UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO

(RULE 14d-100)

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

CoreSite Realty Corporation

(Name of Subject Company)

Appleseed Merger Sub LLC

(Offeror)

American Tower Corporation

Appleseed Holdco LLC

(Parents of Offeror)

(Names of Filing Persons)

 

 

COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

21870Q105

(Cusip Number of Class of Securities)

Edmund DiSanto

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

116 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

 

 

Copies to:

Benet J. O’Reilly

Kimberly R. Spoerri

Michael Saliba

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza

New York, New York 10006

212-225-2000

 

 

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

 

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Not applicable.   Not applicable.
 
*

A filing fee is not required with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

 

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

 

issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

 

going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

 

amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

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This filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer by Appleseed Merger Sub LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Purchaser”) and wholly owned subsidiary of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”), to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Shares”), of CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“CoreSite”), at a purchase price of $170.00 per Share, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding of taxes, net to the seller in cash, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 14, 2021, by and among the Company, Purchaser, CoreSite and the other parties thereto.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

The tender offer described in this communication has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of CoreSite nor is it a substitute for any tender offer materials that the Company, Purchaser, Appleseed Holdco LLC or CoreSite will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). A solicitation and an offer to buy shares of CoreSite will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that the Company intends to file with the SEC. At the time the tender offer is commenced, the Company will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and CoreSite will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC with respect to the tender offer. CORESITE’S STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER. The Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, will be sent to all stockholders of CoreSite at no expense to them. The Tender Offer Statement and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional copies may be obtained for free by contacting the Company or CoreSite. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge under the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at www.americantower.com. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by CoreSite will be available free of charge under the “Investors” section of CoreSite’s website at www.coresite.com.

In addition to the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, the Company and CoreSite file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The Company’s and CoreSite’s filings with the SEC are also available for free to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains statements about future events and expectations, or “forward-looking statements,” all of which are inherently uncertain. We have based these forward-looking statements on management’s current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. When we use words such as “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed closing of the transaction described above, the Company’s ability to successfully integrate the assets it acquires or utilize such assets to their full capacity, including the integration of CoreSite following the consummation of the transaction described above, expected financial projections for the real estate portfolio and the impact on the Company’s consolidated results, the expected consideration and the expected sources of funds to finance the transaction described above and the intention to finance the transaction consistent with maintaining the Company’s investment grade credit rating. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction, uncertainties as to the timing of the tender offer and merger, uncertainties as to how many of CoreSite’s stockholders will tender their stock in the offer, the possibility that competing offers will be made, the possibility that various closing conditions for the transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the proposed transaction, the effects of the transaction on relationships with employees, other business partners or governmental entities, the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of regulatory approvals


or actions and the ability of the Company to realize the benefits it expects from the transaction. For additional important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, we refer you to the information contained in Item 1A of the Company’s and CoreSite’s annual reports on Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, each under the caption “Risk Factors” and in other periodic filings the Company and CoreSite make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as the Schedule TO and related tender offer documents to be filed by the Company and the Schedule 14D-9 to be filed by CoreSite.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement we make in this communication speaks only as of the date on which we make it. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. Neither the Company nor CoreSite undertake any obligation to update the information contained in this communication to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances except as may be required by law.


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.    Description
99.1    Joint Press Release issued by American Tower Corporation and CoreSite Realty Corporation on November 15, 2021
99.2    Presentation made available by American Tower Corporation on its website to investors on November 15, 2021

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO    LOGO                 

ATC Contact: Adam Smith

Vice President, Investor Relations

Telephone: (617) 375-7500

CoreSite Contact: Kate Ruppe

Manager, Investor Relations

Telephone: (303) 222-7369

AMERICAN TOWER TO ACQUIRE CORESITE

Boston, Massachusetts and Denver, Colorado – November 15, 2021 – American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) (“American Tower”) and CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR) (“CoreSite”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement through which American Tower will acquire CoreSite for $170.00 per share in cash. The total consideration for the transaction, including the assumption and/or repayment of CoreSite’s existing debt at closing, is approximately $10.1 billion. The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to create a differentiated, comprehensive and interconnected communications real estate platform optimally positioned to benefit from the convergence of wireline and wireless networks amid accelerating global 5G deployments.

CoreSite, which as of Q3 2021 consisted of 25 data centers, 21 cloud on-ramps and over 32,000 interconnections in eight major U.S. markets, generated annualized revenue and Adjusted EBITDA of $655 million and $343 million, respectively, in Q3 2021. CoreSite has averaged double-digit annual revenue growth over the past five years and is led by a seasoned management team that has established leading positions and a critical presence with cloud service providers, positioning the business well for future organic growth. American Tower expects to leverage its strong financial position to further accelerate CoreSite’s attractive development pipeline in the U.S., while also evaluating the potential for international expansion in the data center space.

The transaction is also expected to be transformative for American Tower’s mobile edge compute business in advance of the proliferation of 5G low-latency applications throughout the cloud, enterprise and network ecosystems, establishing a converged communications and computing infrastructure offering with distributed points of presence across multiple edge layers. With increased scale and a broadened, more comprehensive offering, American Tower and CoreSite expect the combined company to be well-positioned to address evolving customer needs through an enhanced value proposition for network and cloud providers, service integrators and enterprise customers.

By combining the capabilities, talent and resources of American Tower and CoreSite, the combined company will be even better equipped to deliver superior service and expanded solutions to customers. This transaction brings together American Tower’s wireless connectivity at the mobile edge and CoreSite’s highly interconnected data center facilities at the core edge to create an extended edge for our customers that can seamlessly support high performance, low-latency applications. In addition, with American Tower’s global footprint, the combined company will be positioned to support customer’s needs in additional markets.

Tom Bartlett, American Tower’s Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are in the early stages of a cloud-based, connected and globally distributed digital transformation that will evolve over the next decade and beyond. We expect the combination of our leading global distributed real estate portfolio and CoreSite’s high quality, interconnection-focused data center business to help position American Tower to lead in the 5G world. As the convergence of wireless and wireline networks accelerates and classes of communications infrastructure further align, we anticipate the emergence of attractive value creation opportunities within the digital infrastructure ecosystem. We look forward to welcoming CoreSite’s talented team to American Tower and working together to capitalize on those opportunities to drive enhanced long-term value creation for our customers and shareholders as we continue to connect billions of people across the globe.”


CoreSite’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Szurek, stated, “We are excited to partner with American Tower to expand its communications infrastructure ecosystem and accelerate its edge computing strategy through the addition of CoreSite’s differentiated portfolio of U.S. metro data center campuses. The combined company will be ideally positioned to address the growing need for convergence between mobile network providers, cloud service providers, and other digital platforms as 5G deployments emerge and evolve. In addition, we expect the enhanced scale and further geographic reach to provide a platform for the combined company to accelerate its growth trajectory and expand into additional U.S. metro areas, as well as internationally, leveraging American Tower’s extensive presence across the globe. CoreSite’s outstanding team, interconnection platform and data center campus portfolio are a highly complementary fit with American Tower’s existing communications sites, and we believe this partnership delivers significant value to CoreSite’s stockholders and will create an exciting new chapter for our customers, employees and partners.”

The transaction is anticipated to be modestly accretive to American Tower’s AFFO per Share initially, and increasingly accretive over time, and is expected to close by the end of 2021, or shortly thereafter. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, American Tower, through a wholly owned subsidiary, will commence a tender offer for all of the shares of common stock of CoreSite, which will be followed by a merger to acquire any untendered shares for the same price payable in the tender offer. The tender offer is subject to the tender of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of CoreSite and certain other customary conditions. CoreSite plans to declare and pay its fourth quarter dividend during the fourth quarter of 2021 and no later than the close of the transaction.

American Tower intends to finance the transaction in a manner consistent with maintaining its investment grade credit rating and has obtained committed financing from J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan is serving as lead financial advisor to American Tower, who is also being advised by CDX Advisors. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is serving as principal legal advisor to American Tower. Evercore is serving as sole financial advisor to CoreSite and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as its principal legal advisor.

Conference Call Information

American Tower will host a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss this transaction. Supplemental materials for the call will be available on the American Tower’s website, www.americantower.com. The conference call dial-in numbers are as follows:

U.S./Canada dial-in: (877) 692-8955

International dial-in: (234) 720-6979

Passcode: 8072944

When available, a replay of the call can be accessed until 11:59 p.m. ET on November 29, 2021. The replay dial-in numbers are as follows:

U.S./Canada dial-in: (866) 207-1041

International dial-in: (402) 970-0847

Passcode: 6561145

American Tower will also sponsor a live simulcast and replay of the call on its website, www.americantower.com.

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 219,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit the “Earnings Materials” and “Investor Presentations” sections of our investor relations website at www.americantower.com.

 

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About CoreSite

CoreSite delivers secure, reliable, high-uptime data center campuses with high-performance cloud access and interconnection solutions to a growing customer ecosystem across eight key North American markets. More than 1,370 of the world’s leading enterprises, network operators, cloud providers, and supporting service providers choose CoreSite to connect, protect and optimize their performance-sensitive data, applications and computing workloads. Our scalable, flexible solutions and 480+ dedicated employees consistently deliver unmatched data center options — all of which leads to a best-in-class customer experience and lasting relationships. For more information, visit www.CoreSite.com.

The websites of American Tower and CoreSite are included in this press release as inactive textual references only. Information contained on or accessible through these websites is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements about future events and expectations, or “forward-looking statements,” all of which are inherently uncertain. We have based these forward-looking statements on management’s current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. When we use words such as “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed closing of the transaction described above, American Tower’s ability to successfully integrate the assets it acquires or utilize such assets to their full capacity, including the integration of CoreSite following the consummation of the transaction described above, expected financial projections for the real estate portfolio and the impact on American Tower’s consolidated results, the expected consideration and the expected sources of funds to finance the transaction described above and the intention to finance the transaction consistent with maintaining American Tower’s investment grade credit rating. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction, uncertainties as to the timing of the tender offer and merger, uncertainties as to how many of CoreSite’s stockholders will tender their stock in the offer, the possibility that competing offers will be made, the possibility that various closing conditions for the transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the proposed transaction, the effects of the transaction on relationships with employees, other business partners or governmental entities, the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of regulatory approvals or actions and the ability of American Tower to realize the benefits it expects from the transaction. For additional important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, we refer you to the information contained in Item 1A of American Tower’s and CoreSite’s annual reports on Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, each under the caption “Risk Factors” and in other periodic filings American Tower and CoreSite make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as the Schedule TO and related tender offer documents to be filed by American Tower and the Schedule 14D-9 to be filed by CoreSite.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement we make in this press release speaks only as of the date on which we make it. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. Neither American Tower nor CoreSite undertake any obligation to update the information contained in this press release to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances except as may be required by law.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

The tender offer described in this communication has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of CoreSite nor is it a substitute for any tender offer materials that American Tower, Appleseed Merger Sub LLC, Appleseed Holdco LLC or CoreSite will file with the SEC. A solicitation and an offer to buy shares of CoreSite will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that American Tower intends to file with the SEC. At the time the tender offer is commenced, American Tower will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and CoreSite will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC with respect to the tender offer. CORESITE’S STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN

 

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OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER. The Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, will be sent to all stockholders of CoreSite at no expense to them. The Tender Offer Statement and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional copies may be obtained for free by contacting American Tower or CoreSite. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by American Tower will be available free of charge under the “Investor Relations” section of American Tower’s website at www.americantower.com. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by CoreSite will be available free of charge under the “Investors” section of CoreSite’s website at www.coresite.com.

In addition to the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, American Tower and CoreSite file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. American Tower’s and CoreSite’s filings with the SEC are also available for free to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

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SLIDE 1

American Tower Announces Acquisition of CoreSite November 15, 2021 Exhibit 99.2


SLIDE 2

Disclaimer Definitions are provided at the end of this presentation. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This presentation contains statements about future events and expectations, or “forward-looking statements,” all of which are inherently uncertain. We have based these forward-looking statements on management's current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. When we use words such as “projects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed closing of the transaction described below, our ability to successfully integrate the assets we acquire or utilize such assets to their full capacity, including the integration of CoreSite following the consummation of the transaction described below, expected financial projections for the real estate portfolio and the impact on our consolidated results, the expected consideration and the expected sources of funds to finance the transaction described below and the intention to finance the transaction consistent with maintaining our investment grade credit rating. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the ability of the parties to consummate the transaction described below, uncertainties as to the timing of the tender offer and merger, uncertainties as to how many of CoreSite’s stockholders will tender their stock in the offer, the possibility that competing offers will be made, the possibility that various closing conditions for the transaction may not be satisfied or waived, including that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the proposed transaction, the effects of the transaction on relationships with employees, other business partners or governmental entities, the difficulty of predicting the timing or outcome of regulatory approvals or actions and our ability to realize the benefits we expect from the transaction. For additional important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these forward-looking statements, we refer you to the information contained in Item 1A of our and CoreSite’s annual reports on Forms 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, each under the caption “Risk Factors” and in other periodic filings we and CoreSite make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including current reports on Form 8-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as the Schedule TO and related tender offer documents to be filed by American Tower and the Schedule 14D-9 to be filed by CoreSite. You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement we make in this presentation speaks only as of the date on which we make it. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. Neither we nor CoreSite undertake any obligation to update the information contained in this presentation to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances except as may be required by law. The pro forma revenue and operating profit included in this presentation are presented solely for illustrative purposes and reflect estimates and certain assumptions that are considered reasonable under the circumstances and information existing as of the date of preparation of such pro forma metrics. Actual adjustments may differ materially from the information presented in this presentation. Annualized results are not indicative of future results.


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Intend to finance transaction in a manner consistent with maintaining investment grade credit rating; fully-committed bridge financing in place Near-term net leverage expected to rise above 5x, with path towards deleveraging back to 3-5x target range over time Transaction expected to close by the end of 2021, or shortly thereafter CoreSite’s differentiated, network-dense, interconnect facilities, cloud on-ramps and development pipeline poised for long-term, sustainable growth Establishes AMT as a leader across multiple classes of communications real estate as 5G and wireless/wireline convergence accelerate globally Creates attractive opportunity to expand CoreSite’s platform internationally while augmenting American Tower’s global edge platform Expect meaningful long-term AFFO per Share accretion Definitive agreement to acquire CoreSite for a total consideration of $10.1 billion, or $170.00 per share 25 data centers as of the end of Q3 2021, in 8 attractive U.S. metro areas 32K+ interconnections and 21 critical cloud on-ramps 1,370+ customers, including leading global enterprises, mobile network operators (“MNOs”) and cloud service providers (“CSPs”) Transaction Summary Overview Assets Strategic Rationale Financing and Closing


SLIDE 4

Diverse base of 1,370+ customers Top 10 customers drive ~40% of total revenues 32K+ interconnections account for ~14% of total revenue CoreSite Overview(1) CoreSite Assets(2) Revenue Mix Revenue Growth ($M) 25 data centers across 8 key U.S. metros ~2.8 million NRSF(3) 21 critical cloud on-ramps Strong development pipeline Low-latency, hybrid-cloud IT demand driving double-digit growth Organic growth complemented by strategic development opportunities 10%+ CAGR Enterprise Network Cloud (4) Financial and operational metrics are as of the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Includes Los Angeles’s “LA4” data center. CoreSite has decided to exit and vacate their leased data center space for “LA4” by the end of 2021. Net Rentable Square Feet. Represents “stabilized” and “pre-stabilized” data center facilities. Excludes in-development data center, “LA4” data center and office and light-industrial NRSF. Represents Q3 2021 annualized and is therefore not indicative of full year results. Differentiated Data Center Assets Positioned for Long-Term Value Creation and Growth Los Angeles Denver Chicago Boston New York N Virginia/ DC Silicon Valley 8 Data Centers 3 on-ramps 2 Data Centers 3 on-ramps 4 Data Centers 5 on-ramps 2 Data Centers 3 on-ramps 2 Data Centers 1 on-ramp 5 Data Centers 6 on-ramps 1 Data Center 1 Data Center Miami


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CoreSite’s scalable platform combined with AMT’s leading global tower real estate portfolio expected to drive attractive international expansion opportunities Positions AMT as a potential provider of choice across towers and data centers globally Key Strategic Considerations Differentiated, network-dense, interconnect facilities with critical cloud on-ramps Leading connectivity position and relationships with large U.S. CSP and Telco customers Scalable platform positioned to drive significant future expansion Experienced operating team Provides Core to Edge evolution visibility and ecosystem influence across wireline and wireless Establishes augmented market positioning, combining critical MNO & CSP relationships Platform links premier tower and data center assets to form suite of critical connectivity solutions for our customers Further diversifies and expands global business into additional class of telecommunications real estate while enhancing growth trajectory Establishes new, scaled developed market revenue stream, while expanding into a strong, diverse customer base Attractive Existing CoreSite Assets Positions AMT to Win at the Edge Meaningful International Expansion Opportunity Incremental Diversification


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Core to Edge Infrastructure Evolution Mobile Edge (Cell towers and C-RAN hubs) Metro Edge Spectrum of where compute is taking place (Tier I interconnection markets) (Tier II / III markets) Core Combination of Leading, Scaled Tower and Data Center Portfolios Positions American Tower to Win at Multiple Layers of the Edge 5G ultra low-latency use cases expected to drive compute to the Edge of the mobile network AMT’s distributed real estate portfolio well-positioned to support edge compute functions Meaningful role to play in the deployment and location of the Mobile Edge Edge evolution expected to intensify in Tier II/III metros, reducing latency to < 20 ms Existing CoreSite development pipeline and AMT financial strength poised to accelerate profitable Metro Edge deployments CoreSite has leading data center market position across eight top U.S. metros Beachfront data center properties expected to remain critical pieces of 5G network topography as edge evolution begins from the “Core”


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Transforming AMT’s Edge Position Mobile Edge Metro Edge 2026 Estimated Total Addressable Market(1) Strong relationships across CSPs Emerging but limited access to broad, exclusive, distributed real estate CoreSite Standalone Positioning A U.S. market leader with scalable colo, cloud and interconnectivity ecosystem Strong market positioning with key CSP relationships and relevance Leading 43K+ U.S. communications site portfolio and 175K+ sites internationally Strong relationships across key MNOs AMT Standalone Positioning Small scale investments to date Modest existing role in ecosystem with U.S. southeast regional scale Combined Strategic Positioning Asset quality and combined strength of AMT’s MNO and CoreSite’s CSP customer relationships expected to create market leading comprehensive, integrated wireless infrastructure platform Transaction expected to create communications real estate leader positioned to win as 5G deployments drive wireline and wireless convergence globally ~$1 Billion ~$2 Billion Source: Altman Solon Research & Analysis estimates. Represents estimated total addressable market for Space and Power solutions in terms of revenue.


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Existing CoreSite assets poised to benefit from strong secular demand trends and create significant long-term value on a standalone basis American Tower’s existing global tower portfolio well-positioned to continue to generate compelling long-term growth The combination of these assets establishes a differentiated global platform optimally positioned to benefit from 5G deployments and the accelerating convergence of wireline and wireless networks In Summary Transaction Expected to Create a Communications Real Estate Leader Poised to Win in the Next Generation of Network Deployments


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Appendix


SLIDE 10

AMT Pro Forma Consolidated Metrics(1)(2) The pro forma revenue and operating profit are presented solely for illustrative purposes and reflect estimates and certain assumptions that are considered reasonable under the circumstances and information existing as of the date of preparation of such pro forma metrics. Actual adjustments may differ materially from the information presented on this page. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Q3 2021 Pro Forma Revenue U.S. & Canada PF Data Centers Latin America Q3 2021 Pro Forma Operating Profit Enhanced Asset, Customer and Geographic Diversification Africa APAC Europe U.S. & Canada PF Data Centers Latin America Africa APAC Europe


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Definitions Adjusted EBITDA: Net income before income (loss) from equity method investments; Income tax benefit (provision); Other income (expense); Gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations; Interest expense; Interest income; Other operating income (expense); Depreciation, amortization and accretion; and Stock-based compensation expense. American Tower believes this measure provides valuable insight into the profitability of its operations while at the same time taking into account the central overhead expenses required to manage its global operations. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across the telecommunications real estate sector. Cloud On-Ramp: Cloud On-Ramps represent points of interconnection into the large public cloud sites or availability zones. Enterprise colocation customers in Core, Metro and Mobile Edge data centers typically need to access data and applications hosted in the public cloud. Compound Annual Growth Rate (“CAGR”): The mean annual growth rate over a specified period of time longer than one year. Consolidated Adjusted Funds From Operations, or Consolidated AFFO: Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders before (i) straight-line revenue and expense, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) the deferred portion of income tax, (iv) non-real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion, (v) amortization of deferred financing costs, capitalized interest, debt discounts and premiums and long-term deferred interest charges, (vi) other income (expense), (vii) gain (loss) on retirement of long-term obligations, (viii) other operating income (expense), and adjustments for (ix) unconsolidated affiliates and (x) noncontrolling interests, less cash payments related to capital improvements and cash payments related to corporate capital expenditures. American Tower believes this measure provides valuable insight into the operating performance of its property assets by further adjusting the Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders metric to exclude the factors outlined above, which if unadjusted, may cause material fluctuations in Nareit FFO attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders growth from period to period that would not be representative of the underlying performance of American Tower’s property assets in those periods. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across the telecommunications real estate sector. Consolidated AFFO per Share: Consolidated AFFO divided by the diluted weighted average common shares outstanding. Core: Core collocation data centers are large facilities or campuses that serve as the main regional computing center hubs where telecom networks typically exchange internet and private data traffic. Core data centers enable efficient, neutral host computing for networking, cloud services and enterprise applications. Interconnection: Interconnection, or Interconnect, is a service provided by data center operators that physically connects fiber networks together to form networks for transacting data and services. In addition, software defined interconnection fabrics logically provide programmable connections amongst data center customers and across connected networks. Metro Edge: Metro data centers provide smaller, distributed, collocation hosting options for enterprise computing customers with local fiber connectivity. These data centers typically have high speed connectivity back to the regional hubs. Mobile Edge: The emerging Mobile Edge consists of multi-access edge computing (“MEC”) at the Aggregation Edge, and a future Access Edge. These two edge sites represent an important growth opportunity as 5G networks roll out to support applications that must be deployed at existing tower sites or other distributed metro edge locations. The Mobile Edge consists of Aggregation Edge data centers hosting centralized Radio Access Network (RAN) and colocation of computing functions for low latency applications serving multiple tower sites and mobile devices across an area. The Access Edge sites can be placed at individual tower sites to provide collocation of critical ultra low latency wireless applications leveraging many more distributed macro tower sites for even higher performance. Nareit Funds From Operations Attributable to American Tower Corporation Common Stockholders: Net income before gains or losses from the sale or disposal of real estate, real estate related impairment charges, real estate related depreciation, amortization and accretion and dividends on preferred stock, and including adjustments for (i) unconsolidated affiliates and (ii) noncontrolling interests. American Tower believes this measure provides valuable insight into the operating performance of its property assets by excluding the charges described above, particularly depreciation expenses, given the high initial, up-front capital intensity of American Tower’s operating model. In addition, it is a widely used performance measure across the telecommunications real estate sector. Net Leverage Ratio: Net debt (total long-term debt, including current portion, and for periods beginning in the first quarter of 2019, finance lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents) divided by the quarter’s annualized Adjusted EBITDA. American Tower believes that including this calculation is important for investors and analysts given it is a critical component underlying its credit agency ratings. Operating Profit: Gross Margin less selling, general, administrative and development expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense and corporate expenses. American Tower believes this measure provides valuable insight into the site-level profitability of its assets while also taking into account the overhead expenses required to manage each of its operating segments.


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The tender offer described in this communication has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of CoreSite nor is it a substitute for any tender offer materials that American Tower, its wholly owned subsidiary or CoreSite will file with the SEC. A solicitation and an offer to buy shares of CoreSite will be made only pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that American Tower intends to file with the SEC. At the time the tender offer is commenced, American Tower will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and CoreSite will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC with respect to the tender offer. CORESITE’S STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER. The Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, will be sent to all stockholders of CoreSite at no expense to them. The Tender Offer Statement and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement will be made available for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional copies may be obtained for free by contacting American Tower or CoreSite. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by American Tower will be available free of charge under the “Investor Relations” section of American Tower’s website at www.americantower.com. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by CoreSite will be available free of charge under the “Investors” section of CoreSite’s website at www.coresite.com. In addition to the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, American Tower and CoreSite file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. American Tower’s and CoreSite’s filings with the SEC are also available for free to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Additional Information