SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 7
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class and Securities)
879433100
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
O. Mason Hawkins
Chairman of the Board and C.E.O.
and
Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President & General Counsel
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
6410 Poplar Avenue; Suite 900
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 761-2474
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
August 31, 2005
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(Date of Event which Requires
Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
Schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f), or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box: [ ]
CUSIP No. 879433100 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. I.D. No. 62-0951781
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: Funds of investment advisory clients
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [X]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tennessee
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:(7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : 4,030,015 shares
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ________________________________
WITH :(8) SHARED OR NO VOTING POWER
: 1,636,700 shares (Shared)
936,800 shares (None)
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:(9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
: 4,957,815 shares
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:(10) SHARED OR NO DISPOSITIVE POWER
: 1,636,700 shares (Shared)
9,000 shares (None)
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,603,515 shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [X] See Item 5(a)
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
12.9%
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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Note: All shares identified above are shares of the Issuer's class of Common
Stock, and the percentage in Row 13 above relates to such class of Common
Stock.
CUSIP No. 879433100 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Longleaf Partners Fund I.D. No. 63-6147721
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: Funds of investment company shareholders
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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:(7) SOLE VOTING POWER
:
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ________________________________
WITH :(8) SHARED VOTING POWER
: 1,636,700 shares
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:(9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
:
: None
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:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: 1,636,700 shares
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,636,700 shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
3.2%
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
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Note: All shares identified above are shares of the Issuer?s class of Common
Stock, and the percentage in Row 13 above relates to such class of Common
Stock.
CUSIP No. 879433100 13D
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
O. Mason Hawkins I.D. No. XXX-XX-XXXX
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
(a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO: None
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Citizen of United States
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:(7) SOLE VOTING POWER
: (Discretionary Accounts)
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY : None
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ________________________________
WITH :(8) SHARED VOTING POWER
: None
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:(9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
: None
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:(10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
: None
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None (See Item 2)
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
0.0%
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Note: All shares identified above are shares of the Issuer?s class of Common
Stock, and the percentage in Row 13 above relates to such class of Common
Stock.
Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
Item 5 shall be amended and restated as follows:
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of Securities to which this Schedule
13D relates is 6,603,515 shares of the common stock of the Issuer, constituting
approximately 12.9% of the 51,219,733 shares outstanding.
Common % of outstanding
Shares Held Common Shares
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Voting Authority
Sole: 4,030,015 7.9%
Shared: 1,636,700* 3.2%
None: 936,800 1.8%
Total 6,603,515 12.9%
*Shares owned by Longleaf Partners Fund, a series of Longleaf Partners Funds
Trust. Does not include 84,000 shares held by one non-discretionary account
over which the filing parties have neither voting nor dispositive authority.
Beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed with respect to these shares.
Dispositive Authority
Sole: 4,957,815 9.7%
Shared: 1,636,700* 3.2%
None: 9,000 0.0%
Total 6,603,515 12.9%
*Shares owned by Longleaf Partners Fund, a series of Longleaf Partners Funds
Trust. Does not include 84,000 shares held by one non-discretionary account
over which the filing parties have neither voting nor dispositive authority.
Beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed with respect to these shares.
(b) Southeastern generally has the sole power to dispose of or to
direct the disposition of the Securities held for discretionary accounts of its
investment clients, and may be granted the sole power to vote or direct the
vote of such Securities; such powers may be retained by or shared with the
respective clients for shared or non-discretionary accounts, for which
Southeastern generally makes recommendations with respect thereto. Shares held
by any Series of Longleaf Partners Funds Trust are reported in the "shared"
category.
(c) Transactions in the Securities during the past sixty days are
attached as Schedule II.
(d) The investment advisory clients of Southeastern have the sole
right to receive and, subject to notice, to withdraw the proceeds from the sale
of the Securities, and the sole power to direct the receipt of dividends from
any of the Securities held for their respective accounts. Such clients may
also terminate the investment advisory agreements without penalty upon
appropriate notice. Southeastern does not have an economic interest in any of
the Securities reported herein.
(e) Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: September 8, 2005
SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
By /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
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Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President & General Counsel
LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUND
By /s/ O. Mason Hawkins
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O. Mason Hawkins
Trustee and Co-Portfolio Manager
O. MASON HAWKINS
(Individually)
/s/ O. Mason Hawkins
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Joint Filing Agreement
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the persons or entities named below agree to the joint
filing on behalf of each of them of this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D with
respect to the Securities of the Issuer and further agree that this joint
filing agreement be included as an exhibit to this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule
13D. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as
of September 8, 2005.
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
By: /s/ Andrew R. McCarroll
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Andrew R. McCarroll
Vice President and General Counsel
Longleaf Partners Fund
By: /s/ O. Mason Hawkins
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O. Mason Hawkins
Trustee and Co-Portfolio Manager
O. Mason Hawkins, Individually
/s/ O. Mason Hawkins
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Schedule II
Transactions in the Last Sixty Days
Transaction Type Date # of Shares * Price per Share **
Sale 08/31/05 113,600 $40.60
Sale 08/30/05 2,200 $40.45
Sale 08/26/05 45,000 $40.08
Sale 08/25/05 40,900 $40.35
Sale 08/24/05 10,000 $40.81
Sale 08/23/05 20,900 $40.80
Sale 08/22/05 1,400 $41.07
Sale 08/19/05 6,700 $41.01
Sale 08/16/05 46,300 $41.92
Sale 08/15/05 64,600 $42.00
Sale 08/12/05 199,900 $41.54
Sale 08/11/05 38,600 $40.40
Sale 08/10/05 57,800 $40.58
Sale 08/09/05 300,000 $40.56
Sale 08/08/05 32,300 $40.49
Sale 08/05/05 12,600 $40.11
Sale 08/04/05 10,000 $40.04
Sale 08/03/05 45,700 $40.05
Sale 08/01/05 75,600 $39.81
Sale 07/29/05 94,400 $39.50
Sale 07/28/05 10,000 $39.47
Sale 07/27/05 28,400 $39.61
Sale 07/26/05 473,700 $39.92
Sale 07/25/05 222,600 $39.78
Sale 07/22/05 65,500 $40.00
Sale 07/21/05 5,700 $40.51
Sale 07/20/05 88,300 $40.80
Sale 07/19/05 79,400 $40.85
Sale 07/18/05 110,000 $40.67
Sale 07/15/05 500,200 $40.01
Sale 07/14/05 253,800 $40.23
Sale 07/13/05 256,500 $40.41
Sale 07/12/05 404,800 $40.46
Sale 07/11/05 148,200 $40.19
Sale 07/08/05 28,000 $40.14
Sale 07/07/05 172,600 $39.81
Sale 07/06/05 95,100 $40.16
Sale 07/05/05 37,900 $41.12
Sale 07/01/05 101,400 $40.99
Purchases and sales by Southeastern's private account clients, unless otherwise
indicated, in the ordinary course of business on the American Stock Exchange
or through Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs).
* Includes sales by Longleaf Partners Fund as follows: 66,300 shares on 7/1;
16,500 shares on 7/5; 81,200 shares on 7/6; 63,600 shares on 7/7; 9,000 shares
on 7/8; 50,200 shares on 7/11; 144,100 on 7/12; 94,000 on 7/13; 79,300 on 7/14;
179,200 on 7/15; 34,900 on 7/18; 37,400 on 7/19; 28,600 on 7/20; 2,000 on 7/21;
21,000 on 7/22; 84,600 on 7/25; 148,700 on 7/26; 13,300 on 7/27; 10,000 on
7/28; 94,400 on 7/29; 16,200 on 8/1; 45,700 o 8/3; 11,000 on 8/8; 98,000 on
8/9; 27,000 on 8/10; 38,600 on 8/11; 73,100 on 8/12; 59,500 on 8/15; 14,900 on
8/16; 6,700 on 8/19; 500 on 8/22; 7,000 on 8/23; 6,100 on 8/24; 19,100 on 8/25;
19,700 on 8/26; 1,200 on 8/30; 81,300 on 8/31.
** Net of commissions
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