Current Report Filing (8-k)

 

 

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): April 14, 2015

 

 

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)

[phone]

(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 April 14, 2015, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that its board of directors (the “Board”) declared a cash distribution of $1.3125 per share of the Company’s 5.25% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A. The Board also declared a cash distribution of $11.1528 per share of the Company’s 5.50% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, equivalent to $1.11528 per depositary share, each representing a 1/10th interest in a share of such stock. Each cash distribution is payable on May 15, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2015.

A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated April 14, 2015.

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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: April 14, 2015				By:		/s/    THOMAS A. BARTLETT
						Thomas A. Bartlett
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated April 14, 2015.

Exhibit 99.1

 

Contact: Leah Stearns

Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations

Telephone: [phone]

AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION DECLARES PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – April 14, 2015 – American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced that its board of directors has declared a cash distribution of $1.3125 per share on shares of its 5.25% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A. Additionally, the board of directors has declared a cash distribution of $11.1528 per share of its 5.50% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, equivalent to $1.11528 per depositary share, each representing a 1/10th interest in a share of such stock. Each cash distribution is payable on May 15, 2015 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2015.

About American Tower

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 87,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit www.americantower.com.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” concerning the Company’s goals, beliefs, expectations, strategies, objectives, plans, future operating results and underlying assumptions and other statements that are not necessarily based on historical facts. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the Company’s forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those factors set forth in Item 1A of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 under the caption “Risk Factors.” The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.

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