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): October 20,
2009
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Shenandoah
Telecommunications Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
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0-9881
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54-1162807
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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500
Shentel Way
P.O.
Box 459
Edinburg,
VA
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22824
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (540) 984-4141
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
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Pre-commencement
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240.13e-4(c))
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1
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Item
8.01
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Other
Events
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On
October 20, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board
of Directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.32 per share, an increase of
$0.02 per share or 7% over the 2008 dividend. The dividend will be
payable December 1, 2009, to shareholders of record on November 10,
2008.
A copy of
this press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)
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Exhibits
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Press
release dated October 20, 2009
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
SHENANDOAH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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October
20, 2009
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/S/ Adele M. Skolits
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Adele
M. Skolits
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Vice
President - Finance and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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(Duly Authorized
Officer)
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Exhibit
99.1
NEWS
RELEASE
For
further information, please contact Adele M. Skolits at
540-984-5161.
SHENANDOAH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY ANNOUNCES INCREASED DIVIDEND
EDINBURG,
VA., (October 20, 2009) –
The Board of Directors of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel,
NASDAQ: SHEN) declared a cash dividend of $0.32 per share. The dividend is an
increase of $0.02 per share or 7% over the 2008 dividend. The
dividend will be payable December 1, 2009, to shareholders of record on November
10, 2009. The total payout to shareholders will be approximately $7.6
million.
About
Shenandoah Telecommunications
Shenandoah
Telecommunications Company is a holding company that provides a broad range of
telecommunications services through its operating subsidiaries. The Company is
traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol
“SHEN.” The Company’s operating subsidiaries provide local and long
distance telephone, Internet and data services, cable television, wireless voice
and data services, alarm monitoring, and telecommunications equipment, along
with many other associated solutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United
States.