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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): May 23, 2018
 
 
 
 
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 23, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected ten individuals to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and approved Proposals 2 and 3. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2018.

The final results of the stockholder voting regarding each proposal were as follows:
1.    Election of the following directors for the ensuing year or until their successors are elected and qualified.

Nominee
Votes Cast For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
Gustavo Lara Cantu
370,978,810
6,052,613
122,708
25,360,508
Raymond P. Dolan
366,390,546
10,639,668
123,917
25,360,508
Robert D. Hormats
376,726,807
303,309
124,015
25,360,508
Grace D. Lieblein
376,830,066
210,302
113,763
25,360,508
Craig Macnab
376,788,019
240,456
125,656
25,360,508
JoAnn A. Reed
373,498,892
3,541,897
113,342
25,360,508
Pamela D.A. Reeve
369,971,609
7,065,814
116,708
25,360,508
David E. Sharbutt
371,625,917
5,404,378
123,836
25,360,508
James D. Taiclet, Jr.
366,461,076
8,761,840
1,931,215
25,360,508
Samme L. Thompson
373,525,390
3,505,360
123,381
25,360,508

2.    Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.

Votes Cast For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
393,400,063
8,942,879
171,697
—

3.    Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation.

Votes Cast For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
364,303,663
11,687,208
1,163,260
25,360,508

Item 8.01    Other Events.
On May 24, 2018, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that the Board declared a cash distribution of $0.77 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on July 13, 2018 to such stockholders of record at the close of business on June 19, 2018.

A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)    Exhibits




 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 








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 24, 2018
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Bartlett
 
 
Thomas A. Bartlett
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer