SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 13e-4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AMENDMENT NO. 3
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror))
Options to Purchase Class A Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share,
Having an Exercise Price of $10.25 or more Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
029912 201
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
(Underlying Class A Common Stock)
William H. Hess, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
American Tower Corporation
116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 375-7500
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing person)
With a Copy to:
Matthew J. Gardella
Palmer & Dodge LLP
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(617) 239-0100
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INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 3 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2003, as amended, is the final amendment relating to a voluntary option exchange program offered to the Company’s non-executive employees for compensatory purposes (the “Offer to Exchange”). This program was approved by the Company’s stockholders at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 22, 2003. This amendment reports the results of the Offer to Exchange.
ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
Item 4 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:
The Offer to Exchange expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, August 1, 2003. Pursuant to the Offer to Exchange, the Company accepted for exchange options to purchase an aggregate of 1,831,981 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The Company expects that it will issue in February 2004, options to purchase 1,221,321 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock in exchange for the options surrendered in the offer.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 3 to Schedule TO is true, complete and correct.
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION | ||||
| /s/ BRADLEY E. SINGER | ||||
Bradley E. Singer Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
Date: August 8, 2003
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