AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ (Form: 8-K, Received: 09/16/2019 08:36:50)

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): September 13, 2019

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)	(I.R.S. 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	AMT	New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Senior Notes due 2025	AMT 25A	New York Stock Exchange
1.950% Senior Notes due 2026	AMT 26B	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Director Election. On September 13, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) elected Bruce L. Tanner as a director, effective immediately. The Board has not determined committee appointments for Mr. Tanner at this time. In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, Mr. Tanner will serve as a director until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Mr. Tanner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed Martin”) from September 2007 until February 2019. Mr. Tanner joined Lockheed Martin in 1982 and, prior to being appointed Chief Financial Officer, held a variety of finance leadership positions at Lockheed Martin. Mr. Tanner is also a director of SunTrust Banks, Inc.

For his service on the Board, Mr. Tanner will receive the Company’s standard compensation for non-employee directors.

A copy of the press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the appointment of Mr. Tanner to the Board is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 13, 2019, the Board declared a cash distribution of $0.95 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on October 17, 2019 to such stockholders of record at the close of business on September 27, 2019.

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

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits




Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated September 16, 2019.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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:	September 16, 2019	By:	/s/ Thomas A. Bartlett
			Thomas A. Bartlett
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Igor Khislavsky

Vice President, Investor Relations

Telephone: (617) 375-7500

AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF BRUCE L. TANNER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DECLARES QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - September 16, 2019 - American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Bruce L. Tanner as a director.

Mr. Tanner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation from September 2007 until February 2019. He joined Lockheed Martin in 1982 and, prior to being appointed Chief Financial Officer, held a variety of finance leadership positions at the company. Mr. Tanner is also a director of SunTrust Banks, Inc.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Bruce to our Board of Directors,” said Jim Taiclet, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower. “Bruce brings a wealth of global financial leadership experience from his tenure at Lockheed Martin, where he led the finance organization through an extended period of significant growth, including numerous acquisitions. We believe that Bruce will make a tremendous contribution to our Board as we execute on our Stand and Deliver strategy and drive sustained growth across our comprehensive global footprint.”

In addition, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.95 per share on shares of the Company’s common stock. The distribution is payable on October 17, 2019 to such stockholders of record at the close of business on September 27, 2019.

About American Tower

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 171,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit www.americantower.com.

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