UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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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 30, 2018
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Virginia | 0-9881 | 54-1162807 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 500 Shentel Way P.O. Box 459, Edinburg, Virginia 22824 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
(540) 984-4141
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 31, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Shenandoah Telecommunications Company | ||
| Date: October 31, 2018 | By: | /s/ James F. Woodward |
| James F. Woodward | ||
| Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated October 31, 2018 |
EXHIBIT 99.1
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company Announces Increased Dividend
EDINBURG, Va., Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (NASDAQ: SHEN) declared a cash dividend of $0.27 per share. The dividend is an increase of $0.01 per share or 3.8% over the 2017 dividend. The dividend will be payable November 30, 2018, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 12, 2018. The total payout to shareholders, before reinvestment, will be approximately $13.4 million. The Company has paid an annual dividend every year since 1960, when its predecessor Shenandoah Telephone Company declared its first dividend.
About Shenandoah Telecommunications
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides a broad range of diversified communications services through its high speed, state-of-the-art network to customers in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The Company's services include: wireless voice and data; cable video, internet and voice; fiber network and services; and local and long distance telephone. Shentel is the exclusive personal communications service ("PCS") Affiliate of Sprint in portions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, please visit www.shentel.com.
For further information, please contact James F. Woodward, Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer, at 540-984-5990.