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 6, 2001
| HICKORY TECH CORPORATION
|
||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| Minnesota |
0-13721 |
41-1524393 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
| 221
East Hickory Street, P.O. Box 3248, Mankato, MN |
56002-3248 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
| Registrant's telephone number including area code | (800)
326-5789 |
ITEM 2. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
On
August 6, 2001, Hickory Tech Corporation (HickoryTech) closed on the previously
announced agreement to sell its local telephone exchange in Amana, Iowa to
South Slope Cooperative Telephone Company, Inc. for $6,500,000 in cash. The
Amana operation, known as Amana Colonies Telephone Company (ACTC), serves
approximately 1,500 access lines in the seven communities of the Amana Colonies
in east central Iowa. The proceeds from the sale were applied to HickoryTech’s
outstanding debt.
SIGNATURE
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, hereto duly authorized.
| Date: | August 21, 2001 | ||
| HICKORY TECH CORPORATION | |||
| By | /s/
Robert D. Alton, Jr.
|
||
| Robert
D. Alton, Jr. Chief Executive Officer |
|||
| By | /s/
David A. Christensen
|
||
| David
A. Christensen Chief Financial Officer |
|||