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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): March 4, 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)
(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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| (b) | Departing Director |
On March 4, 2015, Mr. Ronald M. Dykes notified the Corporate Secretary and the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Mr. Dykes’ decision to not stand for re-election did not involve any disagreements with the Company. Mr. Dykes is currently a member of the Audit Committee, and will continue his service on such committee until the Annual Meeting.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 5, 2015, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that the Board declared a cash distribution of $0.42 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on April 28, 2015 to such stockholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2015.
A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 5, 2015. | |
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: | March 9, 2015 | By: | /s/ THOMAS A. BARTLETT | |||||
| Thomas A. Bartlett | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 5, 2015. | |