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diversified financial services company. Mr. Rooney is a current Class I director who was previously
elected by TDS as the sole holder of Series A Common Shares.
The board of directors recommends a vote ‘‘FOR’’ the above nominees.
The following additional information is provided in connection with the election of directors.
Other Directors
Class II Directors—Terms Scheduled to Expire in 2010
The following persons are current Class II directors whose terms expire at the 2010 annual meeting
of shareholders:
Elected by Holders of Common Shares
Position with U.S. Cellular Served as
Name Age and Principal Occupation Director since
Paul-Henri Denuit .............. 74 Director of U.S. Cellular and Private 1988
Investor
Elected by Holder of Series A Common Shares
Position with U.S. Cellular Served as
Name Age and Principal Occupation Director since
Ronald E. Daly ................ 62 Director of U.S. Cellular and Private 2004
Investor
Kenneth R. Meyers ............. 55 Director and Chief Accounting 1999
Officer of U.S. Cellular and
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of TDS
Background of Class II Directors
Paul-Henri Denuit. Mr. Denuit is a private investor. Prior to retiring from S.A. Coditel in 2001,
Paul-Henri Denuit served as managing director of S.A. Coditel for more than five years. He was also the
chairman of its board of directors.
Ronald E. Daly. Mr. Daly is a private investor. Mr. Daly was the president and chief executive officer
of Oc´
e-USA Holding, Inc. between 2002 and 2004. Oc´
e-USA Holding, Inc. is the North American
operations of Netherlands based Oc´
e-N.V., a publicly-held global supplier of high-technology digital
document management and delivery solutions. Prior to joining Oc´
e-USA Holding, Inc., Mr. Daly worked
for R.R. Donnelley for 38 years, most recently as president of R.R. Donnelley Printing Solutions. Mr. Daly
also serves as a director of SuperValu, a major distributor, wholesaler and retailer in the food service
industry.
Kenneth R. Meyers. Effective January 1, 2007, Kenneth R. Meyers was appointed Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer (an executive officer) of TDS, Chief Accounting Officer (an executive
officer) of U.S. Cellular and Chief Accounting Officer (an executive officer) of TDS Telecommunications
Corporation (‘‘TDS Telecom’’), a subsidiary of TDS which operates local telephone companies.
Mr. Meyers was also appointed as a director of TDS and TDS Telecom effective January 1, 2007. Prior to
that, he was the Executive Vice President—Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (an executive
officer) of U.S. Cellular for more than five years.
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