US Cellular 2008 Annual Report Download - page 69

Information Regarding Plan-Based Awards Table
The following table shows, as to the executive officers who are named in the Summary
Compensation Table, certain information regarding plan-based awards in 2008.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards
All Other All Other
Estimated Stock Option
Future Estimated Awards: Awards: Grant Date
Payouts Future Number of Number of Exercise or Fair Value
Under Payouts Shares of Securities Base Price of Stock
Non-Equity Under Equity Stock or Underlying of Option and
Incentive Plan Incentive
Grant Units Options Awards Option
Awards Plan Awards
Name Date (#) (#) ($/Sh) Awards
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l)
John E. Rooney
Awards in Common Shares(1)
Phantom Stock Bonus Match
Units(2) ............... 03/14/08 3,502 $ 196,897
Restricted Stock Units ....... 04/1/08 7,695 $ 440,077
Subtotal Stock Awards $ 636,974
Stock Options ............ 04/1/08 136,000 $57.19 $1,917,477
Total Grant Date Fair Value of all
Awards $2,554,451
Steven T. Campbell
Awards in Common Shares(1)
Restricted Stock Units ....... 04/1/08 6,120 $ 350,003
Stock Options ............ 04/1/08 27,175 $57.19 $ 383,143
Total Grant Date Fair Value $ 733,146
Jay M. Ellison
Awards in Common Shares(1)
Restricted Stock Units ....... 04/1/08 13,794 $ 788,879
Stock Options ............ 04/1/08 61,250 $57.19 $ 863,569
Total Grant Date Fair Value $1,652,448
Michael S. Irizarry
Awards in Common Shares(1)
Restricted Stock Units ....... 04/1/08 9,943 $ 568,640
Stock Options ............ 04/1/08 44,150 $57.19 $ 622,475
Total Grant Date Fair Value $1,191,115
Jeffrey J. Childs
Awards in Common Shares(1)
Restricted Stock Units ....... 04/1/08 5,903 $ 337,592
Stock Options ............ 04/1/08 26,225 $57.19 $ 369,749
Total Grant Date Fair Value $ 707,341
Explanation of Columns:
(a) Includes the persons identified in the Summary Compensation Table.
(b) Represents the date on which the Stock Option Compensation Committee took action to grant the awards or, in the
case of the phantom stock bonus match units, the date that such units were credited to the officer pursuant to the
2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(c)-(e) These columns as set forth in SEC rules are not applicable because the identified officers did not receive any
non-equity incentive plan awards, as defined by SEC rules.
(f)-(h) These columns as set forth in SEC rules are not applicable because the identified officers did not receive any
equity incentive plan awards, as defined by SEC rules.
(i) Includes the number of U.S. Cellular Common Shares underlying restricted stock units awarded pursuant to the
U.S. Cellular 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Such restricted stock units become vested on April 1, 2011, except
that the restricted stock unit award became fully vested on October 1, 2008 with respect to Mr. Rooney.
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