US Cellular 2008 Annual Report Download - page 98

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder require our directors and officers, and persons who are deemed to own more than ten
percent of our Common Shares, to file certain reports with the SEC with respect to their beneficial
ownership of our Common Shares. The reporting persons are also required to furnish us with copies of
all such reports they file.
Based on a review of copies of such reports furnished to us by such reporting persons and written
representations by our directors and officers, we believe that all filing requirements under Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act applicable to such reporting persons during and with respect to 2008 were
complied with on a timely basis, except as follows:
Due to an administrative error in communication on the part of U.S. Cellular personnel, John E.
Rooney filed a report on April 10, 2008 to report the receipt of phantom stock units related to deferred
bonus that should have been reported by March 18, 2008.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
See ‘‘Executive and Director Compensation—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation.’’
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2010 ANNUAL MEETING
The 2010 annual meeting of shareholders is currently scheduled for May 19, 2010, and the proxy
statement for such meeting is expected be dated on or about April 15, 2010.
Pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8, proposals of shareholders intended to be included in U.S. Cellular’s
proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2010 annual meeting of shareholders must be received
by U.S. Cellular at its principal executive offices not later than December 16, 2009.
In addition, pursuant to U.S. Cellular’s bylaws, proposals by shareholders intended to be presented
at the 2010 annual meeting of shareholders (other than proposals included in U.S. Cellular’s proxy
statement and form of proxy relating to the 2010 annual meeting pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8), must be
received by U.S. Cellular at its principal executive offices not earlier than December 16, 2009 and not
later than January 15, 2010 for consideration at the 2010 annual meeting of shareholders. However, if the
2010 annual meeting is changed by more than 30 calendar days before or after May 19, 2010 (the
anniversary date of the 2009 annual meeting), a stockholder proposal must be received by U.S. Cellular
not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the date of public notice of the revised
date of the 2010 annual meeting.
As permitted by SEC rules, the proxy solicited by the board of directors for the 2010 annual meeting
will confer discretionary authority to vote on any matter that may properly come before such meeting or
any adjournment thereof, other than with respect to proposals that are duly submitted pursuant to the
foregoing requirements and/or that are included in the proxy statement.
SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
Your proxy is being solicited by our board of directors and its agents and the cost of solicitation will
be paid by U.S. Cellular. Officers, directors and regular employees of U.S. Cellular, acting on its behalf,
may also solicit proxies by mail, e-mail, advertisement, telephone, telecopy, in person and other
methods. None of such persons will receive additional compensation for such solicitations. U.S. Cellular
has also retained Georgeson Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of $3,750 plus
out-of-pocket expenses. U.S. Cellular will, at its expense, request brokers and other custodians,
nominees and fiduciaries to forward proxy soliciting material to the beneficial owners of shares of record.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We will furnish you or any shareholder as of the record date without charge a copy of our report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, including the financial statements and the
schedules thereto, upon written or oral request, and will provide copies of the exhibits to any such
documents upon payment of a reasonable fee that will not exceed our reasonable expenses incurred in
connection therewith. Requests for such materials should be directed to United States Cellular
Corporation, 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60631, Attention: External
Reporting Department, Telephone: [phone].
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