ContractExecutive Deferred Compensation Agreement Phantom Stock • December 22nd, 2004 • United States Cellular Corp • Radiotelephone communications • Illinois
Exhibit 10.1 EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT PHANTOM STOCK ACCOUNT THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 17th day of December, 2004, by and between John E. Rooney (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive”) and U.S. Cellular Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, located at 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60631-3486. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Executive is now and will in the future be rendering valuable services to the Company, and the Company desires to ensure the continued loyalty, service and counsel of the Executive; and WHEREAS, the Executive desires to defer a portion of his or her annual bonus for calendar year 2004 (the “Bonus Year”) until retirement, resignation, disability or death, or to a specific date greater than three years from the end of the Bonus Year. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
