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): May 8, 2007 (May 7, 2007)
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 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
Pursuant to the tender offer and consent solicitation for the 7.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the “Notes”) of American Towers, Inc., the supplemental indenture for the Notes became effective on May 7, 2007, modifying or eliminating substantially all of the restrictive covenants and eliminating certain events of default contained in the indenture, dated as of November 18, 2003, by and among American Towers, Inc., each of the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. American Towers, Inc. has accepted for purchase all Notes tendered prior to the consent date.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 8, 2007, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) announced receipt of the required consents to amend the indenture and the early acceptance of tendered Notes in the tender offer and consent solicitation for the Notes. The Company’s press release, dated May 8, 2007, 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 May 8, 2007. | |
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: May 8, 2007 | By: | /S/ BRADLEY E. SINGER | ||||||
Bradley E. Singer Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 8, 2007. | |