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 18, 2011
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 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2011 to consider and act upon the five proposals listed below, each of which were approved and adopted. The final results of the stockholder voting regarding each proposal were as follows:
| 1. | Election of nine (9) members of the Board of Directors of the Company, as identified in the proxy statement, to serve a term ending at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. |
Nominee | Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Raymond P. Dolan | 316,526,821 | 6,733,233 | 91,598 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
Ronald M. Dykes | 322,336,391 | 924,551 | 90,710 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
Carolyn F. Katz | 322,034,990 | 1,231,689 | 84,973 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
Gustavo Lara Cantu | 322,329,040 | 930,331 | 92,281 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
JoAnn A. Reed | 322,297,223 | 965,884 | 88,545 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
Pamela D.A. Reeve | 322,086,625 | 1,176,153 | 88,874 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
David E. Sharbutt | 322,037,029 | 1,221,486 | 93,137 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
James D. Taiclet, Jr. | 314,378,989 | 8,866,767 | 105,896 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
Samme L. Thompson | 321,966,448 | 1,295,033 | 90,171 | 23,344,274 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011. |
Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
337,355,045 | 9,251,477 | 89,404 | — |
| 3. | Approval of amendment to Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
344,062,677 | 2,382,851 | 250,398 | — |
| 4. | Approval of advisory vote on executive compensation. |
Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
317,470,222 | 5,710,168 | 171,262 | 23,344,274 |
| 5. | Approval of advisory vote on executive compensation every one, two or three years. |
Votes for Every One Year | Votes for Every Two Years | Votes for Every Three Years | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
280,648,752 | 9,956,440 | 32,446,268 | 300,192 | 23,344,274 |
Company to Hold an Annual Vote on Executive Compensation
In light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, our Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation, or until the Board of Directors determines it is in the best interest of the Company to hold such vote with a different frequency.
| Item 8.01 | Other Items. |
On May 19, 2011, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has approved the commencement of the steps necessary to reorganize the Company to qualify as a real estate investment trust for tax purposes. The Company’s press release, dated May 19, 2011, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 19, 2011. | |
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 19, 2011 | By: | /S/ THOMAS A. BARTLETT | ||
| Thomas A. Bartlett | ||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated May 19, 2011. | |