[144] Telephone and Data Systems Inc. SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (TDS) reported a proposed insider sale of 12,475 common shares with an aggregate market value of $474,000. The sale is scheduled to occur on the NYSE with an approximate sale date of 08/12/2025. The company has 108,000,000 shares outstanding, so the shares to be sold represent roughly 0.0116% of outstanding common stock.

The filer indicates the shares were originally acquired as stock awards from the company on 12/15/2011. The notice includes the seller’s standard representation that they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about the issuer and references the Rule 10b5-1 trading-plan disclosure language on the form.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Small, routine insider sale disclosed under Rule 144; immaterial size relative to market capitalization.

The filing notifies the market of a planned sale of 12,475 common shares valued at $474,000 to be executed on the NYSE on 08/12/2025. Given the issuer's 108 million shares outstanding, this sale is negligible in proportion (about 0.0116%). The shares were granted as stock awards in 2011, suggesting this is a long-held position being monetized rather than a marker of recent insider concern. From a market-impact perspective, the disclosure is routine and unlikely to affect liquidity or valuation materially.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Proper compliance with Rule 144; the filing contains the seller’s standard legal representations.

The notice follows Rule 144 disclosure requirements and includes the seller’s attestation regarding absence of undisclosed material adverse information, and a reference to Rule 10b5-1 plan language. The origin of the shares as company stock awards (acquired 12/15/2011) is disclosed, which clarifies compensation-derived provenance rather than open-market purchases. This transparency aligns with good governance practices and supports regulatory compliance; the sale size is immaterial to shareholders.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Vanguard Marketing Corporation 5951 Luckett Court Suite A1 El Paso TX 79932	12475	474000.00	108000000	08/12/2025	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	12/15/2011	Stock Awards	Company			12475	12/15/2011	Stock Awards

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)