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D. Carlson (2)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Compensation Actually Paid to Walter C. D. Carlson (3)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Summary Compensation Table Total for LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. (2)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Compensation Actually Paid to LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. (3)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO Named Executive Officers (2)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO Named Executive Officers (3)</td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On (4):</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Net Income (Loss)</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Return on Capital (6)</td></tr><tr style="height:41pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Year (1)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Total Shareholder Return</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Peer Group Total Shareholder Return (5)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">($)</td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">(%)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,767,544</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$5,228,137</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$6,974,414</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$15,100,392</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,180,994</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,418,717</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$260.75</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$123.65</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$20,242,108</td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">1.1 </td><td style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2024</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">N/A</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">N/A</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$9,611,495</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$38,902,395</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$3,900,317</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$10,628,855</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$216.01</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$115.57</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(26,480,692)</td><td 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1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$8,670,292</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$114.27</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$89.10</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(487,287,212)</td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">(1.7)</td><td style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2022</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">N/A</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">N/A</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$8,929,740</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$237,089</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$2,694,344</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(117,463)</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$61.34</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$86.09</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$71,656,249</td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">1.8 </td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2021</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">N/A</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">N/A</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$9,616,139</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$7,034,857</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$3,284,862</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,231,000</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$112.09</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$91.34</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$188,119,059</td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">4.0 </td><td style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">%</td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-31.5pt">(1)The Principal Executive Officer ("PEO") and NEOs for the applicable years were as follows:</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2025: Walter C. D. Carlson assumed the role of PEO on February 1, 2025, LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the PEO during 2025 through January 31, 2025. Amounts disclosed in the table above for Walter C. D. Carlson and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. includes their total compensation for the full year 2025. The Company's other NEOs for 2025 were: Vicki L. Villacrez, Kenneth S. Dixon, Anthony J. M. Carlson, Joseph R. Hanley, Laurent C. Therivel and James W. Butman.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2024 and 2023: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the Company's PEO for the entirety of 2024 and 2023 and the Company's other NEOs were: Laurent C. Therivel, Vicki L. Villacrez, James W. Butman and Joseph R. Hanley.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2022: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the Company's PEO for the entirety of 2022 and the Company's other NEOs were: Laurent C. Therivel, Vicki L. Villacrez, James W. Butman, Joseph R. Hanley and Peter L. Sereda.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2021: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the Company's PEO for the entirety of 2021 and the Company's other NEOs were: Laurent C. Therivel, James W. Butman, Peter L. Sereda and Kurt B. Thaus.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-31.5pt">(2)Amounts reported in this column represent (i) the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year in the case of Walter C. D. Carlson and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. and (ii) the average of the total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year for our other NEOs reported for the applicable year other than the PEO for such years.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-31.5pt">(3)To calculate compensation actually paid, adjustments were made to the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. A reconciliation of the adjustments for Walter C. D. Carlson and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., and for the average of the other NEOs is set forth following the footnotes to this table.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-31.5pt">(4)Pursuant to rules of the SEC, the comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2020 in TDS' common stock. Historic stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-31.5pt">(5)The TSR Peer Group consists of the component companies of the Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Index.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-31.5pt">(6)The CHRC uses Return on Capital as our Company selected metric, which is calculated as earnings before interest, adjusted for income tax impacts (which for 2025 used a standardized tax rate due to non-recurring activity related to the Closing), divided by the sum of total debt, right of use lease liabilities, and total equity. This metric was one of the metrics originally applicable to the 2025 PSU awards granted to Walter C. D. Carlson, LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., Vicki L. Villacrez and Joseph R. Hanley. </div>Compensation Actually Paid Adjustments (a)<div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.031%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.016%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.848%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.746%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.892%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.308%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.082%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.196%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Summary Compensation Table Total</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">(Minus) Grant Date Fair Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus Fiscal Year-End Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Awards Granted in Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus Vesting Date Fair Value of Awards Granted and Vested During Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Vested During Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Equals Compensation Actually Paid</td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">Walter C. D. Carlson</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,767,544</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(3,084,325)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$3,460,687</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">—</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$84,231</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">—</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$5,228,137</td></tr><tr><td colspan="45" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$6,974,414</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(5,553,040)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$1,474,090</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$7,073,813</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,469,288</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$661,827</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$15,100,392</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="45" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">Other NEO's (Average)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,180,994</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(2,605,726)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$971,745</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$478,480</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$1,550,671</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(157,447)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,418,717</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt">(a)The assumptions used to calculate compensation actually paid are consistent with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.</div> 4767544 5228137 6974414 15100392 4180994 4418717 260.75 123.65

