X0304 5 2011-12-31 0 0 0 0000766561 HICKORY TECH CORP HTCO 0001240947 FINKE JOHN W 221 EAST HICKORY STREET PO BOX 3248 MANKATO MN 56002-3241 1 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock 13207 I Rabbi Trust Common Stock 54475 I By Spouse Common Stock 10612 D Includes shares of stock that were credited to the officer's account uder 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 through December 31, 2011. /s/ David A. Christensen, Attorney-in-Fact for John W. Finke 2012-02-14