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): November 5, 2010
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 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On November 5, 2010, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Exhibit 99.1 is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 5, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing its launch of operations in South Africa and its entry into a definitive agreement to purchase from Cell C (Pty) Limited up to approximately 1,400 existing towers, and up to 1,800 additional towers that are either under construction or will be constructed over the next two to three years, for an aggregate purchase price of up to approximately $430 million. The Company expects to close the purchase of the existing towers by early 2011, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company’s press release, dated November 5, 2010, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2, and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 5, 2010. | |
| 99.2 | Press release dated November 5, 2010. | |
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: November 5, 2010 | By: | /S/ THOMAS A. BARTLETT | ||
Thomas A. Bartlett Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 5, 2010. | |
| 99.2 | Press release dated November 5, 2010. | |