20242108

0.011 9611495 38902395 3900317 10628855 216.01 115.57

-26480692

0.037 9677516 24429347 4434350 8670292 114.27 89.10

-487287212

-0.017 8929740 237089 2694344 -117463 61.34 86.09

71656249

0.018 9616139 7034857 3284862 4231000 112.09 91.34

188119059

0.040 The Principal Executive Officer ("PEO") and NEOs for the applicable years were as follows:<div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2025: Walter C. D. Carlson assumed the role of PEO on February 1, 2025, LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the PEO during 2025 through January 31, 2025. Amounts disclosed in the table above for Walter C. D. Carlson and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. includes their total compensation for the full year 2025. The Company's other NEOs for 2025 were: Vicki L. Villacrez, Kenneth S. Dixon, Anthony J. M. Carlson, Joseph R. Hanley, Laurent C. Therivel and James W. Butman.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2024 and 2023: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the Company's PEO for the entirety of 2024 and 2023 and the Company's other NEOs were: Laurent C. Therivel, Vicki L. Villacrez, James W. Butman and Joseph R. Hanley.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2022: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the Company's PEO for the entirety of 2022 and the Company's other NEOs were: Laurent C. Therivel, Vicki L. Villacrez, James W. Butman, Joseph R. Hanley and Peter L. Sereda.</div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt">•2021: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. served as the Company's PEO for the entirety of 2021 and the Company's other NEOs were: Laurent C. Therivel, James W. Butman, Peter L. Sereda and Kurt B. Thaus.</div> Walter C. D. Carlson LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. Pursuant to rules of the SEC, the comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2020 in TDS' common stock. Historic stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. The TSR Peer Group consists of the component companies of the Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Index. Return on Capital Compensation Actually Paid Adjustments (a)<div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.031%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.016%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.848%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.746%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.892%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.308%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.082%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.196%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Summary Compensation Table Total</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">(Minus) Grant Date Fair Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus Fiscal Year-End Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Awards Granted in Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus Vesting Date Fair Value of Awards Granted and Vested During Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Vested During Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Equals Compensation Actually Paid</td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">Walter C. D. Carlson</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,767,544</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(3,084,325)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$3,460,687</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">—</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$84,231</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">—</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$5,228,137</td></tr><tr><td colspan="45" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$6,974,414</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(5,553,040)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$1,474,090</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$7,073,813</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,469,288</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$661,827</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$15,100,392</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="45" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">Other NEO's (Average)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,180,994</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(2,605,726)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$971,745</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$478,480</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$1,550,671</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(157,447)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,418,717</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt">(a)The assumptions used to calculate compensation actually paid are consistent with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.</div> Compensation Actually Paid Adjustments (a)<div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.031%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.016%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.848%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.746%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.892%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.308%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.082%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.383%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.196%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Summary Compensation Table Total</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">(Minus) Grant Date Fair Value of Awards Granted in Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus Fiscal Year-End Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Awards Granted in Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus Vesting Date Fair Value of Awards Granted and Vested During Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Plus/(Minus) Change in Fair Value of Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Vested During Fiscal Year</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">Equals Compensation Actually Paid</td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">Walter C. D. Carlson</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cce3f3;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,767,544</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(3,084,325)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$3,460,687</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">—</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$84,231</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">—</td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$5,228,137</td></tr><tr><td colspan="45" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$6,974,414</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(5,553,040)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$1,474,090</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$7,073,813</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,469,288</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$661,827</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$15,100,392</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="45" style="background-color:#cce3f3;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom">Other NEO's (Average)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom">2025</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,180,994</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(2,605,726)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$971,745</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$478,480</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$1,550,671</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$(157,447)</td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom">$4,418,717</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt">(a)The assumptions used to calculate compensation actually paid are consistent with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes.</div> 4767544 -3084325 3460687 0 84231 0 5228137 6974414 -5553040 1474090 7073813 4469288 661827 15100392 4180994 -2605726 971745 478480 1550671 -157447 4418717 <div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><img alt="TDSA 313.jpg" id="i-5" src="tds-20260402_g4.jpg" style="height:343px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:684px"/></div> <div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><img alt="TDSB 313.jpg" id="i-6" src="tds-20260402_g5.jpg" style="height:347px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:684px"/></div> <div style="margin-bottom:9pt;text-align:center"><img alt="TDSC 313.jpg" id="i-7" src="tds-20260402_g6.jpg" style="height:359px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:684px"/></div> <div style="margin-bottom:9pt">The following is a list of financial performance measures, which in the Company's assessment represent the most important financial performance measures used by the Company to link compensation actually paid to the NEOs for 2025. Please see the Compensation Discussion & Analysis for further information regarding these measures and how they were used in the 2025 executive compensation program, including the Officer Annual Incentive Plan and the 2025 performance share units.</div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;padding-left:27pt;text-indent:-27pt">•Return on Capital </div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;padding-left:27pt;text-indent:-27pt">•Total Operating Revenues</div>•Adjusted EBITDA Return on Capital Total Operating Revenues Adjusted EBITDA