X0305 4 2012-04-02 0 0000766561 HICKORY TECH CORP HTCO 0001384490 Prahl Walter Albert 221 EAST HICKORY STREET MANKATO MN 56001 0 1 0 0 Vice President Common Stock 2012-04-02 4 F 0 1480 10.35 D 31150 D Includes shares of stock acquired under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan as of March 5, 2012. /s/ David A. Christensen, Attorney in Fact for Walter A. Prahl 2012-04-04