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): August 6, 2009
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 6, 2009, American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its call for redemption of the remaining $162.2 million principal amount of its 3.00% convertible notes due August 15, 2012 (the “Notes”). In accordance with the redemption provisions of the Notes and the Indenture dated as of August 20, 2004 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (the “Indenture”), the Notes will be redeemed at a price equal to 101.125% of the principal amount. In addition, the Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes up to, but excluding, the redemption date, which has been set for August 27, 2009. In accordance with the conversion provisions of the Notes and the Indenture, holders of the Notes will have the right at any time until and including, but not after the close of business on August 26, 2009, to convert their notes into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a conversion rate of 48.7805 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes.
A copy of the press release announcing the redemption of the Notes is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 6, 2009 (furnished herewith). |
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: August 6, 2009 | 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 August 6, 2009 (furnished herewith). |