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Exhibit 99.1
 
Annual Shareholder Meeting
May 11, 2010
 
 

 
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 and revise statements contained in this presentation based on
 new information or otherwise. This presentation also contains
 certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of these
 non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP
 measures are available in our presentation.

 
 
 

 
Welcome
James Bracke
Board Chairman
 
 

 
Agenda
1. Business Meeting
2. Company Overview
3. Financial Highlights
4. Questions
 
 

 
Board of Directors
Starr Kirklin, who served as director from 1989 to 2010, retires from the board as of
May 11, 2010.
 
 

 
Business Meeting
Proposals
 1. Election of Directors to three-year term:
  Diane Dewbrey
  Lyle Jacobson
 2. Ratify Grant Thornton LLP as independent
 auditor for 2010
Vote
Adjourn Business Meeting
 
 

 
Business Overview
John Finke
President and CEO
 
 

 
Executive Team
David Christensen
Sr. Vice President & CFO
Damon Dutz
President of Consumer
& Network Solutions
Mary Jacobs
Vice President Human
Resources
John Morton
President of Business
Solutions
Lane Nordquist
President of Information
Solutions
Walt Prahl
Pres. of Wholesale Solutions
& Bus. Development
Jennifer Spaude
Director of Investor &
Public Relations
 
 

 
2009 Business Highlights
Fiscal 2009 as compared to fiscal 2008:
 Enventis Sector fiber and data revenue grew 30%
 Acquired and integrated CP Telecom business
 Enventis equipment revenue down 36%,
 impacted by economic pressures
 Telecom Sector broadband revenue grew 10%,
 solid EBITDA and cash flow
 Aggressive cost controls in both sectors
 Debt reduced $6.5 million
 Strategic investments in fiber network upgrades and expansion,
 SMB market plan acceleration

 
 
 

 
Revenue Diversification
 
 

 
Consolidated Revenue
(Dollars in Millions)
($1.2)
$18.5 M
 
 

 
2009 Financial Results
 2009 net income included a
 $4.4 M income tax reserve
 release (non recurring)
 EPS in 2009 up 41% due to
 income tax reversal.
 Excluding the tax reversal, EPS
 in ‘09 would have been $0.52.
 
 

 
2009 Financial Results

 
EBITDA
 Stable EBITDA results despite
 revenue decline of $14.1 M
 Fiber and data EBITDA growth
 Telecom EBITDA flat

 
(Dollars in Millions)
 
 

 
Strategic Business Initiatives
Enventis Sector
 Focus on growth in fiber and data services
 Expand fiber network
 Focus on SMB customer segment
 Grow monthly recurring revenue streams
Telecom Sector
 Grow broadband services, market bundle of services,
 focus on customer retention
 Manage the network access decline
 Leverage local customer service and community presence
 Maintain strong free cash flow
 
 

 
HickoryTech Fiber Network
2,400 fiber route miles;
350 fiber route miles will be added in 2010

Expand network to Sioux Falls and Fargo
Expand network capacity in Des Moines
Pursue broadband stimulus funding to further
expand middle mile network
 
 

 
Financial Overview
David Christensen,
Sr. Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 
Total Company Results
EBITDA
(Dollars in Millions)
 
 

 
Enventis Sector Results
Operating Income
(Dollars in Millions)
Equipment & Services
 Revenue
Operating Cash Flow
(EBITDA minus Capex)
$6.9
$7.0
$5.6
$4.7
$5.0
$2.8
 
 

 
Telecom Sector Results
(Dollars in Millions)
Operating Cash Flow
 
 

 
Q1-2010 Highlights
 Revenue increased 16% to $38.7 million
 Net income totaled $1.4 million, down 12%
 
(included $279,000 income tax non-recurring charge)
 Debt reduced $4.3 million, resulting in a
 debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.9x
 Solid balance sheet, low debt, 16% higher equity,
 signs of business growth and recovery
 
 

 
Q1-2010 Company Results
(Dollars in Millions)
Operating Income
Operating Cash Flow
(EBITDA minus Capex)
 
 

 
Q1-2010 Enventis Sector
 Fiber and data revenues +44% year
 over year
 Equipment & services revenue +29%
 year over year

 
 Increased 65% year over year
Revenue
(Dollars in Millions)
Operating Income
 
 

 
Q1-2010 Telecom Sector
 Consistent Telecom revenue
Year over year:
 Broadband revenue +12%
 Network Access revenue -1%
 Local Service revenue -5%
 Cost management and success in
 broadband services have moderated
 decline in Telecom profitability
 
 

 
Debt Balance
Strong record of debt pay down; reduced debt $4.3 M in Q1’10
following pay down of $6.5 M in 2009
 
 

 
Dividend
 2009 Annual Dividend totaled $0.52 per share
 +6% increase over 2008 dividend of $0.49 per share
 Strong Dividend Yield
$0.52
$7.88*
=
6.6% Yield
*HTCO Stock Price on 5/10/10
 
 

 
Relative Stock Performance
Nasdaq --  S&P 500 -- HTCO --
Daily performance May 2009 to May 2010
 
 

 
Strategic Initiatives
 Increased investment and focus on growing business services
 Ø Fiber network expansion
 Ø Target data and Fiber-to-the-Tower contracts
 Ø  Accelerate SMB market plan
 Ø Expand data center services
 Grow broadband services and focus on customer retention
 Increase capital spending on key strategic initiatives
 Manage free cash flow, manage costs and potentially increase
 debt in short term
Long-term goal to double the value of
HickoryTech over next five years
 
 

 
HTCO Strengths
 Diverse, recurring revenue streams
 Strong cash flows, consistent operating income
 Focused capital spending on strategic growth
 initiatives
 Committed to strategic growth plan to double
 value of company in five years
 Long-standing dividend
 Strong financial position, financially stable,
 poised for growth
 
Strong Balance Sheet, Positioned for Growth
 
 

 
Questions
Positioned for Growth
 
 

 
Thank You
Thank you for joining us today.
 
 

 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures