UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 13, 2009
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-14195 | 65-0723837 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 375-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On October 13, 2009, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a proposed institutional private placement of senior unsecured notes due 2015. The Company’s press release, dated October 13, 2009, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.
An excerpt from the “Recent Developments” section of the senior notes preliminary confidential offering circular is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release, dated October 13, 2009. | |
| 99.2 |
An excerpt from the “Recent Developments” section of the American Tower Corporation senior notes preliminary confidential offering circular. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: October 13, 2009 | By: | /s/ EDMUND DISANTO | ||
| Edmund DiSanto | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release, dated October 13, 2009. | |
| 99.2 |
An excerpt from the “Recent Developments” section of the American Tower Corporation senior notes preliminary confidential offering circular. | |
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