenneth R. Meyers, U.S. Cellular president and CEO. “His operational leadership and sales and distribution experience, along with his demonstrated customer focus and passion for our company culture, will help us drive results as we execute on our strategic plan to accelerate customer growth."

"I want to thank Carter Elenz for his dedicated leadership and passion for providing great customer service, which have been valuable to our sales and customer service organization," added Meyers.

Ellison holds a BS degree from the Ohio State University.

About U.S. Cellular

U.S. Cellular rewards its customers with unmatched benefits and industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer experience. The Chicago-based carrier has a strong line-up of cutting-edge devices that are all backed by its high-speed network that has the highest call quality of any national carrier. Currently, 61 percent of customers have access to 4G LTE speeds and nearly 90 percent will have access by the end of 2013. U.S. Cellular was named a J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Champion in 2012 for the second year in a row. To learn more about U.S. Cellular, visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com. To get the latest news, promos and videos, connect with U.S. Cellular on Facebook.com/uscellular, Twitter.com/uscellular and YouTube.com/uscellularcorp.

Media Contact

Kellie Szabo

Director, Media Relations

U.S. Cellular

773-355-3307

kellie.szabo@uscellular.com