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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 22, 2024 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.)
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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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 |
0.450% Senior Notes due 2027 | AMT 27C | New York Stock Exchange |
0.400% Senior Notes due 2027 | AMT 27D | New York Stock Exchange |
4.125% Senior Notes due 2027 | AMT 27F | New York Stock Exchange |
0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 | AMT 28A | New York Stock Exchange |
0.875% Senior Notes due 2029 | AMT 29B | New York Stock Exchange |
0.950% Senior Notes due 2030 | AMT 30C | New York Stock Exchange |
4.625% Senior Notes due 2031 | AMT 31B | New York Stock Exchange |
1.000% Senior Notes due 2032 | AMT 32 | New York Stock Exchange |
1.250% Senior Notes due 2033 | AMT 33 | 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 ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
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 May 23, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Tower Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Neville R. Ray to the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Board had previously elected Mr. Ray as a director on March 14, 2024.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of the Company was held virtually on May 22, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected eleven individuals to the Board, approved Proposals 2 and 3 and rejected Proposals 4 and 5. 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 10, 2024.
The final results of the stockholder voting regarding each proposal were as follows:
1. Election of the following directors for the ensuing year and until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
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Nominee | Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
Steven O. Vondran | 399,927,274 | 508,320 | 1,403,295 | 23,882,113 |
Kelly C. Chambliss | 396,625,025 | 3,835,188 | 1,378,676 | 23,882,113 |
Teresa H. Clarke | 399,776,104 | 673,832 | 1,388,953 | 23,882,113 |
Kenneth R. Frank | 399,383,209 | 1,064,290 | 1,391,390 | 23,882,113 |
Robert D. Hormats | 397,138,003 | 3,299,807 | 1,401,079 | 23,882,113 |
Grace D. Lieblein | 396,600,600 | 3,851,879 | 1,386,410 | 23,882,113 |
Craig Macnab | 391,201,884 | 9,249,323 | 1,387,682 | 23,882,113 |
Neville R. Ray | 399,845,341 | 563,554 | 1,429,994 | 23,882,113 |
JoAnn A. Reed | 381,226,284 | 19,232,089 | 1,380,516 | 23,882,113 |
Pamela D.A. Reeve | 386,961,999 | 13,489,319 | 1,387,571 | 23,882,113 |
Bruce L. Tanner | 399,804,743 | 642,403 | 1,391,743 | 23,882,113 |
2. Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.
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Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
398,241,458 | 26,348,483 | 1,131,061 | — |
3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation.
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Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
377,946,266 | 14,857,394 | 9,035,229 | 23,882,113 |
4. Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding the ownership threshold required to call a special meeting.
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Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
182,342,130 | 217,945,508 | 1,551,251 | 23,882,113 |
5. Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of racial and gender pay gaps.
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Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes |
196,704,192 | 203,072,017 | 2,062,680 | 23,882,113 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 23, 2024, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that the Board declared a cash distribution of $1.62 per share of the Company’s common stock, payable on July 12, 2024 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on June 14, 2024.
A copy of the Press Release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits | | | | | | | | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 | | |
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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.
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| AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION |
| (Registrant) |
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Date: | May 24, 2024 | By: | /s/ Rodney M. Smith |
| | Rodney M. Smith |
| | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |