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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2022

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UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-09712 62-1147325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, Illinois 60631

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (773) 399-8900

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | | --- | --- || ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | | --- | --- || ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | | --- | --- || ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | | --- | --- || Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | | Common Shares, $1 par value | USM | New York Stock Exchange | | 6.25% Senior Notes due 2069 | UZD | New York Stock Exchange | | 5.50% Senior Notes due 2070 | UZE | New York Stock Exchange | | 5.50% Senior Notes due 2070 | UZF | New York Stock Exchange |

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

| ☐ | Emerging growth company | | --- | --- || ☐ | If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | | --- | --- |

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 4, 2022, United States Cellular Corporation (UScellular) issued a news release announcing its results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2022. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor will any such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)   The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits
99.1 Earnings Press Release datedAugust 4, 2022
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
Date: August 4, 2022 By: /s/ Douglas W. Chambers
Douglas W. Chambers
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Document

Exhibit 99.1   NEWS RELEASE

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As previously announced, UScellular will hold a teleconference on August 5, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Listen to the call live via the Events & Presentations page of investors.uscellular.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UScellular reports second quarter 2022 results

2022 guidance reaffirmed

CHICAGO (August 4, 2022) — United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE:USM) reported total operating revenues of $1,027 million for the second quarter of 2022, versus $1,014 million for the same period one year ago. Service revenues totaled $783 million, versus $774 million for the same period one year ago. Net income attributable to UScellular shareholders and related diluted earnings per share were $21 million and $0.25, respectively, for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $35 million and $0.39, respectively, in the same period one year ago.

“UScellular is continuing to execute on its growth strategy, resulting in increased retail service revenues and ARPU in the quarter,” said Laurent Therivel, UScellular President and CEO. “We are seeing nice momentum in a number of the growth areas of the business, including fixed wireless and our tower portfolio. Additionally, we are seeing promising early results from our recent moves in the marketplace, including our rate plan guarantee and our existing-same-as-new offers.

"Halfway through the year, I believe UScellular is well-positioned, and I thank all of our associates for their hard work."

2022 Estimated Results

UScellular’s current estimates of full-year 2022 results are shown below. Such estimates represent management’s view as of August 4, 2022 and should not be assumed to be current as of any future date. UScellular undertakes no duty to update such estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. There can be no assurance that final results will not differ materially from estimated results.

2022 Estimated Results
Previous Current
(Dollars in millions)
Service revenues $3,100-$3,200 Unchanged
Adjusted OIBDA1 $750-$900 Unchanged
Adjusted EBITDA1 $925-$1,075 Unchanged
Capital expenditures $700-$800 Unchanged

The following table reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measures, Net income or Income before income taxes. In providing 2022 estimated results, UScellular has not completed the below reconciliation to Net income because it does not provide guidance for income taxes. Although potentially significant, UScellular believes that the impact of income taxes cannot be reasonably predicted; therefore, UScellular is unable to provide such guidance.

Actual Results
2022 Estimated Results Six Months Ended<br>June 30, 2022 Year Ended<br>December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)
Net income (GAAP) N/A $ 74 $ 160
Add back:
Income tax expense N/A 50 20
Income before income taxes (GAAP) $45-$195 $ 124 $ 180
Add back:
Interest expense 160 73 175
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 705 342 678
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)1 $910-$1,060 $ 539 $ 1,033
Add back or deduct:
Loss on impairment of licenses 3
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 15 8 23
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (2)
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)1 $925-$1,075 $ 550 $ 1,054
Deduct:
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 170 82 179
Interest and dividend income 5 4 6
Adjusted OIBDA (Non-GAAP)1 $750-$900 $ 464 $ 869

1EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are defined as net income adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are not measures of financial performance under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (GAAP) and should not be considered as alternatives to Net income or Cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of liquidity. UScellular does not intend to imply that any such items set forth in the reconciliation above are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual; such items may occur in the future. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA as measurements of profitability, and therefore reconciliations to Net income are deemed appropriate. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA are useful measures of UScellular’s operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of UScellular’s financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management’s evaluation of business performance. Adjusted EBITDA shows adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion, and gains and losses, while Adjusted OIBDA reduces this measure further to exclude Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities and Interest and dividend income in order to more effectively show the performance of operating activities excluding investment activities. The table above reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA to the corresponding GAAP measure, Net income or Income before income taxes. Additional information and reconciliations related to Non-GAAP financial measures for June 30, 2022, can be found on UScellular’s website at investors.uscellular.com.

Stock Repurchase

During the second quarter of 2022, UScellular repurchased 294,721 of its Common Shares for $9 million.

Conference Call Information

UScellular will hold a conference call on August 5, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.

▪Access the live call on the Events & Presentations page of investors.uscellular.com or at

https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/249925609

▪Access the call by phone at (888)330-2384 conference ID: 1328528.

Before the call, certain financial and statistical information to be discussed during the call will be posted to investors.uscellular.com. The call will be archived on the Events & Presentations page of investors.uscellular.com.

About UScellular

United States Cellular Corporation provides a comprehensive range of wireless products and services, excellent customer support, and a high-quality network to customers with 4.8 million retail connections in 21 states. The Chicago-based company had 4,700 full- and part-time associates as of June 30, 2022. At the end of the second quarter of 2022, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. owned 83 percent of UScellular. For more information about UScellular, visit uscellular.com.

Contacts

Colleen Thompson, Vice President - Corporate Relations of TDS

colleen.thompson@tdsinc.com

Julie Mathews, IRC, Director - Investor Relations of TDS

julie.mathews@tdsinc.com

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All information set forth in this news release, except historical and factual information, represents forward-looking statements. This includes all statements about the company’s plans, beliefs, estimates, and expectations. These statements are based on current estimates, projections, and assumptions, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may affect these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: intense competition; the ability to attract people of outstanding talent throughout all levels of the organization; USM's smaller scale relative to larger competitors; the ability to obtain or maintain roaming arrangements with other carriers on acceptable terms; the ability to obtain access to adequate radio spectrum to meet current or anticipated future needs, including participation in FCC auctions; changes in demand, consumer preferences and perceptions, price competition, or churn rates; advances in technology; impacts of costs, integration problems or other factors associated with acquisitions, divestitures or exchanges of properties or wireless spectrum licenses and/or expansion of UScellular's businesses; the ability of the company to successfully construct and manage its networks; uncertainties in UScellular’s future cash flows and liquidity and access to the capital markets; the ability to make payments on UScellular indebtedness or comply with the terms of debt covenants; conditions in the U.S. telecommunications industry; the value of assets and investments; the state and federal regulatory environment; pending and future litigation; cyber-attacks or other breaches of network or information technology security; potential conflicts of interests between TDS and UScellular; disruption in credit or other financial markets; deterioration of U.S. or global economic conditions; the impact, duration and severity of public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Investors are encouraged to consider these and other risks and uncertainties that are more fully described under “Risk Factors” in the most recent filing of UScellular's Form 10-K, as updated by any UScellular Form 10-Q filed subsequent to such Form 10-K.

For more information about UScellular, visit: www.uscellular.com

United States Cellular Corporation
Summary Operating Data (Unaudited)
As of or for the Quarter Ended 6/30/2022 3/31/2022 12/31/2021 9/30/2021 6/30/2021
Retail Connections
Postpaid
Total at end of period 4,296,000 4,335,000 4,380,000 4,391,000 4,399,000
Gross additions 128,000 126,000 165,000 145,000 141,000
Feature phones 4,000 2,000 3,000 2,000 3,000
Smartphones 90,000 89,000 122,000 103,000 98,000
Connected devices 34,000 35,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Net additions (losses) (40,000) (44,000) (12,000) (8,000) (6,000)
Feature phones (8,000) (10,000) (7,000) (7,000) (7,000)
Smartphones (23,000) (26,000) 5,000 2,000 6,000
Connected devices (9,000) (8,000) (10,000) (3,000) (5,000)
ARPU1,2 $ 50.07 $ 49.71 $ 48.62 $ 48.12 $ 47.74
ARPA1,3 $ 130.43 $ 129.93 $ 127.14 $ 125.99 $ 125.25
Churn rate4 1.30 % 1.30 % 1.35 % 1.15 % 1.11 %
Handsets 1.10 % 1.10 % 1.10 % 0.95 % 0.88 %
Connected devices 2.73 % 2.70 % 3.08 % 2.59 % 2.69 %
Prepaid
Total at end of period 490,000 495,000 513,000 518,000 507,000
Gross additions 56,000 55,000 63,000 74,000 65,000
Net additions (losses) (4,000) (18,000) (5,000) 11,000 10,000
ARPU2 $ 35.25 $ 34.59 $ 34.53 $ 35.05 $ 35.64
Churn rate4 4.07 % 4.84 % 4.39 % 4.09 % 3.66 %
Market penetration at end of period
Consolidated operating population 32,370,000 32,370,000 32,127,000 31,865,000 31,493,000
Consolidated operating penetration5 15 % 15 % 15 % 16 % 16 %
Capital expenditures (millions) $ 268 $ 137 $ 321 $ 185 $ 148
Total cell sites in service 6,916 6,899 6,898 6,857 6,819
Owned towers 4,323 4,310 4,301 4,274 4,278

1Q3 2021 Postpaid ARPU and ARPA amounts exclude $9 million of postpaid revenue related to an out-of-period error recorded in that quarter.

2Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) - metric is calculated by dividing a revenue base by an average number of connections and by the number of months in the period. These revenue bases and connection populations are shown below:

•Postpaid ARPU consists of total postpaid service revenues and postpaid connections.

•Prepaid ARPU consists of total prepaid service revenues and prepaid connections.

3Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA) - metric is calculated by dividing total postpaid service revenues by the average number of postpaid accounts and by the number of months in the period.

4Churn rate represents the percentage of the connections that disconnect service each month. These rates represent the average monthly churn rate for each respective period.

5Market penetration is calculated by dividing the number of wireless connections at the end of the period by the total estimated population of consolidated operating markets.

United States Cellular Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations Highlights
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended<br>June 30, Six Months Ended<br>June 30,
2022 2021 2022<br>vs. 2021 2022 2021 2022<br>vs. 2021
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenues
Service $ 783 $ 774 1 % $ 1,570 $ 1,545 2 %
Equipment sales 244 240 2 % 467 492 (5) %
Total operating revenues 1,027 1,014 1 % 2,037 2,037
Operating expenses
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 192 204 (6) % 377 389 (3) %
Cost of equipment sold 275 258 7 % 533 533
Selling, general and administrative 339 334 2 % 663 639 4 %
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 172 180 (4) % 342 350 (2) %
Loss on impairment of licenses 3 N/M 3 N/M
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 6 2 N/M 8 7 7 %
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net N/M (1) 52 %
Total operating expenses 987 978 1 % 1,926 1,917
Operating income 40 36 10 % 111 120 (8) %
Investment and other income (expense)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 37 47 (21) % 82 88 (8) %
Interest and dividend income 3 2 59 % 4 3 3 %
Interest expense (40) (60) 34 % (73) (97) 26 %
Total investment and other income (expense) (11) N/M 13 (6) N/M
Income before income taxes 40 25 60 % 124 114 9 %
Income tax expense (benefit) 18 (10) N/M 50 17 N/M
Net income 22 35 (37) % 74 97 (24) %
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax 1 1 % 3 2 33 %
Net income attributable to UScellular shareholders $ 21 $ 35 (38) % $ 71 $ 95 (25) %
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 86 87 (1) % 86 87 (1) %
Basic earnings per share attributable to UScellular shareholders $ 0.25 $ 0.40 (37) % $ 0.82 $ 1.10 (25) %
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 87 88 (1) % 87 88 (1) %
Diluted earnings per share attributable to UScellular shareholders $ 0.25 $ 0.39 (37) % $ 0.82 $ 1.08 (25) %

N/M - Percentage change not meaningful

United States Cellular Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended<br>June 30,
2022 2021
(Dollars in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 74 $ 97
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 342 350
Bad debts expense 51 21
Stock-based compensation expense 14 12
Deferred income taxes, net 31 35
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (82) (88)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities 80 79
Loss on impairment of licenses 3
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 8 7
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1)
Other operating activities 3 19
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations
Accounts receivable (17) 23
Equipment installment plans receivable (25) (32)
Inventory (33) (37)
Accounts payable (8) (72)
Customer deposits and deferred revenues 6 2
Accrued taxes 135 (23)
Accrued interest 1
Other assets and liabilities (5) (29)
Net cash provided by operating activities 578 363
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment (288) (281)
Cash paid for licenses (563) (1,259)
Cash received from investments 3
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges 1 1
Advance payments for license acquisitions (1)
Other investing activities 2
Net cash used in investing activities (851) (1,534)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of long-term debt 625 992
Repayment of long-term debt (227) (775)
Issuance of short-term debt 60
Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments (5) (13)
Repurchase of Common Shares (18) (2)
Payment of debt issuance costs (1) (16)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (2) (2)
Other financing activities (3) (7)
Net cash provided by financing activities 429 177
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 156 (994)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Beginning of period 199 1,291
End of period $ 355 $ 297
United States Cellular Corporation
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 320 $ 156
Accounts receivable, net 1,044 1,046
Inventory, net 206 173
Prepaid expenses 62 58
Income taxes receivable 123
Other current assets 41 49
Total current assets 1,673 1,605
Assets held for sale 15 18
Licenses 4,677 4,088
Investments in unconsolidated entities 441 439
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,671 2,606
Operating lease right-of-use assets 944 959
Other assets and deferred charges 582 626
Total assets $ 11,003 $ 10,341
United States Cellular Corporation
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
June 30, 2022 December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt $ 8 $ 3
Accounts payable 328 360
Customer deposits and deferred revenues 197 191
Accrued taxes 37 33
Accrued compensation 56 83
Short-term operating lease liabilities 133 129
Other current liabilities 223 104
Total current liabilities 982 903
Deferred liabilities and credits
Deferred income tax liability, net 705 674
Long-term operating lease liabilities 872 889
Other deferred liabilities and credits 690 573
Long-term debt, net 3,118 2,728
Noncontrolling interests with redemption features 12 11
Equity
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Series A Common and Common Shares, par value $1.00 per share 88 88
Additional paid-in capital 1,692 1,678
Treasury shares (75) (68)
Retained earnings 2,903 2,849
Total UScellular shareholders’ equity 4,608 4,547
Noncontrolling interests 16 16
Total equity 4,624 4,563
Total liabilities and equity $ 11,003 $ 10,341

United States Cellular Corporation

Financial Measures and Reconciliations

(Unaudited)

Free Cash Flow

Three Months Ended<br>June 30, Six Months Ended<br>June 30,
2022 2021 2022 2021
(Dollars in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) $ 267 $ 239 $ 578 $ 363
Less: Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment 138 148 288 281
Free cash flow (Non-GAAP)1 $ 129 $ 91 $ 290 $ 82

1Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure which UScellular believes may be useful to investors and other users of its financial information in evaluating liquidity, specifically, the amount of net cash generated by business operations after deducting Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment.

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