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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HICKORY TECH CORPORATION
Minnesota 41-1524393
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
221 East Hickory Street
P.O. Box 3248
Mankato, Minnesota 56002
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(Address of principal executive (Zip Code)
office)
HICKORY TECH CORPORATION DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN
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Robert D. Alton, Jr.
221 East Hickory Street
P.O. Box 3248
Mankato, Minnesota 56002
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(Name and address of agent for service)
(507) 387-3355
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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
maximum Amount
Title of Proposed aggregate of
securities to Amount to be maximum offering offering registration
be registered registered price per unit price fee
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Common stock 100,000 100% of fair Current fair $337.08
no par value shares market value market value
when optioned. of 100,000
Current fair shares.
market value $1,212,500
is $12.125 per
share, determined
as of 12/28/98
per Rule 457 (h)(1) & (c)
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ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
Pursuant to S-8 General Instruction E, the registrant hereby incorporates
by reference the contents of its Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the
Hickory Tech Corporation Retainer Stock Plan for Directors, dated June 22, 1993,
Commission file number 0-13721.
The registrant also incorporates by reference in the Registration Statement
the following:
(a) The registrant's latest annual report on Form 10-K for the
registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
(b) Since the end of the fiscal year covered by the registrant's Form 10-K
referred to in Paragraph (a) above, registrant has filed reports
pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act:
(i) Form 8-K, dated March 11, 1998;
(ii) Form 8-K, dated April 13, 1998;
(iii) Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending March 31, 1998,
dated May 13, 1998;
(iv) Form 8-K, dated May 15, 1998;
(v) Form 8-K/A, dated July 15, 1998;
(vi) Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending June 30, 1998,
dated August 13, 1998;
(vii) Form 8-K, dated October 5, 1998;
(viii) Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending September 30,
1998, dated November 6, 1998;
(ix) Form 8-K/A, dated December 9, 1998;
(x) Form 10-K/A, dated December 9, 1998;
(xi) Form 8-K, dated December 22, 1998.
(c) The security to be offered by the registrant through the Plan is the
registrant's common stock with no par value.
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ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Incorporated by reference from the June 22, 1993 registration statement
referred to in Item 3.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
None.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Incorporated by reference from the June 22, 1993 registration statement
referred to in Item 3, except that the Directors and Officers insurance policy
now in effect is AIG Policy No. 8563444 with an indemnity of $10,000,000.00.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Incorporated by reference from the June 22, 1993 registration statement
referred to in Item 3.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
Attached. The exhibit index appears on page 6.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
Incorporated by reference from the June 22, 1993 registration statement
referred to in Item 3.
SIGNATURES
THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Mankato, State of Minnesota, on December 28,
1998.
HICKORY TECH CORPORATION
By: /s/ Robert D. Alton, Jr.
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Robert D. Alton, Jr., Chief Executive
Officer and Director
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.
HICKORY TECH CORPORATION
Date: December 28, 1998 By: /s/ Robert D. Alton, Jr.
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Robert D. Alton, Jr., Chairman,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Date: December 28, 1998 By: /s/ David A. Christensen
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David A. Christensen, Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Robert K. Else
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Robert K. Else, Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Lyle T. Bosacker
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Lyle T. Bosacker, Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ James H. Holdrege
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James H. Holdrege, Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Lyle G. Jacobson
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Lyle G. Jacobson, Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ R. Wynn Kearney, Jr., M.D
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R. Wynn Kearney, Jr., M.D., Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Starr J. Kirklin
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Starr J. Kirklin, Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Brett M. Taylor
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Brett M. Taylor, Director
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Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Myrita Craig
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Myrita Craig, Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Robert D. Alton, Jr.
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Robert D. Alton, Jr., Chairman,
President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Director
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ David A. Christensen
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David A. Christensen, Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and
Treasurer
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Jon L. Anderson
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Jon L. Anderson, Vice President
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Bruce H. Malmgren
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Bruce H. Malmgren, Vice President
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ Mary T. Jacobs
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Mary T. Jacobs, Vice President
Date: December 28, 1998 /s/ F. Ernest Lombard
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F. Ernest Lombard, Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
REGULATION SK601
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Exhibit Page
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23.1 Consent of Olsen Thielen & Co., LTD (consent of 7
independent auditors).
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (consent of 8
independent auditors).
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-8 of our report dated January 30, 1998, on our audit of the consolidated
financial statements of Hickory Tech Corporation and subsidiaries as of December
31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the years three years in the period ended
December 31, 1997, which report is included in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
December 28, 1998 /s/ OLSEN THIELEN & CO., LTD.
St. Paul, Minnesota
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EXHIBIT 23.2
Consent of Independent Accountants
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement on
Form S-8 (File No. 000-13721) of our report dated July 8, 1998, on our audit of
the combined financial statements of Dowdy Minnesota 10, Inc. and MLD Minnesota
10, Inc. (d/b/a Cellular One) as of December 31, 1997 and for the year then
ended, which report is included in Form 8-K/A filed on July 15, 1998.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 28, 1998
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