HickoryTech Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend

MANKATO, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HickoryTech Corporation (NASDAQ: HTCO) today announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share of HickoryTech common stock, representing a 4 percent increase from the previous $0.135 per share dividend. The $0.14 dividend is payable on Dec. 5, 2011 to shareholders of record on Nov. 15, 2011.

HickoryTech has a long history of paying a cash dividend to shareholders that spans more than 60 years. The company last increased its quarterly dividend one year ago.

About HickoryTech
HickoryTech Corporation is a leading communications provider serving business and residential customers in the upper Midwest. With headquarters in Mankato, Minn., the corporation has 460 employees and an expanded, multi-state fiber network spanning more than 2,750 route miles serving Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. Enventis provides IP-based voice and data solutions, MPLS networking, data center and managed hosted services and communication systems to businesses across a five-state region. HickoryTech delivers broadband Internet, Digital TV, voice and data services to businesses and consumers in southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa. HickoryTech trades on the NASDAQ, symbol: HTCO, and is a member of the Russell 2000 Index. For more information, visit www.hickorytech.com.

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HickoryTech Corporation
Jennifer Spaude, 507-386-3765

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  Minnesota

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Data Management  Internet  Networks  Security  Mobile/Wireless  VoIP

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