LEROY T. CARLSON

Corporate Board Profile

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UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2009-04-15	LeRoy T. Carlson was appointed Chairman Emeritus (an executive officer) of TDS in February 2002. Prior to that time, he was the Chairman of TDS for more than five years. ... LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Chairman of U.S. Cellular, functions as the compensation committee for all matters not within the authority of the Stock Option Compensation Committee, but does not do so pursuant to a charter. ... Pricing Committee. U.S. Cellular has a Pricing Committee, consisting of LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. as Chairman, and John E. Rooney and Kenneth R. Meyers as members. ... LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. is a current Class I director who was previously elected by TDS as the sole holder of Series A Common Shares.
2011-04-14	LeRoy T. Carlson has been a director of U.S. Cellular since 1987. The following provides information on the background of Mr. Carlson, including the specific factors that led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of U.S. Cellular. LeRoy T. Carlson founded TDS in 1968, and TDS founded U.S. Cellular in 1984. He was the President of TDS from its founding until 1981, its chief executive officer from its founding until 1986 and its Chairman from 1981 until 2002, when he was appointed Chairman Emeritus (an executive officer) of TDS. Mr. Carlson was a director of TDS from its founding until 2008. His term as a member of the TDS board of directors expired at the TDS 2008 Annual Meeting on May 22, 2008, and Mr. Carlson did not stand for re-election as a TDS director. He became a director emeritus of TDS following the TDS 2008 Annual Meeting. Mr. Carlson was previously a director of former TDS subsidiary Aerial Communications, Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: AERL). Mr. Carlson has an MBA from Harvard University. Mr. Carlson brings to the U.S. Cellular board of directors substantial experience, expertise and qualifications as the founder of TDS, which founded U.S. Cellular. He also has substantial experience, expertise and qualifications with respect to U.S. Cellular and the telecommunications industry as a result of over forty years of service as Chairman or Chairman Emeritus of TDS, over forty years of service as a director of TDS and over twenty years of service as a director of U.S. Cellular. As the founder of U.S. Cellular's parent, TDS, the board of directors considers it appropriate that Mr. Carlson serve on the U.S. Cellular board to provide it with valuable knowledge and insights. Also, because he is a director emeritus and an executive officer of TDS, the largest shareholder of U.S. Cellular, his participation on the U.S. Cellular board of directors permits him to represent the long-term interests of U.S. Cellular shareholders.

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2009-04-15

LeRoy T. Carlson was appointed Chairman Emeritus (an executive officer) of TDS in February 2002. Prior to that time, he was the Chairman of TDS for more than five years. ... LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Chairman of U.S. Cellular, functions as the compensation committee for all matters not within the authority of the Stock Option Compensation Committee, but does not do so pursuant to a charter. ... Pricing Committee. U.S. Cellular has a Pricing Committee, consisting of LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. as Chairman, and John E. Rooney and Kenneth R. Meyers as members. ... LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. is a current Class I director who was previously elected by TDS as the sole holder of Series A Common Shares.

2011-04-14

LeRoy T. Carlson has been a director of U.S. Cellular since 1987. The following provides information on the background of Mr. Carlson, including the specific factors that led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director of U.S. Cellular. LeRoy T. Carlson founded TDS in 1968, and TDS founded U.S. Cellular in 1984. He was the President of TDS from its founding until 1981, its chief executive officer from its founding until 1986 and its Chairman from 1981 until 2002, when he was appointed Chairman Emeritus (an executive officer) of TDS. Mr. Carlson was a director of TDS from its founding until 2008. His term as a member of the TDS board of directors expired at the TDS 2008 Annual Meeting on May 22, 2008, and Mr. Carlson did not stand for re-election as a TDS director. He became a director emeritus of TDS following the TDS 2008 Annual Meeting. Mr. Carlson was previously a director of former TDS subsidiary Aerial Communications, Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: AERL). Mr. Carlson has an MBA from Harvard University. Mr. Carlson brings to the U.S. Cellular board of directors substantial experience, expertise and qualifications as the founder of TDS, which founded U.S. Cellular. He also has substantial experience, expertise and qualifications with respect to U.S. Cellular and the telecommunications industry as a result of over forty years of service as Chairman or Chairman Emeritus of TDS, over forty years of service as a director of TDS and over twenty years of service as a director of U.S. Cellular. As the founder of U.S. Cellular's parent, TDS, the board of directors considers it appropriate that Mr. Carlson serve on the U.S. Cellular board to provide it with valuable knowledge and insights. Also, because he is a director emeritus and an executive officer of TDS, the largest shareholder of U.S. Cellular, his participation on the U.S. Cellular board of directors permits him to represent the long-term interests of U.S. Cellular shareholders.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-07