SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ANDERSON JON L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

221 EAST HICKORY STREET

PO BOX 3248

(Street)

MANKATO

56002-3248

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HICKORY TECH CORP [ HTCO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock								12,595⁽³⁾⁽²⁾	I	Rabbi Trust
Common Stock	04/02/2004		S		25	D	$12.64	3,914⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	04/02/2004		S		175	D	$12.71	3,739	D
Common Stock	04/02/2004		S		200	D	$12.4	3,539	D
Common Stock	04/02/2004		S		600	D	$12.22	2,939	D
Common Stock	04/02/2004		S		600	D	$12.9	2,339	D
Common Stock	04/02/2004		S		2,078	D	$12.21	261	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option (Right to Buy)	$10.5625							⁽⁴⁾	05/31/2009	Common Stock	2,500		2,500	D
Option (Right to Buy)	$14.0625							⁽⁵⁾	05/31/2010	Common Stock	2,500		2,500	D
Option (Right to Buy)	$13.16							⁽⁶⁾	05/31/2012	Common Stock	12,000		12,000	D
Option (Right to Buy)	$8.02							⁽⁷⁾	02/15/2013	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Option (Right to Buy)	$11.68							⁽⁸⁾	02/15/2014	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 2003.

2. Represents shares of stock that were granted as a part of the officer's annual incentive payment. The shares of stock become payable in common stock upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the company.

3. Includes 114 shares of stock that were credited to the officer's account under the company's deferred compensation program in connection with the reinvestment of cash dividends paid on shares of common stock held in the rabbi trust as of March 2004.

4. Grant date: May 31, 1999; 100% vested and exercisable.

5. Grant date: May 31,2000; 100% vested and exercisable.

6. Grant date: May 31, 2002; 1/3 vested; the remainder exercisable in cumulative annual installments of 4,000 shares on each of 6/1/04 and 6/1/05.

7. Grant date: February 15, 2003; 1/3 vested; the remainder exercisable in cumulative annual installments of 1,666 shares on each of 2/16/05 and 2/16/06.

8. Grant date: February 15, 2004; exercisable in cumulative annual installments of 1,667 shares on 2/15/05, 1,666 shares on 2/15/06 and 1,666 shares on 2/15/07.

	/s/ David A. Christensen, Attorney-in-fact for Jon L. Anderson	04/06/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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