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): December 29, 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)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On December 29, 2009, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding $600,000,000 4.625% Senior Notes due 2015, originally issued on October 20, 2009, for new 4.625% Senior Notes due 2015 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company’s press release, dated December 29, 2009, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 29, 2009. | |
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: December 29, 2009 | By: | /S/ EDMUND DISANTO | ||||||
| Edmund DiSanto Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 29, 2009. | |